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Politics Wrecks Your Brain | Fascinating Study

"According to a new psychology paper, our political passions can even undermine our very basic reasoning skills. More specifically, the study finds that people who are otherwise very good at math may totally flunk a problem that they would otherwise probably be able to solve, simply because giving the right answer goes against their political beliefs. The study, by Yale law professor Dan Kahan and his colleagues, has an ingenious design. At the outset, 1,111 study participants were asked about their political views and also asked a series of questions designed to gauge their "numeracy," that is, their mathematical reasoning ability. Participants were then asked to solve a fairly difficult problem that involved interpreting the results of a (fake) scientific study. But here was the trick..."* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur and Desi Doyen (Green News Report) break it down. Read more here from Chris Mooney / Mother Jones: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2... Preserve TYT Network as a progressive voice that challenges the establishment by becoming a member at http://www.tytmembership.com. Your membership supports the day to day operations and is vital for our continued success and growth. Join The Young Turks Network mailing list http://www.tytnetwork.com/member-opti... or Support The Young Turks by Subscribing    / theyoungturks   Like Us on Facebook:   / theyoungturks   Follow Us on Twitter:   / theyoungturks   Support TYT for FREE by doing your Amazon shopping through this link (bookmark it!) http://www.amazon.com/?tag=theyoungtu... Buy TYT Merch: http://theyoungturks.spreadshirt.com/