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Fast-thinking brain

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Our fast-thinking brain prioritises values and beliefs over fact and logic.

This can be an immense challenge for having a productive public conversation about complex social, environmental and scientific public policy issues.

Illustration by Megan Salole/Big Picture Thinking from How mindset and narrative shifts can enable change: a briefing paper.

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Rights: The Workshop

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