
BehaviorDecember 3, 2018
Why Smart People Are Vulnerable to Putting Tribe Before Truth
Science literacy is important, but without the parallel trait of "science curiosity," it can lead us astray
Dan M. Kahan is the Elizabeth K. Dollard Professor of Law and Professor of Psychology at Yale Law School. His research specialty is science communication, and he is a member of the Cultural Cognition Project and Annenberg Public Policy Center research team that, in collaboration with Tangled Bank Studios and KQED, is examining science curiosity.

Why Smart People Are Vulnerable to Putting Tribe Before Truth
Science literacy is important, but without the parallel trait of "science curiosity," it can lead us astray