"Science appeals to our rational brain, but our beliefs are motivated largely by emotion, and the biggest motivation is remaining tight with our peers."
1 How do we define 'our peers' - family, friends, political party, religion, etc.? Does this mean we should always consider what kinds of people will be viewing our data/designs? Does that make our designs biased in turn?
"Students come away thinking of science as a collection of facts, not a method. Shtulman’s research has shown that even many college students don’t really understand what evidence is. The scientific method doesn’t come naturally."
2 - What are ways that people try to teach the scientific method? Is it helpful to learn it in the context of this course?
"For some people, the tribe is more important than the truth; for the best scientists, the truth is more important than the tribe."
3 - How do you use data and statistics to convey information in a way that will cut past this bias, while remaining unbiased? Is it possible?