Statistics are sometimes reduced to a punchline when it comes to the numbers that flood through our information-saturated world. But they have always been incredibly important in the realm of medicine, determining efficacy and defining strategies. However, what happens if our doctors, caught up in the daily practice of medicine, lack all this information at their fingertips? Dr. Gerd Gigerenzer, Director of the Harding Centre for Risk Literacy in Berlin and author of a book titled Risk Savvy, explains.

<p dir="ltr"><span>Statistics are sometimes reduced to a punchline when it comes to the numbers that flood through our information-saturated world. But they have always been incredibly important in the realm of medicine, determining efficacy and defining strategies. However, what happens if our doctors, caught up in the daily practice of medicine, lack all this information at their fingertips? Dr. Gerd Gigerenzer, Director of the Harding Centre for Risk Literacy in Berlin and author of a book titled Risk Savvy, explains.</span></p>

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