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...Are more likely to find and search for information that conflicts their world views.
While low-science-curiosity folks were more likely to select the article that agreed with their opinion, regardless of whether it sounded novel, high-science-curiosity people preferred whichever headline was "surprising." If anything, they were even more likely to select that headline if it ran counter to their beliefs.
It's one of the most interesting articles I have read in recent history
https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/01/curiosity-about-science-can-ease-ideological-divides/
While low-science-curiosity folks were more likely to select the article that agreed with their opinion, regardless of whether it sounded novel, high-science-curiosity people preferred whichever headline was "surprising." If anything, they were even more likely to select that headline if it ran counter to their beliefs.
It's one of the most interesting articles I have read in recent history
https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/01/curiosity-about-science-can-ease-ideological-divides/