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The fragility of choice

Do you know why you believe what you believe? Why you are left or right wing, say, or why you find another person attractive? You probably think you know? But we’ll be explaining why you shouldn’t be so confident.

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9 minutes

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Sun 4 Oct 202022:50GMT
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

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    BBC World Service South Asia
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    BBC World Service News Internet
  • Sat 3 Oct 202017:50GMT
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  • Sun 4 Oct 202003:50GMT
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  • Sun 4 Oct 202014:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
  • Sun 4 Oct 202021:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa
  • Sun 4 Oct 202022:50GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only