The Semmelweis Reflex
"A Metaphor for the reflex-like tendency to reject new evidence or new knowledge because it contradicts established norms, beliefs or paradigms."
Unflattering definition from The Game of Life by Dr. Timothy Leary. "Mob behavior found among primates and larval hominids on undeveloped planets, in which a discovery of important scientific fact is punished." Both quotes from Wikipedia.
The story of Ignaz Semmelweis, 19th Century pioneer of antiseptic policy, to be written shortly. A cautionary tale for Liberation Therapy.
(See Blog entry for July 30, 2012)
Unflattering definition from The Game of Life by Dr. Timothy Leary. "Mob behavior found among primates and larval hominids on undeveloped planets, in which a discovery of important scientific fact is punished." Both quotes from Wikipedia.
The story of Ignaz Semmelweis, 19th Century pioneer of antiseptic policy, to be written shortly. A cautionary tale for Liberation Therapy.
(See Blog entry for July 30, 2012)
