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...learn what information to use and what information to ignore, which allows their decision making to become more efficient. However, this efficient cognitive system can sometimes filter out important pieces of information incorrectly (such as when a particular case has an abnormal feature or the expert does not have experience of a particular case issue). It can lead to...

...learn? The answer is perhaps “always”, but the gaps in our knowledge are especially acute in Scotland because of the unique features of the Scottish jury system. Most jury research – where it involves jurors deliberating in groups rather than research which asks individual participants to reach decisions – is structured around the traditional common law jury. That...

...distribution of political power and economic resources between and within countries. Today’s economic and political inequalities thus help to shape future vulnerabilities to environmental change. If you are a student you can watch the film on the Environmental Studies Virtual Learning Environment, in an extended version of this article. More from Geography Matters...