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We were wrong about being able to 'nudge' people to improve the world

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We were wrong about being able to 'nudge' people to improve the world

We thought we could address big social problems by steering individual behaviour. But "nudging" people doesn't work, say behavioural scientists Nick Chater and George Loewenstein

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New ��ý changed the UK's freedom of information laws in 2025

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Human minds abhor uncertainty. This is a problem for liberal democracy

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Human minds abhor uncertainty. This is a problem for liberal democracy

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BOSTON - OCTOBER 10: Harvard University ��ý Steven Pinker poses for a portrait in his office on October 10, 2005 in Boston, MA. (Photo by Jean-Christian Bourcart/Getty Images)

Mind

Steven Pinker’s new book shows how he’s become a contradictory figure

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Donald Trump displays a signed executive order at an AI summit

Technology

Why Trump's order targeting 'woke' AI may be impossible to follow

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2SWKMCK Artemis I sits at Launch Pad 39-B at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., at sunrise, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, as seen from nearby Canaveral National Seashore. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/TNS)

Space

Trump's proposed science cuts will have huge consequences

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Health

US stops endorsing covid-19 shots for kids – are other vaccines next?

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Society

NASA is facing the biggest crisis in its history

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How a study in the Stockholm subway could help prevent violent crime

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How a study in the Stockholm subway could help prevent violent crime

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China's national flags flutter in front of a coal-powered power station in Datong, China's northern Shanxi province on November 3, 2021. (Photo by Noel Celis / AFP) (Photo by NOEL CELIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Environment

Why the climate crown is ready for China to take – if it wants to

With the US in retreat from climate negotiations, China's Xi Jinping could become the next green global leader

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Society

Does science have a future in the US?

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Environment

Are ordinary people fighting a losing battle to go green?

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New ��ý recommends David de Jong's Nazi Billionaires

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Environment

Trump budget cuts would eliminate much of NOAA’s climate research

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