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Hanna Pickard

Hanna Pickard is a philosopher of mind at the Oxford Centre for Neuroethics, and a therapist at the Oxfordshire Complex Needs Service.

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The outsider

While one person dabbles in drugs with few ill-effects, another will become a chronic addict. What’s the difference?

Hanna Pickard