Re: [Phys-l] Sometimes The Facts Don't Matter

[Bernard Cleyet <bernardcleyet@redshift.com>]

This was dealt with six years ago by thomas Frank.  Well, at least peripherally.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What's_the_Matter_with_Kansas%3F


bc thinks enlightened despotism is better than the current US democracy.  





On 2010, Jul 14, , at 09:52, Leon de Oliveira wrote:

> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128490874
>
> This is a transcript of Talk of the Nation about people facing facts
> and entrenching themselves in their beliefs and preconceptions. It is based
> in politics but wouldn't the same hold true for our Physics Students. I have
> experienced students who see some demonstration and explain it fairly
> accurately and then asked the next day to explain a similar situation and
> preconceptions win out again. Just thought it would be an interesting read
> for some.
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