How does public opinion become extreme?

How does public opinion become extreme?

We investigate the emergence of extreme opinion trends in society by employing statistical physics modeling and analysis on polls that inquire about a wide range of issues such as religion, economics, politics, abortion, extramarital sex, books, movies, and electoral vote. The surveys lay out a clear indicator of the rise of extreme views. The precursor is a nonlinear relation between the fract...

How does one become a family physician?

No doubt there are as many reasons for becoming a family physician as there are family physicians. Some would say that they inherited the gene from their fathers or mothers, who were family physicians before them; it was their destiny. Some remember physicians who inspired them to pursue this path by setting a wonderful example: their own family physicians or the physicians who practised in the...

How does a bill become a law?

Step 4: If any amendments were made on the bill by the Senate, it is referred back to the House of Representatives for their approval. If the House rejects the amendments, a conference committee comprised of members of both the House and the Senate come together to reconcile their difference. If the conference committee finds compromise, the final version of the bill is taken through the House ...

How does Chinese loess become magnetized?

Extreme Overvalued Beliefs: How Violent Extremist Beliefs Become “Normalized”

Extreme overvalued beliefs (EOB) are rigidly held, non-deusional beliefs that are the motive behind most acts of terrorism and mass shootings. EOBs are differentiated from delusions and obsessions. The concept of an overvalued idea was first described by Wernicke and later applied to terrorism by McHugh. Our group of forensic psychiatrists (Rahman, Resnick, Harry) refined the definition as an a...