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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
Website
https://www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/staff/gerd-gigerenzer

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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