Why it happens and 5 things you can do about it
- Written by: Barbara K. Hofer, Professor of Psychology Emerita, Middlebury
Are you open to new ideas and willing to change your mind?Klaus Vedfelt/DigitalVision via Getty ImagesScience denial became deadly in 2020. Many political leaders failed to support what scientists knew to be effective prevention measures. Over the course of the pandemic, people died from COVID-19 still believing it did not exist.