Social Science Disasters

Averting Catastrophe explores how governments ought to make decisions in times of imminent disaster. Cass R. Sunstein argues that using the "maximin rule", which calls for choosing the approach that eliminates the worst of the worst-case scenarios, may be necessary when public officials lack important information and when the worst-case scenario is too disastrous to contemplate. He underscores this argument by emphasizing the reality of "Knightian uncertainty", found in circumstances in which it is not possible to assign probabilities to various outcomes.

Entre los escombros del huracan Maria, los puertorriquenos y los "Puertopians" ultra-ricos estan atrapados en una batalla campal sobre como reconstruir la isla. Autora Naomi Klein revela como las fuerzas de las politicas de "shock" y del capitalismo del desastre, buscan minar la vision radical y resiliente de una recuperacion justa. El cien por ciento de las regalias por la venta de este libro iran directamente a JunteGente, un espacio de encuentro entre organizaciones en resistencia al capitalismo del desastre y que luchan por una recuperacion justa y sostenible de Puerto Rico.

Prepper Parents! is a brief, easy-to-understand guide designed to walk you through preparedness for everything from short-term natural disasters to long-term economic collapse. This guide uses flagged action items as well as common-sense tips to help you decide on a plan for you and your family.

The United States is struck by natural disasters all the time. The country's economic system is on the verge of collapse and the target of daily terror plots. In short, if you want to keep yourself and your family safe, you must have a strategic plan for survival. Survival Prepping is a systematic, comprehensive approach for being ready for natural or man-made disasters.

Why you should prep.... How to calculate your family's needs.... Tips to keep you alive.... and much, much more.

People say that "you can never be too prepared" for a disaster - and while that is true, there is such a thing as over-preparation. If preparing for a possible disaster in the future significantly impairs your family's quality of life today, you might need to reassess your priorities. Living in a constant state of terror and paranoia is not something I am particularly fond of. I'm not one of those people who has built such an incredible fortress for myself that I'm almost giddy about the idea of getting a chance to use it.

En estos tiempos de coronavirus, de enorme --y aún incierto-- daño humano, económico y social, se está observando, analizando y debatiendo cómo la crisis y el prolongado confinamiento están cambiando nuestras costumbres, actividades, estados de ánimo, escalas de valores y prioridades.