Dunning Kruger nation and the disparagement of expertise | The Skeptical OB

by | Sep 8, 2016 | Cognitive Bias, Critical Thinking, Irrational Thinking | 0 comments

Dunning Kruger nation and the disparagement of expertise

We live in Dunning Kruger nation. What do I mean? A variety of very loud “confident idiots” – anti-vaxxers, homebirth advocates, climate change deniers – actually think they know more than the experts in the respective fields. Where did they get that idea?

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