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...becomes a daily occurrence. [Dance to the music painting] One is minded of the Italian painter, Nicolas Poussin’s famous Dance to the Music of Time. This C17th painting (pictured to the right) portrays four gods dancing in a circle with their back to each other and who change hands with each other at intervals. The music is provided by Time playing the lyre so that the...

...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 overconfidence, which can make the decision maker less likely to take advice from others. Expertise...

...become possible, it would provide a valuable complement to the body of knowledge which mock jury research has provided in recent years. That said, however much information is obtained from jury research, care should be taken before assuming it provides an answer as to how the jury should operate. The Scottish Jury Research, for example, suggests that Scotland’s not...

...become a major player. [Marine LePen at a 2008 event] Marine LePen in 2008 Le Pen’s party has taken 28% of the vote in the first of two rounds to elect regional assemblies. The right wing Republican Party, led by former president Nicolas Sarkozy, came a close second, with a shade under 27%. The ruling Socialist Party trailed, with just 23% of the vote. There is one week...