Cognitive biases and brain biology help explain why facts don’t change minds It can feel safer to block out contradictory information that challenges a belief ...

The history of the Nutrition Facts label shows us how we got to this somewhat confusing, but helpful, set of facts printed on our food stuffs.

You can train yourself to keep an open mind In spite of the cognitive biases and brain biology that make it hard to change minds, there are ways to short-circuit these natural habits.