The number 13, telekinesis and witchcraft play a part in a person's mistrust of science and vaccines, including the COVID-19 shot, according to research from West Virginia University sociologists.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The same four factors that explain how people change their beliefs on a variety of issues can account for the recent rise in anti-science attitudes, a new review suggests. But ...

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BLOOM (TAMPA) – Dr. Matt Poepsel, creator of The Science of Beliefs™, joined Gayle Guyardo, host of the globally syndicated health and wellness show Bloom, to reveal how our beliefs influence our ...

“Fringe”, “weird” and “unthinkable” are perfectly acceptable descriptors any science writer might use when rightfully denouncing some hare-brained professor’s paper that suggests, for instance, the ...

25 stories of genuinely smart people who somehow believe in the most ridiculous stuff, shared by folks online.

The way the mind is conditioned by such beliefs can make one feel the way we do. This is the core of Nir Eyal’s book written ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American We've been discussing whether good science ...