Dr Wingnut

Month: July 2009

  • Belief Systems

    —

    by

    Dr Wingnut
    in

    There are two competing ideas on the process that governs the formation and maintenance of beliefs: 1) people maintain a belief because they have limited access to opposing beliefs, or 2) because they actively filter information in a way that avoids conflicting views. A new meta-analysis of past studies confirms the existence of active avoidance;…

  • Revolutions

    —

    by

    Dr Wingnut
    in

    Revolutions happen when people don’t have a choice.Ross Mayfield, Chairman, Socialtext

  • Author

    —

    by

    Dr Wingnut
    in

    Who publishes the sheet music of the winds or the music of water written in river-lines?John Muir