I had the opportunity to do some reading today, and two long articles really had me thinking. There’s definitely a connection between the two, though it’s not readily apparent from the titles. Certainly, one common thread is about how stubborn humans are in their thinking. Once we believe something, we rarely change our minds. I strongly recommend reading them both.
Reading: Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds https://t.co/Q5X2JgUvYK #fakenews #infolit
— Laura Pasquini, PhD (@laurapasquini) February 22, 2017
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This is a great piece by @DavidEpstein on epidemic of unnecessary and unhelpful treatment: https://t.co/nEuHXkV4TC
— Richard Deitsch (@richarddeitsch) February 22, 2017