Researchers at Yale Law School made headlines recently, when they suggested that people often fail to question their political beliefs in the face of scientific discoveries that contradict them. The study showed how people reason selectively, and interpret data in such a way that it conforms with their political vantage point. 

Image: Sharks, like these bull sharks in Fiji, form a diverse group — along with rays and chimeras — of more than 1,000 cartilaginous fishes. Many are being overfished to the point of extinction. Credit: © Keith Ellenbogen