Here are the ten(ish) links I learned from this week:
- Video: What Can People Do to Get Better at Learning? (The Atlantic)
- How to change someone’s mind, according to science (The Washington Post)
- Every single Democratic superdelegate, in one chart (Vox)
- Is Guantanamo a Terrorist Recruitment Tool? (The Atlantic)
- Further Reading: The fatal flaw in Obama’s plan to close Guantanoamo Bay (Vox)
- Caucus and Primary Updates
- Nevada Democratic Caucus, February 20: Winner = Hillary Clinton
- Nevada Republican Caucus, February 23: Winner = Donald Trump
- South Carolina Republican Primary, February 20: Winner = Donald Trump
- South Carolina Democratic Primary, February 27: Winner = Hillary Clinton
- Discussion: Can Republicans Stop Trump?
- An Elegy for the Jeb Bush Campaign (The Atlantic)
- Further Reading: Jeb Bush’s Path to Defeat Began a Year Ago (FiveThirtyEight)
“Donald Trump” by Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Regarding the research of how simple it may or may not be to change someones mind by the Washington post. A very interesting research study that deals a lot with phycology, egos, perception and just overall knowledge of a subject. They are starting with the people that often change their mind. people that still have a voice but may not know the entirety of a situation. Seeing a different perspective causing them to change their mind. The fact that they went into not only the meaning of words but what they are perceived as is a very interesting topic for me. people often refer to some words as just attacking; for example using the word “you” the meaning of the word is simple and harmless but it can most times be perceived as being an attacking word. A very interesting study.