The Science of Controversial Science: How People React to Sex Differences Research
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Steve Stewart-Williams
Summary
This article introduces a new series called "The Science of Controversial Science" that examines what happens when research collides with society's taboos. The first installment (Part 1 of 2) focuses on the author's own research into how people react to studies on sex differences, specifically exploring why findings that portray men more favorably trigger stronger negative reactions than the reverse, and how people overestimate bias in favor of their own group.
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· 3 pulledI explore what happens when research collides with society's deepest taboos.
I examine why findings that put men in a better light than women tend to trigger a stronger negative reaction than those that do the reverse.
I explore the surprising discovery that people not only massively overestimate how biased others are in favor of their own
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