Stories by Paul Slovic

Paul Slovic is president of Decision Research and a professor of psychology at the University of Oregon. He has researched and published extensively on psychic numbing.

PolicyNovember 14, 2017

The Caveman and The Bomb: Does Trump Grasp the Horror of His Threat to “Totally Destroy” North Korea?

Our minds are not evolved to casually comprehend the reality of millions dying in a nuclear war, but we can make a difference in how we use our minds

Andrew Quist, Paul Slovic, Scott Slovic