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People’s motivations bias how they gather information
A person will gather less data before reaching a conclusion they wished was true all along A new study suggests […]
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Even when presented with facts, supported by evidence, many choose not to believe them
In an era of fact-checking and “alternative facts,” many people simply choose not to believe research findings and other established […]
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How people use, and lose, preexisting biases to make decisions
New Columbia research shows that the human brain employs precise, mathematical logic to decision-making, revealing new insight into the brain […]