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OP-ED: Why don’t facts change our minds? It’s in our DNA.

Deeply coded in our DNA are interesting survival mechanisms that have evolved over thousands of years. In an article by Elizabeth Kolbert featured in the magazine The New Yorker, she describes “Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds.” In this article, she explains why humans are misled by false ...

OP-ED: Key facts about Pitt’s natural gas, public health findings

The recent environmental and health studies from the University of Pittsburgh have led to a string of alarming headlines and misinterpretations regarding natural gas development in the region. Unfortunately, reporting has overlooked fundamental flaws of the studies that raise doubts about the ...

EDITORIAL: Lawmakers undervalue higher education

More than 165,000 students soon will head to campus at Penn State, Temple, and Lincoln universities and the University of Pittsburgh, long before the state Senate returns to Harrisburg Sept. 18 and the House straggles in on Sept. 26.Pitt and Penn State students face some of the nationĢƵ ...