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Common Misconceptions: World’s Most Contagious Falsehoods

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Mr. Lakhaney

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Why do misconceptions continue to exist despite evidence to their contrary? To what degree does intuition undermine our ability to accept “new” or counterintuitive truths?

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