YOUR BRAIN’S BUILT-IN BIASES INSULATE YOUR BELIEFS FROM CONTRADICTORY FACTS 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 health, both appointed by a Republican governor, inspected […]
Month: June 2024
TO SLEEP, PERCHANCE TO LEARN
TO SLEEP, PERCHANCE TO LEARN So here it is, another morning. Another day of yawns. Another day of … oh … what was I saying?We all know that if you don’t get a good night’s sleep, you don’t function properly during the day. It could be that you can’t string two coherent sentences together. And […]