Flexibilization of Science, Cognitive Biases, and the COVID-19 Pandemic

In the second week of March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was officially a pandemic. This occurred 10 weeks after China reported to the WHO a cluster of pneumonia cases. In the context of a pandemic, multiple pressures, such as fear of death and economic collapse, may align. This scenario creates a fertile ground for ingrained cognitive biases, thereby disturbing the systematic approach upon which science usually relies.

Source: Mayo Clinic Proceedings - August 27, 2020 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Lucas Oliveira J. e Silva, Marcos V. Vidor, Vicenzo Zarpellon de Ara újo, Fernanda Bellolio Tags: Perspective and controversy Source Type: research