Professor Gerd Gigerenzer FBA

Decision-making under uncertainty; ecological rationality of heuristics; the intelligence of intuition; statistical thinking in health care; risk communication and risk literacy
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Fellow type
International Fellow
Year elected
2024
Honours
FBA
Subjects
Psychology
Sections
Psychology

Current post

Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin Director Emeritus

Harding Center for Risk Literacy, University of Potsdam Director

European Research Council (ERC) Vice-President

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Neurobiology of the human voice, including perception, production, as well as emotional expressions such as laughter

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Professor Nancy Kanwisher FBA

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