Why the Brain Chooses Politics Over Science

Who could blow off the world’s most respected scientists and turn to politicians for advice on surviving the coronavirus? Humans, that’s who.

People take part in a “reopen” Pennsylvania demonstration on April 20, 2020 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Photo: Nicholas Kamm/Getty Images

If supermarket clashes over wearing masks and White House attempts to discredit Dr. Anthony Fauci aren’t enough to convince you that the coronavirus crisis…