Risk Is Not a Bad Four Letter Word

Risk and the Role it Plays in Success in Life and Sport

Dr. Mary Riddel of UNLV
Dr. Mary Riddel of UNLV

Dr. Mary Riddel, professor at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, recently posted an article entitled, “Risky Recreation.”  She discussed the role that risk plays in the life of extreme sports.  On the show today, Stephen and Dr. Riddel discussed how risk plays out in everyday life, as well as, sport.

Secondly, Dr. Riddel covered the concept of “too much risk”, “not enough risk” and the balance between each one in the real world.

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Mary Riddel, chair of the economics department and a Beam Research Fellow in the Lee Business School at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. Mary has built a national reputation in environmental economics and risk through her contributions to the Center for Business and Economic Research at UNLV.

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