We have all experienced the mind numbing futility of trying to get a "conservative" to change his opinion by looking at the facts. Here, finally, is experimental evidence that there is something about the way a "conservative" is constituted that makes them less likely to be influenced by reality. A simple experiment really, but it says a lot about our current state of affairs.
Political affiliation could be all in the brain - being-human - 09 September 2007 - New Scientist