Enlarge / Do these people look prone to motivated reasoning? (credit: Getty Images) A new study lays out a bit of a conundrum in its opening paragraphs. It notes that scientific progress depends on the ability to update what ideas are considered acceptable in light of new evidence. But science itself has produced no shortage […]
Enlarge / Do you notice the homeless person’s tent or the city’s skyscrapers? (credit: Wally Skalij / Getty Images) The COVID-19 pandemic has helped draw attention to the persistent disparities in health care in the US, with minorities and the poor suffering disproportionately worse outcomes from the disease. When it comes to inequality, however, the […]