World History: 1500 - 2001

Caro

Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Your Brain Lies to You It's True

False beliefs are everywhere. Eighteen percent of Americans think the sun revolves around the earth, one poll has found. Thus it seems slightly less egregious that, according to another poll, 10 percent of us think that Senator Barack Obama, a Christian, is instead a Muslim. The Obama campaign has created a Web site to dispel misinformation. But this effort may be more difficult than it seems, thanks to the quirky way in which our brains store memories - and mislead us along the way.

6 comments:

luangrath said...

Mr Caro! How was your 4th of July?

Is it okay if I volunteer at the library and/or tutor people on how to read as part of my 50 hours of volunteer work this summer?

Hope you're having a good summer!

Mr. Caro said...

It was good! How was yours?

The library work sounds like GREAT volunteer hours!

How has been your summer? Any good reading or relaxing activities?

luangrath said...

4th of July was fun, I hung out with Nicole M from your History class. She lives like across the street from me it's very convenient.

My summer has been okay - I'm taking math classes and stuff over the summer and playing lacrosse.

Mr. Caro said...

Wow! Where are you taking the math class?

luangrath said...

PSU through Saturday Academy. I'm also doing SAT prep at PSU too.

On a "more fun" note however, I'm going to the Wolf Parade show at the Crystal on Tues. Have you heard of them?

Mr. Caro said...

They are great! That should be a really good show.