Dunning-Kruger

Skepticism

The Dunning-Kruger effect: Misunderstood, misrepresented, overused and … non-existent?

A couple of weeks ago a statement popped up in my Facebook feed that surprised me. New evidence suggests that the Dunning-Kruger effect doesn’t exist – people who don’t know what they’re talking about are aware of that fact. The post came from the QI Elves who delight in posting quirky and unexpected scientific trivia, but rarely include sources and…