95. Search terms
A scientific concept may have different
systems of terminology associated with it, such that an internet or journal
search for a given term misses important results associated with other terms
that the searcher did not know about. Furthermore, there may be no links or
mutual citations whatsoever between these fields. They may be in direct
competition and therefore as silent as possible about one another. Thus, care
should be taken to ensure that ÒcomprehensiveÓ surveys of an academic field on
global risk are truly comprehensive.