This is the mind’s game behind polarization in humans: our opinions are often less about truth and more about identity.

A series of three experiments found that when people evaluate arguments on political topics, their prior beliefs about that topic are more important than the actual quality of those arguments. People ...

Conservatives might have a reputation for being set in their ways, but new research shows they can be persuaded by a wider range of moral arguments than liberals can. A recent study out of Stockholm ...