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Pay attention! Wikimedia

Are there two pilots in the cockpit?

In the cockpit of an aircraft, the hierarchy between captain and co-pilot is strictly respected. At the risk, sometimes, of poor decisions being made.

Measuring the implicit biases we may not even be aware we have


Facts versus feelings isn’t the way to think about communicating science

Who succeeds will depend not on intentions alone. Gettysburg College

What is the secret to success?

You can do a lot while you sleep. Woman via

Can we unlearn social biases while we sleep?

Earthquake in Haiti killed more than 100,000. That’s hard to imagine. UNDP

How huge disasters can play tricks on the way we value life

People find it difficult to understand the true value of loss of life when the numbers are large. For instance, a study found that people are more willing to donate money to an organisation when just one…

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