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What Happens in the Brain When You Study Science

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Source: Studying the Brain Can Help Us Understand Our Unscientific Beliefs : The New Yorker

Joyce Park
6:41 PM Jun 08 2012

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Why do only 15% of Americans believe in evolution? Brain studies shed some light.

Joyce Park
6:41 PM Jun 08 2012

This article explains a lot.

"Science education is not simply a matter of learning new theories. Rather, it also requires that students unlearn their instincts, shedding false beliefs the way a snake sheds its old skin."

It's really hard to give up core beliefs!

What Happens in the Brain When You Study Science

Joyce Park stashed this in Science

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