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False beliefs…

can come in many forms…

Most can be corrected with knowledge…

False beliefs that cannot be refuted by facts…

Is a frightful form of madness…

And to remain willfully ignorant in the face of facts…

is a maddening form of politics.

Telling when others hold false beliefs is thought to be an important aspect human cognitive development.

It helps us choose which advice to follow…

Which to ignore…

It’s useful in predicting what future behavior of others will be…

And if you are really good at it,

you can read minds…

Now, I know what you’re thinking…

But I am ignoring it because it has nothing to do with what I’m about to say…

Apes, it turns out, have this ability also!

And while we humans can continue to think that we are more advanced in many mental respects to our ape cousins…

The purely human trait of Theory of Mind…

is all in our heads…

And before much longer so will be a bunch of science-y goodness

because it’s time once again for

This Week In Science

Coming Up Next…

An interview!!!

With Connie Strittmatter, Coordinater of Children’s and Teen Services at the Harford County Public Library in Maryland.

You can catch all sorts of STEM fun at the Maryland public libra...