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Susan A. NolanPsychology Today |
The dark history of eugenics offers lessons for today.
We often let emotion overrule reason in deciding what is true.
When talking about climate change, familiar language is most persuasive.
We tend to overestimate how negative a political disagreement might be.
The media should embed corrections about misconceptions in their articles.
Patience and a bar of soap can fight misinformation, but so can legislation.