Cognitive biases have affected scientists and public in pandemic

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Quick — which European country was most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic? Chances are your first answer will be wrong. Elana Gordon talks to scientists and health leaders about how “anchoring bias” has misled both the public and experts.

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