How scared should we be?
Terrorism, climate change, epidemics and planes falling from the sky. The news today can be pretty terrifying, but how scared should we really be?
Who benefits from our fear and is there more than just global reporting behind it? Has the world become more dangerous or has our perception of the world just changed? Rolling news and social media makes us aware of every threat no matter where in the world.
From Ebola to flying we investigate the deeper reasons behind our modern fears. Speaking with experts in public health, risk and fear to find out why we are all so afraid.
This week The Inquiry asks ‘How Scared Should We Be?’
Presenter: Ruth Alexander
Producer: Jordan Dunbar
Picture: American Wildfire
Credit: Getty Images
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Why we’re programmed to fear
Duration: 01:18
Broadcasts
- Thu 18 Apr 201902:06GMTBBC World Service Online, Europe and the Middle East & West and Central Africa only
- Thu 18 Apr 201903:06GMTBBC World Service UK DAB/Freeview
- Thu 18 Apr 201905:06GMTBBC World Service Australasia, Americas and the Caribbean & South Asia only
- Thu 18 Apr 201906:06GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & East Asia only
- Thu 18 Apr 201913:06GMTBBC World Service Australasia
- Thu 18 Apr 201914:06GMTBBC World Service except Australasia
- Thu 18 Apr 201917:06GMTBBC World Service South Asia
- Thu 18 Apr 201919:06GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, South Asia & West and Central Africa
- Sat 20 Apr 201916:06GMTBBC World Service News Internet
- Mon 22 Apr 201908:06GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & East Asia
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