Why pens are more deadly than lightning

It is actually a miracle that we even exist. The chance of becoming pregnant during sex is so low that it hardly seems worth discussing. Once we are born, the carousel of dangers continues to spin merrily. We are constantly threatened in terms of life and limb: while playing, in traffic, or through our diet. And even if we manage to reach adulthood despite all odds, we are still not safe. Illnesses, accidents, crimes – in reality, we only survive each new day by sheer luck. Cord Balthasar and Thorsten Wiese have meticulously sifted through mountains of statistics to evaluate our lives in numbers and tables, analyzing which everyday things pose potential risks without us even being remotely aware of it. The conclusion should be taken with humor, because...