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Why doesn't everyone clear up?

3 June 2024

Professor Nichola Raihani (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) reflects on studies that have shown that when people with different mess thresholds live together, the person with the lower tolerance cleans up more, quickly leading to resentment and conflict.

Listen: BBC Radio 4 ‘Why Do We Do That?’ (from 6 mins 5 secs)