When to trust your gut instinct, and when to ignore it

We all have moments in our lives when we feel an unconscious pull towards a certain decision.

Should you walk down that dark alley? Does that person seem a bit off? Why is that giving me the heebie-jeebies?

For Isla Lucas, a gut feeling while on holiday saved her life… Or did it?

We take a look at the science and fantasy of intuition.

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Guests:

Isla Lucas

Dr Valerie van MulukomSenior Lecturer in PsychologyOxford Brookes University 

Professor Joel PearsonPsychologist, neuroscientistFounder and Director, Future Minds LabUniversity of New South WalesAuthor, The Intuition Toolkit

Producers:Fiona Pepper, Rose Kerr

Sound engineer: Russell Stapleton 

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