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Nicholas D. Kristof
(27 Apr 1959 - )
American writer who began at the New York Times as an economics reporter in 1984. From 1986, he became bureau chief in, successively, Hong Kong, Beijing and Hong Kong. During this time won a Pulitzer Prize (1990), with his wife, NYT reporter, Sheryl WuDunn, for coverage of the Tiananmen Square massacre.
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Science Quotes by Nicholas D. Kristof (1 quote)
There’s pretty good evidence that we generally don’t truly want good information—but rather information that confirms our prejudices. We may believe intellectually in the clash of opinions, but in practice we like to embed ourselves in the reassuring womb of an echo chamber.
— Nicholas D. Kristof
In New York Times (18 Mar 2009).
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
(1987) -- 
