Scientists with Half-closed Minds

A surprising number are scared to death of new ideas. They have attacked major discoveries without even glancing at the evidence. And their distrust of unconventional experiments may now be hampering scientific progress.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: IAN STEVENSON
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SSE 2010-05-01
Series:Journal of Scientific Exploration
Online Access:http://journalofscientificexploration.org/index.php/jse/article/view/165
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