“We have to deal with this new type of threat in a way we haven’t yet defined. . . . With a low-probability, high-impact event like this . . . If there’s a one percent chance that Pakistani scientists are helping al Qaeda build or develop a nuclear weapon, we have to treat it as a certainty in terms of our response.” IfsWayHelpingTermChanceDealsEventsHavensTypeWeaponsLowsPercentScientistTreatsImpactThreatResponseNuclearDefinedCertaintyAlsNuclear WeaponsProbabilityAl Qaeda Author:Dick Cheney
“So a war begins. Into a peace-time life, comes an announcement, a threat. A bomb drops somewhere, potential traitors are whisked off quietly to prison. And for some time, days, months, a year perhaps, life has a peace-time quality, into which war-like events intrude. But when a war has been going on for a long time, life is all war, every event has the quality of war, nothing of peace remains.” YearsLongHas BeensWarLife IsQualityEventsMonthsLong TimeRemainsPrisonThreatBombsTraitorAnnouncements Book:The Four-Gated City Source: The Four-Gated City
“From the social cognitive perspective, it is mainly perceived inefficacy to cope with potentially aversive events that makes them fearsome. To the extent that people believe they can prevent, terminate, or lessen the severity of aversive events, they have little reason to be perturbed by them. But if they believe they are unable to manage threats safely, they have much cause for apprehension.” PeopleIfsBelieveLittlesReasonSocialCausesEventsPerspectiveThreatManageApprehensionCognitiveSeveritySelf Efficacy Author:Albert Bandura
“"Little Brother" sounds an optimistic warning. It extrapolates from current events to remind us of the ever-growing threats to liberty. But it also notes that liberty ultimately resides in our individual attitudes and actions. In our increasingly authoritarian world, I especially hope that teenagers and young adults will read it - and then persuade their peers, parents and teachers to follow suit.” WorldLittlesActionYoungIndividualParentSoundAttitudeLibertyTeacherGrowingEventsBrotherAdultsThreatNotesYoung AdultCurrentsOptimisticSuitsTeenagerWarningPeersLittle BrotherCurrent EventsParents And TeachersThreats To Liberty Author:Dan Gillmor
“The possible impact of the virus [Zika] an extraordinary event and a public health threat to other parts of the world.” WorldEventsImpactThreatExtraordinaryVirusesPublic Health Author:Margaret Chan
“Mindfulness has never been more important considering how the events of the world move in such an accelerated, frantic time. Our attention goes from here to the next thing to the next thing, and we're triggered from one response of fear to one of connection to the threat of loss.” WorldImportantMovingNextLossAttentionEventsMindfulnessConnectionsThreatResponseConsideringFrantic Author:Barnet Bain