Art lovers everywhere breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday, when news came that Edvard Munch's "The Scream" and "Madonna" were recovered after being stolen from the Munch Museum just over two years ago:
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/sns-ap-norway-munch-theft,0,5236525.story?coll=ny-top-headlines
Many had feared that the treasures would be badly damaged or never recovered.
"The Scream" has special significance for ACSH, as it is the symbol for this blog and appears on the cover of our flagship report, Facts Versus Fears, now in its fourth edition.
Munch's painting was chosen because it so effectively portrays the rawness of human fear. And it is that raw emotion, rarely rational, that drove the unfounded scares the report highlights. Join us in celebrating the recovery by downloading a free copy of Facts Versus Fears here: http://www.acsh.org/publications/pubID.154/pub_detail.asp
Jeff Stier is an Associate Director of the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH.org, HealthFactsAndFears.com).
