The Fear Instinct

Question 1

How significant are the direct effects of DDT on human health (Regardless of its dramatic environmental impact)?

Answer 1

Mild effects. Thus DDT can be useful in quick eradication of disease in certain situations (E.g. malaria in refugee camps)

Question 2

Is fear of terrorism in an income level 4 area a rational fear?

Answer 2

No, only 0.9% of all terroristic deaths from 2006 to 2017 occurred in income level 4 nations.

Question 3

How much has the terrorist threat increased in the world and in what income levels?

Answer 3

There has been a tripling from the 1997 - 2006 decade (50,000) to the 2006 - 2016 decade (150,000). 99.1% of these occurred in income levels 1 - 3.

Question 4

What percentage of global deaths are taken up by terrorism?

Answer 4

0.05%