2022 Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science presented to Paul Slovic, Ph.D

As one of the world's leading researchers on risk and decision making, Paul Slovic has provided invaluable insights into some of the most important parts of being human-how humans evaluate risk and make decisions when it counts. His work on the phenomenon of "psychic numbing" also shows the way to better comprehend the costs of human tragedy and become more compassionate ourselves.