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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