“I think the combination of genius and celebrity, in the case of Bobby Fischer, was a dangerous cocktail.” ThinkingCasesDangerousGeniusCombinationCocktailsFischer Author:Liz Garbus
“If you ask which of the scenarios I think is most dangerous, though, I will give a different answer. In that form of the question, I regard a nuclear attack, terrorist-generated or otherwise, as the most threatening combination of likelihood and long-term damage to modern life today.” IfsThinkingGivingLongDifferentTodayFormAsksTermAnswersModernDangerousRegardNuclearTerroristCombinationLong TermDamageThreateningModern LifeScenariosLikelihood Author:John L. Casti
“In the nearer term, the likeliest source of risk is a conflict between China and the U.S. These are now the two largest economies in the world, and the combination of their economic interdependence, the sharp differences in their political and economic values, and the growing divergence in their interests makes this relationship potentially dangerous for everyone who might be affected by it - which means pretty much everyone.” WorldMeanTwoMightPoliticalValuesTermInterestDifferencesEconomyGrowingRiskEconomicDangerousSourceConflictChinaCombinationAffectedInterdependenceDivergenceEconomic Value Author:Ian Bremmer