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Science Blind
Andrew Shtulman / Central 501 S5619S 2017
Dr. Shtulman's home page
Human brains are adapted to our ancestral environment, not to scientific reasoning. Many examples are provided about how we learn about the physical world ... or not.
- 001 pasturized cows milk. Milk-borne disease rates increasing fast, linked to the consumption of unpasteurized milk.
- 003 65% Americans believe in evolution, compared to 98% AAAS. Climate change, 50/87, GMO 37/88
- 004 Intuitive theories, untutored explanations, close minds to differing ideas and observations
- differ from correctable factual errors - coherent, widespread, and robust
- 010 bullet from gun, cannonball from ship, impetus theory versus force and inertia
012 16th century illustration, cannonball impetus lost, then plummet - but, air drag behaves vaguely the same
