As Jamie Holmes shows in Nonsense, being confused is unpleasant, so we [image error]tend to shutter our minds as we grasp for meaning and stability, especially in stressful circumstances. We’re hard-wired to resolve contradictions quickly and extinguish anomalies. This can be useful, of course. When a tiger is chasing you, you can’t be indecisive. But as Nonsense reveals, our need for closure has its own dangers.
How we make sense of the world
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It’s about what happens when we’re confused and the path for...
Published on June 22, 2016 20:00