Mistrust of Public Institutions

Posted August 7, 2020

Why Smart People Are Vulnerable to Putting Tribe Before Truth
by Dan M. Kahan, Scientific American Blog, December 3 2018
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/why-smart-people-are-vulnerable-to-putting-tribe-before-truth/


Trust in Public Health Is Essential Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Udow-Phillips, M., & Lantz, P. M. (2020). Journal of Hospital Medicine, 15(7), 431-433.
https://www.journalofhospitalmedicine.com/jhospmed/article/223587/hospital-medicine/trust-public-health-essential-amid-covid-19-pandemic


Police Brutality and Mistrust in Medical Institutions.
Alang, S., McAlpine, D. D., & Hardeman, R. (2020). Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 1-9.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40615-020-00706-w


Coronavirus Responses Highlight How Humans Have Evolved to Dismiss Facts That Don’t Fit Their Worldview
by Adrian Bardon, The Conversation US, June 26 2020
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/coronavirus-responses-highlight-how-humans-have-evolved-to-dismiss-facts-that-dont-fit-their-worldview/