Everyone is biased, including you: the play designed by neuroscientists

We all cling to beliefs despite the evidence. Immersive theatre experience The Justice Syndicate aims to show why“It’s her word against his,” says a middle-aged male juror in thick-rimmed glasses. “Someone of his experience wouldn’t do something so risky.” A woman to my right says the defendant is probably guilty, but maybe not beyond reasonable doubt. “But why would she lie?” asks another fema le juror.Eleven strangers and I are discussing whether renowned children ’s surgeon Simon Huxtable tried to rape Sally Hodges, the mother of a former patient. She says he tried to kiss her and then force himself on her. Huxtable says Hodges made up the allegation after he spurned her advances. Mobile phone records show he was at her home for 26 minutes but he told poli ce he was there for only 10. His browsing history reveals he has an interest in rape porn.Continue reading...
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