It can feel safer to block out contradictory information that challenges a belief. Peter Dazeley/The Image Bank via Getty Images “Facts First” is the tagline of a CNN branding campaign which contends ...

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(THE CONVERSATION) “Facts First” is the tagline of a CNN branding campaign that contends that “once facts are established, opinions can be formed.” The problem is that while it sounds logical, this ...

“Facts First” is the tagline of a CNN branding campaign which contends that “once facts are established, opinions can be formed.” The problem is that while it sounds logical, this appealing assertion ...

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With debates on climate change, evolution and stem cells constantly in the newspapers, never has the ability of the layperson to assess scientific issues been so important. But how well is the general ...

Mashable: Mark Willis, a professor and chair of the Department of Biology, talked about not only the over-hyped Asian giant hornet, but also about the more dangerous common mosquito, because of its ...

"When it comes to distinguishing between a man and a woman, that the basic facts of biology remain overwhelmingly important," British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said. UK Parliament/Jessica ...

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