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Covid-19: The science of uncertainty can help us make better choices

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Covid-19: The science of uncertainty can help us make better choices

As the coronavirus outbreak continues, why do some people stockpile and others shrug? The psychology of uncertainty explains what's going on, says Rachel McCloy

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Efforts to stop prisoners reoffending can be useless or even backfire

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Efforts to stop prisoners reoffending can be useless or even backfire

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Gamifying hate: How alt-right extremists recruit and mobilise online

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Gamifying hate: How alt-right extremists recruit and mobilise online

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Last Word

This week’s new questions

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Last Word

Room for improvement: Compliment first or bad news first?

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People who get lost in the wild follow strangely predictable paths

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People who get lost in the wild follow strangely predictable paths

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Will Instagram filters alter our view of beauty and who we are?

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Will Instagram filters alter our view of beauty and who we are?

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Why the human race may be less gullible than you think

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Why the human race may be less gullible than you think

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The Rorschach test is still frequently used

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Controversial psychology tests are often still used in US courts

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When a smile is not a smile – what our facial expressions really mean

Smiling and other facial expressions aren't displays of feelings that transcend cultures but turn out to be full of hidden meaning

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Drugs may be able to fix our romantic lives when things go wrong

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The Rosenhan experiment

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The life of Veronique Le Guen, record-breaking caver

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Here's the secret to the ultimate thrill ride according to science

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