People often see the same evidence but draw opposite conclusions, becoming increasingly polarized over time. Prior discussions of this puzzle have focused on the failure of Bayesian reasoning or on the possibility of non-common priors. By contrast, we offer a model of diverging opinions in a Bayesian environment with common priors. In our model, people hold different private information and dis...

The need for validated analytical methods and reference materials to identify and measure constituents in dietary supplements is essential. Such methods allow for the documentation that products meet manufacturer's specifications and contain what their labels declare. In March 2003, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a proposed rule that would establish specific current good manufactu...

This paper describes a study, in the form of multiple field tests, designed to help students an environmental health science course express and understand subjective perspectives that they their classmates hold on important topics. study is part project using Q sorting technique found methodology as basis for classroom activity, approach we term pedagogy. research people’s subjectivity was firs...