Behavioral change precedes attitude change. If you get people to act contrary to their beliefs, they will shift beliefs over time. Beyerstein discussed how the human brain evolved, and how technology, just in the last 100 years, has confounded our programming, thus leading to human errors. Electric lights have lengthened our awake cycle. Jets that cross time zones in a day play havoc with the natural rhythms acquired through evolution.
Some effects are sleep disorders, gastrointestinal problems, and decreased vigilance.
Optimum well-being depends upon the various cycles operating synchronically. Shift workers, who have their days turned upside down, and whose duty hours are advanced from evening to afternoon to morning, have the most difficult adaptation. The workshop demonstrated why errors are part of the human condition. Some contributors to error are not enough information, overabundance of misinformation, excessive repetition, and innumeracy. We automate as much as possible to save precious resources.