Facing up to the uncertainties of COVID-19

Nick Chater ()
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Nick Chater: University of Warwick

Nature Human Behaviour, 2020, vol. 4, issue 5, 439-439

Abstract: The human tendency to impose a single interpretation in ambiguous situations carries huge dangers in addressing COVID-19. We need to search actively for multiple interpretations, and governments need to choose policies that are robust if their preferred theory turns out to be wrong, argues Nick Chater.

Date: 2020
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