If a prosecutor needs to know the means of proof required to successfully prosecute rape as a crime against humanity, or the recruitment of child solders as a war crime, they can, at the click of a button,
view concise analysis of these requirements, as well as the exact paragraphs of previous international and national judgments.
From an economics point of
view, Martin Weitzman has been at the forefront of attempting to work out how to fit black swans into economic
analysis of risk and decisions (his review in Nature of Lomborg's new book gives a very
concise statement of his
views, which are worked out in more detail in his scholarly writing).