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Backfire effect

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The backfire effect occurs when people react to disconfirming evidence by doubling down on their original beliefs. In other words, instead of changing their views to fit the new evidence, they actually become more entrenched in their original positions. The backfire effect has been extensively studied in the field of psychology and has been shown … Read more

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GNU project

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The GNU Project is a free software project that was launched in 1984 to develop a complete Unix-like operating system which is composed entirely of free software. The name “GNU” is a recursive acronym for “GNU’s Not Unix”, chosen because the project’s goal was to produce a software system that was compatible with, but not … Read more