{"id":5088,"date":"2026-11-02T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nettop.guru\/wordpress\/?p=5088"},"modified":"2026-10-08T08:43:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T06:43:27","slug":"being-a-risk-scientist-what-does-it-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nettop.guru\/wordpress\/being-a-risk-scientist-what-does-it-mean\/","title":{"rendered":"Being a risk scientist: What does it mean?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"xxxmsonormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">In this interview with Professor Terje Aven by associate professor Marja Yl\u00f6nen, Aven reflects on what it means to be a risk scientist, and how risk science relates to neighboring fields and disciplines. He touches on these topics:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"xxxmsonormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Risk versus other disciplines\u00a0 0:30<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"xxxmsonormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">What risk science covers \u2014 assessment, perception, communication, management and governance of risk\u00a0\u00a0 2:20 <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"xxxmsonormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Generic versus applied risk science\u00a0 3:00<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"xxxmsonormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Conceptual research and argumentation as a scientific method\u00a0\u00a0 3:50<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"xxxmsonormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">How applied work feeds back into generic risk science \u2014 an IPCC example\u00a0 6:05<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"xxxmsonormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">A core knowledge base for risk science\u00a0 8:15<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"xxxmsonormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Overlaps with statistics, decision science, safety, security, resilience and reliability 13:30 <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"xxxmsonormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Disciplinary boundaries as a social as well as a conceptual question 14:00<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"xxxmsonormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Testing the boundary \u2014 Ulrich Beck\u2019s risk society 16:00<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"xxxmsonormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Aven also reflects on whether risk science is a normal science or still pre-paradigmatic, its role as a reference science for other fields, and what it ultimately means to be a risk scientist. This episode offers reflections for scholars, students, and practitioners on the identity and scope of risk science.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"xxxmsonormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Host: Associate Professor Marja Yl\u00f6nen<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"xxxmsonormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Guest: Professor Terje Aven, University of Stavanger<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6648\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5088-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/erasmus_enfermera_espaola\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/podcast.uis.no\/media\/Fundamental_issues_in_risk_science\/2026_0907_1253_MASTER.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/erasmus_enfermera_espaola\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/podcast.uis.no\/media\/Fundamental_issues_in_risk_science\/2026_0907_1253_MASTER.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/erasmus_enfermera_espaola\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/podcast.uis.no\/media\/Fundamental_issues_in_risk_science\/2026_0907_1253_MASTER.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast (itunes): <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/erasmus_enfermera_espaola\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/podcast.uis.no\/media\/Fundamental_issues_in_risk_science\/2026_0907_1253_MASTER.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/nettop.guru\/wordpress\/?powerpress_pinw=5088-itunes');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/erasmus_enfermera_espaola\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/podcast.uis.no\/media\/Fundamental_issues_in_risk_science\/2026_0907_1253_MASTER.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"2026_0907_1253_MASTER.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 22:20 &#8212; 20.4MB) | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('5088-itunes');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_5088-itunes\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_5088-itunes_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/nettop.guru\/wordpress\/?powerpress_embed=5088-itunes&amp;amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/nettop.guru\/wordpress\/feed\/itunes\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/nettop.guru\/wordpress\/feed\/itunes\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this interview with Professor Terje Aven by associate professor Marja Yl\u00f6nen, Aven reflects on what it means to be a risk scientist, and how risk science relates to neighboring fields and disciplines. 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