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Sentence first, verdict afterwards

Sentence first, verdict afterwards

Update: 2022-01-201
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Decision making in the courtroom: In his guide to thinking better, Professor Steven Pinker explores the life and death choices made by judges and juries.

To help him sift signals from noise, he’s joined by:

Judge Nancy Gertner: former United States district judge and now professor of law at Harvard University

Elizabeth Loftus; professor at the University of California and one of the most influential psychologists of the 20th century

Producer: Imogen Walford
Editor Emma Rippon


Think with Pinker is produced in partnership with The Open University.

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