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How Gamblers Try – And Fail – To Beat The System

Brian OwensMay 7, 2015

Human tendency to seek patterns leads to misperception of randomness.…

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Patient safety a matter of design

Brian OwensApr 20, 2015

An international group of health care systems has begun a…

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Questions raised about whether compulsory licenses get best prices

Brian OwensApr 8, 2015

The use of so-called ‘compulsory licenses’ by developing countries to…

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Researchers track eye movements to sway moral decisions

Brian OwensMar 16, 2015

Altering the timing of a decision on the basis of…

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Sewage Bacteria Reveal Cities’ Obesity Rates

Brian OwensMar 6, 2015

Urban ‘microbiome’ can offer glimpses into disease trends. Sampling the…

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Pharmaceuticals in the environment: a growing problem

Brian OwensFeb 19, 2015

Drugs taken by humans and animals find their way into…