Here is a link to an interesting article, that was posted on Facebook by Dr. Jeff Lee a professor in the Geography Department at Tech. The article reports on the results of a study showing how a political beliefs can cloud a person's ability to think clearly about numbers.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/09/new-study-politics-makes-you-innumerate
Please read this article carefully over the weekend so that we can discuss it on Monday.
Here is an interesting follow up article in case you are interested.
The Science of Why We Don't Believe Science.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2011/03/denial-science-chris-mooney
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