Introduction to FUR XVII special issue

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For over 35 years, the Foundations of Utility and Risk Conference (FUR) serves as a beacon which helps early career as well as established scientists working on research topics in the broad area of utility and risk to navigate through the complex and interdisciplinary landscape of research on individual and group behaviour. Traditionally, the FUR Conference brings together decision theorists, behavioural scientists, economists, psychologists, mathematicians, management scientists, medical and health scientists, philosophers, statisticians, and other researchers. Currently, it is one of the most prestigious conferences in decision theory and behavioural science. Over the course of the FUR history, the conference was hosted in ten countries with over 2060 papers presented in total and six Nobel laureates giving talks at FUR at different points in time. …