風險的計算

金融工程可以減少經營數十億美元的企業或小家庭所面臨的風險。但是,該學科使用的數學模型可能會帶來一套新的危險。

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Gary Stix, senior editor of mind and brain topics at 大眾科學, edits and reports on emerging advances that have propelled brain science to the forefront of the biological sciences. Stix has edited or written cover stories, feature articles and news on diverse topics, ranging from what happens in the brain when a person is immersed in thought to the impact of brain implant technology that alleviates mood disorders such as depression. Before taking over the neuroscience beat, Stix, as 大眾科學's special projects editor, was responsible for the magazine's annual single-topic special issues, conceiving of and producing issues on Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, climate change and nanotechnology. One special issue he oversaw on the topic of time in all of its manifestations won a National Magazine Award. With his wife Miriam Lacob, Stix is co-author of a technology primer called Who Gives a Gigabyte? A Survival Guide for the Technologically Perplexed.

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大眾科學 Magazine Vol 278 Issue 5This article was originally published with the title “A Calculus of Risk” in 大眾科學 Magazine Vol. 278 No. 5 (), p. 92
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0598-92
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