People are often praised for being quick thinkers. Daniel Kahneman's book 'Thinking Fast and Slow' suggests we should also do some slow thinking.

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George Bernard Shaw said that the UK and US were 'two countries separated by the same language'. Not, thankfully, when it comes to science.

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Is holding events a useful way of discussing science? Fill in our very short survey to let us know.

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Worth a watch: programme on the science of chance.

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JK Rowling may have just published another bestseller, but it’s a bit short on science content.

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How do we know whether a government policy really works? There’s a lot of expertise across government in evaluating policy or policy ideas. Recently, however, the Cabinet Office has been looking at carrying out randomised controlled trials (RCTs) as a way of getting a clearer idea about the effectiveness of an intervention compared to doing nothing.

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