Would you stand up to an oppressive regime or would you conform? Here’s the science

Margaret Atwood’s novel, The Handmaid’s Tale, described the horror of the authoritarian regime of Gilead. In this theocracy, self-preservation was the best people could hope for, being powerless to kick against the system, writes Nick Chater.

But her sequel, The Testaments, raises the possibility that individuals, with suitable luck, bravery and cleverness, can fight back.