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The biggest flaw in human decision-making – and how to fix it

The biggest flaw in human decision-making – and how to fix it

16 June 2021

Behavioural scientists Daniel Kahneman and Olivier Sibony explain why “noise” in professional judgements harms everything from criminal justice to medical treatments
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Effortless thinking: It pays to resist revenge's sweet taste

13 December 2017

When people get their just deserts, it lights up our brain’s pleasure centres. But sweeter still is learning to combine this with our natural taste for forgiving

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