William M. Briggs

The Price of Panic offers clarifying insight into the role experts play in public policy and leadership, and injects some realistic thinking into the problems mass culture is going to face more of as the years go by. The books highlights some lessons learned even at this point; lessons which we should take seriously going forward.

"Prior to the panic, authorities such as the WHO could be quite candid about what they didn't know. But when widespread panic set in, and everyone expected experts to render prompt and precise answers, they seemed to have a hard time admitting, 'We don't know.' Next time, instead of expecting them to admit that, just assume it."

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