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Society for Risk Analysis @socriskanalysis.bsky.social · 4d

2 months until #SRA2025!

Washington, DC | Dec 7–10
Risk. Science. Policy. Equity. Community.
Be part of the conversation → members.sra.org/login.asp?re...

Society for Risk Analysis @socriskanalysis.bsky.social · 9d

Reminder: The SRA 2025 Annual Meeting takes place Dec 7–10 in Washington, DC!

Register Here to be a part of the conversation: members.sra.org/login.asp?re...

Society for Risk Analysis @socriskanalysis.bsky.social · 9d

Catch the latest episode of Let's Talk Risk on misinformation, disinformation, and fake news! #Podcast #Risk

Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/53g4...

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Society for Risk Analysis @socriskanalysis.bsky.social · 17d

Registration is OPEN for the SRA 2025 Annual Meeting! 🎉
Dec 7–11, 2025
Washington, DC

Join us for 5 days of learning, networking & shaping the future of risk analysis. Don’t miss it!

#SRA2025 #AnnualMeeting

Society for Risk Analysis @socriskanalysis.bsky.social · 22d

How does your comfort with uncertainty shape the choices you make?

Dr. Sandra Alday talks with Dr. Anna Kosovac & Dr. Olivia Meehan about rethinking risk education, using the arts + humanities to move beyond cold rationality.

🔗 Listen here: societyriskanalysis.libsyn.com/rethinking-r...

Society for Risk Analysis @socriskanalysis.bsky.social · 24d

Big news! 🎉 Early-bird registration for SRA 2025 Annual Meeting is NOW OPEN!

📍 Washington, DC
🗓 December 7–11, 2025
💡 Theme: What Comes Next?

Join us at the Downtown Westin, secure your spot today!

#SRA2025 #AnnualMeeting #DCEvents

Society for Risk Analysis @socriskanalysis.bsky.social · 25d

Tomorrow!

Join us for a webinar on water resilience. Explore the risks of climate change, shifting demographics, and policies, and what we can do moving forward.

Sept 18, 2025
1 PM EDT

Moderated by Renee Obringer (Penn State), with panelists from Rice, ASU, UT Austin & RESPEC.

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Society for Risk Analysis @socriskanalysis.bsky.social · Sep 12

Water systems face growing risks, from climate change to demographics & policy shifts.

On Sept 18 at 1 PM EDT, join top experts as they explore solutions for a more resilient future.

🔗 Register here: burkinc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#WaterResilience #SRA #ClimateChange

Society for Risk Analysis @socriskanalysis.bsky.social · Sep 9

Study reveals the catastrophic risks of rubella infection during pregnancy: miscarriage, stillbirth, infant death, and CSR.

With vaccine mandates changing, experts are worried Rubella was once eliminated in the U.S. Without vaccinations, it could return.

🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Society for Risk Analysis @socriskanalysis.bsky.social · Sep 8

Reminder: Late-Breaking Abstracts for #SRA2025 are due TODAY!

Washington, DC | Dec 7–11, 2025
Don’t miss the chance to present your latest research.

Submit here: www.xcdsystem.com/sra/abstract...

#RiskAnalysis #Research #CallForAbstracts

Society for Risk Analysis @socriskanalysis.bsky.social · Sep 5

Reminder: Late-breaking abstracts for #SRA2025 are due September 8, 2025.

Be part of the discussion in Washington, DC this December on What Comes Next?

Submit Here: www.xcdsystem.com/sra/abstract...

Society for Risk Analysis @socriskanalysis.bsky.social · Sep 5

How do small acts of kindness impact the disaster landscape? And who is responsible for taking care of risks? Are we better off taking action as individuals or as communities? #Risk #Science #Podcasts #NewEpisode

Listen now to our latest episode of Let's Talk Risk: open.spotify.com/episode/5EjF...

Society for Risk Analysis @socriskanalysis.bsky.social · Sep 3

Dr. McComas: "If we just look at the bot, we're not looking at the larger system...We need to think of the audience and how they themselves can become critical discerners of information."

Dr. Balog-Way: "We might have an outdated definition of messenger."

Society for Risk Analysis @socriskanalysis.bsky.social · Sep 3

Audience Q: "Are bots controlled by people messengers or are only the controlling people the messengers? If someone uses bots where LLMs are generating content, is the “message” the prompt used by the person seeding the bot or is the account generating the message based on the prompt the messenger?

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Society for Risk Analysis @socriskanalysis.bsky.social · Sep 3

It is important to nurture interdisciplinary communication-based approaches, as they provide the strongest point of departure for interpreting, contextualizing, and addressing serious challenges posed by misinformation.

Society for Risk Analysis @socriskanalysis.bsky.social · Sep 3

Katherine McComas: "Resist oversimplifying communication"

Society for Risk Analysis @socriskanalysis.bsky.social · Sep 3

Todays webinar is tied to a recent study published in the journal Risk Analysis: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Unpacking the Risk of Misinformation: A Communication‐Based Critique

A raft of authors argue that society is drowning in a sea of misinformation, disinformation, and fake news. Some claim we are living in a new world disorder, misinformation age, or post-truth era, fu...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Society for Risk Analysis @socriskanalysis.bsky.social · Sep 3

"Telling the truth is not enough"

Society for Risk Analysis @socriskanalysis.bsky.social · Sep 3

Fixating on bad actors risks:

1. Overstating their role and influence
2. Overlooking more ambiguous subtle and context dependent dynamics
3. Anchoring us on extreme examples like Qanon, drinking bleach, and flat earth theories

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Society for Risk Analysis @socriskanalysis.bsky.social · Sep 3

Webinar starts in just a few minutes!! Going beyond fake news, a communication-driven approach to addressing misinformation. #Webinar #Misinformation #Risk

Register to join the discussion: burkinc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Society for Risk Analysis @socriskanalysis.bsky.social · Aug 20

Homeowners in the Southeastern U.S. likely to see hurricane-driven wind losses grow by over 70%: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Evaluating the impact of climate change on hurricane wind risk: A machine learning approach

In the residential sector, hurricane winds are a major contributor to storm-related losses, with substantial annual costs to the US economy. With the potential increase in hurricane intensity in chan...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Society for Risk Analysis @socriskanalysis.bsky.social · Aug 20

Homeowners in the Southeastern U.S. likely to see hurricane-driven wind losses grow by over 70%: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Evaluating the impact of climate change on hurricane wind risk: A machine learning approach

In the residential sector, hurricane winds are a major contributor to storm-related losses, with substantial annual costs to the US economy. With the potential increase in hurricane intensity in chan...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Society for Risk Analysis @socriskanalysis.bsky.social · Aug 20

Homeowners in the Southeastern U.S. likely to see hurricane-driven wind losses grow by over 70%: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Evaluating the impact of climate change on hurricane wind risk: A machine learning approach

In the residential sector, hurricane winds are a major contributor to storm-related losses, with substantial annual costs to the US economy. With the potential increase in hurricane intensity in chan...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Society for Risk Analysis @socriskanalysis.bsky.social · Aug 20

Hurricane Erin Brings Storm Winds to Carolinas, Where Homeowner Losses Are Projected to Rise Drastically According to New Study ⬇️ #Hurricane

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Society for Risk Analysis @socriskanalysis.bsky.social · Aug 11

Study uncovers local views on climate adaptation in flood-prone community and how political ideology can make a difference. Read it now: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #Climate #Flooding #Research

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