NPR: Why We Think Ignorance Is Bliss, Even When It Hurts Our Health

Why some people will go to great lengths to avoid hearing potentially-bad news.  Article written by Shankar Vedantam.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/07/28/333945706/why-we-think-ignorance-is-bliss-even-when-it-hurts-our-health?ft=1&f=1128