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Your brain's built-in biases insulate your beliefs from contradictory facts

  • Written by Jay Maddock, Professor of Public Health, Texas A&M University
Your brain's built-in biases insulate your beliefs from contradictory factsThese psychological tendencies explain why an onslaught of facts won't necessarily change anyone's mind.Francesco Carta fotografo/Moment via Getty Images

A rumor started circulating back in 2008 that Barack Obama was not born in the United States. At the time, I was serving as chair of the Hawaii Board of Health. The director and deputy director of...

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