During stricter lockdown measures people were also more likely to switch (phase 1: aHR=1.26; 95%CI=1.25–1.28; phase 2: aHR=1.09; 95%CI=1.08–1.09).#A majority of initially hesitant people changed their minds about vaccination during the pandemic. Preference switches in favor of vaccination...
Presumably, you want to criticize bad ideas because you think the world would be better off if fewer people believed them. In other words, you think the world would improve if people changed their minds on a few important topics. If the goal is to actually change minds, then I don't be...
Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds New discoveries about the human mind show the limitations of reason. By Elizabeth Kolbert http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/02/27/why-facts-dont-change-our-minds?mbid=social_twitter The vaunted human capacity for reason may have more to do with ...
2. What does the man ask the woman to do? A. Take him to hospital. B. Go to a class with him. C. Submit a report for him. 3. Who will look after the children? A. Jennifer. B. Suzy. C. Marie. 4. What are the speakers going to do? A. Drive home. B. Go shopping. C....
While the origins of many rituals remain murky, emerging research suggests we evolved such social practices to ward off or address common threats.
Why do you want to criticize bad ideas in the first place? Presumably, you want to criticize bad ideas because you think the world would be better off if fewer people believed them. In other words, you think the world would improve if people changed their minds on a few important topics...
So we ask this kind of question all the time, and we expect to get an answer. And when being asked, we expect ourselves to know the answer, to simply tell why we did as we did. But do we really know why? So when you say that you prefer George Clooney to Tom Hanks, due to hi...
The researchers observed whether the children would change their minds or test the adult’s claim by comparing the weights of the dolls.Initially, children seemed to trust the adult’s word, with only a small percentage insisting on their original belief. However, when given the opportunity to ...
Why do People reject the Science of Climate Crisis, and can their Minds be Changed? By Peter Ellerton | – Why do humans instinctively reject evidence contrary to their beliefs? Do we understand why and how people change their mind about climate change? Is there anything we can do to ...
The production of infectious aerosols can vary wildly between individuals—and experts are exploring why in the COVID-19 era.