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Steven Novella

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The New England Skeptical Society is a non-profit educational organization founded in 1996 to promote science and reason. Blogs NeuroLogicaBlog is a daily blog authored by NESS president, Steven Novella, covering science, skepticism, neuroscience, and critical thinking. Science-Based Medicine is a blog dedicated to…

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Misunderstanding Dunning-Kruger

There is, apparently, an increase recently in interest in the Dunning-Kruger effect. The Washington Post writes about this recently, making the obvious political observation (having to do with the current occupant of the White House). It's great that there is public interest in an important psychological phenomenon…