Understanding avalanche risk: A new paradigm | Dr. Jordy Hendrikx | TEDxBozeman

Knowledge is powder. When it comes to avalanches, understanding the snowpack and terrain is crucial, but even with this knowledge, people die. Dr. Jordy Hendrikx is combining snow science and behavioral economics to better understand avalanche risk and errors in decision making. Dr.  Hendrikx is an engaging educator, speaker and active researcher, with a PhD focused on snow and avalanche research, as well as professional avalanche qualifications and experience. He has published peer-reviewed articles related to snow, avalanches, risk, decision-making, hydrology and climate change in numerous international journals. His work has been featured in Nature, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Powder Magazine. He was recently featured in Powder Magazine’s award winning Human Factor 2.0 multimedia series, and has been a subject expert for the Weather Channel’s show “Strangest Weather on Earth” Series II and III. He has published over 120 reports, popular articles, proceedings papers and peer reviewed papers on snow and avalanches. His recent work presents a new paradigm, focused more on human-dimensions recognizing the need to better understand terrain choices and decision making to reduce avalanche fatalities. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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