PBS's "Need to Know" Will Cover Motivated Reasoning Tomorrow Night

Explore the psychological factors behind science denial and how ingrained beliefs shape our logic. Discover more now!

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And: Science journalist Chris Mooney explains the psychological factors behind science denial and how our pre-existing beliefs affect our capacity for logic. Author Benjamin Skinner speaks to us about his work exposing the world of modern-day slavery, and Jon Meacham delivers an “In Perspective” essay on the West Virginia coal mining disaster and the need for a national energy plan.

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