"Perception versus fact". Why do people generally cling to factoids? On simulation bias, conformity and dysrationalia
Ipsos shows that people are generally unable to make accurate judgments about demographics. Rosling suggest that we use constructed memories when assessing the present. And although research shows: that the Sun is the center of our solar system, that our species is related to other animals, that relativity matters, that it is important to problematize the phenomenon of climate, that we live in the most peaceful of times, a father-effect on children's emotional adjustment and cognitive development and that women more often than men are perpetrators of intimate partner violence, Copernicus, Gallilei, Darwin and Wallas, Dr. Piejke Jr. Dr Pinker, and Dr. Österberg/Mr. Bergkvist suffered harsh criticism including personal attacks for their discoveries and opinions. Research in psychology shows we rely on on information that is prototypical, often mentioned, and easy to access, and that memory is for simulating the future and that we during that process tend to suffer from simulation bia...