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Which should you actually worry about?

Compare any two risks with cited probabilities and sources.

473 risks 196 dilemmas

Grounded in the data

5G cell towers emit non-ionizing radiation at power levels thousands of times below safety limits. No plausible biological mechanism for harm exists. The WHO, FDA, and ICNIRP agree. The anxiety is real. The risk is not.

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Decision dilemmas

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Both action and inaction carry measurable regret. Which side has less?

Health

Quitting smoking

% who regret this choice

Inaction dominates

Inaction regret 90.0× higher

Financial

Keep gambling vs quit

% who regret this choice

Action dominates

Action regret 10.6× higher

lifestyle

Procrastination

% who regret this choice

Inaction dominates

Inaction regret 4.7× higher

Biggest perception gaps

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Some risks draw more attention than their frequency warrants. Others barely register despite higher base rates. These entries show the widest divergence between common perception and available data.

69 of 473 entries use survey-backed perception data; the remainder use editorial estimates.

Feared more than data shows

A gas pump nozzle and a phone silhouette separated by empty space, rendered in muted amber and slate tones, flat vector illustration.
overrated Tech

Phone at gas pump

What are the odds of a phone igniting fuel at a gas station?

1 in 1,000,000,000 lifetime (0.0000001%)

A phone silhouette and an airplane silhouette side by side with empty space between them, rendered in muted blue and grey tones, flat vector illustration.
overrated Tech

Phone on plane

What are the odds of a phone crashing an airplane?

1 in 1,000,000,000 lifetime (0.0000001%)

A stylized piranha silhouette in murky river water, flat vector illustration in muted blue-green tones.
overrated Animal

Piranha attack

What are the odds of being killed by piranhas?

1 in 135,135,135 lifetime (0.0000007%)

Risks that fly under the radar

A single bar of soap resting on a pale surface, viewed from above, flat vector illustration in muted tones.
underrated Health

Hand hygiene

What are the odds of getting sick in a year if you rarely wash your hands?

1 in 1.0 lifetime (99%)

A flat stylized representation of Antarctica as an ice-covered landmass from above, flat vector in pale blue and white tones.
underrated Natural

WAIS tipping point

What are the odds of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet's tipping point being crossed in your lifetime?

1 in 1.1 lifetime (90%)

A single covered pot viewed from above on a pale grey background, flat vector illustration.
underrated Food

Food left out

What are the odds of getting food poisoning from eating food left out of the fridge?

1 in 1.2 lifetime (82%)

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