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A twitter thread about the UK's response to Covid-19 and the Nudge Unit

Posted by DanBC
Tags: united kingdom, politics, coronaviruses.covid19, scientists, nudge unit, coronavirus
https://twitter.com/sophie_e_hill/status/1242512602112155650
@sophie_e_hill:
Got a lot of angry replies to this one so here's a more in-depth thread about why the Behavioural Insights Team irritates me so much... https://t.co/dPk9CVPCc1

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Sophie Hill on Twitter
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    Behavioural science and nudge theory is very popular in UK politics at the moment. This thread is a nice discussion of the key figures in Whitehall and how they use bad science or misrepresent...

    Behavioural science and nudge theory is very popular in UK politics at the moment. This thread is a nice discussion of the key figures in Whitehall and how they use bad science or misrepresent good science.

    David Halpern is one of the people involved in the now discredited herd immunity planning.

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