We live in the safest time in human history - statistics confirm this. But the media paints a completely different picture - alarming and frightening. How is it that fear has become our constant companion? In his groundbreaking book, Dan Gardner explains how we perceive risk and explores the psychological factors that fuel our fears. He debunks the sources of modern paranoia, explains why the most serious threats to life are the everyday risks we don't even pay attention to, and reveals how our judgment is influenced by corporations, politicians, social activists and the media - all those with a vested interest in inciting and feeding our irrational fears. Published in Russian for the first time.