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We’re being overwhelmed by a deluge of insignificant decisions

10 April 2019

Our information-heavy modern world makes us more likely to follow the herd than find an expert opinion and make the right decision, argues a new book

David Attenborough's Our Planet on Netflix is beautiful but empty

4 April 2019

The veteran naturalist lays the blame for Earth’s increasingly fragile ecosystem on humans, yet the stunning visuals in Netflix’s Our Planet add little to the genre

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We’re being overwhelmed by a deluge of insignificant decisions

David Attenborough's Our Planet on Netflix is beautiful but empty

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