/oss/taxonomy/term/5523/all en /oss/article/you-asked-general-science/there-safer-time-fly <hr /> <p><em>This article was first published in <a href="https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/is-there-a-safer-time-to-fly/">The Skeptical Inquirer.</a></em></p> <hr /> <p>Flying in an airplane is incredibly safe despite what our anxieties and fears might tell us. According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), aviation has become the first ultra-safe transportation system in history. That means that for every ten million cycles (one cycle involves both a takeoff and landing), there is less than one catastrophic failure.</p> Fri, 26 May 2023 10:00:00 +0000 Ada McVean M.Sc. 9515 at /oss /oss/article/critical-thinking-health/funhouse-mirror-risk-perception <p>The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated many preexisting problems. One of them is how to vet the avalanche of information flowing down at us on a daily basis. Another is how to properly assess the risks that we face.</p> Fri, 09 Jul 2021 18:22:36 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 8780 at /oss