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The Dunning-Kruger effect may just be a data artefact (2020)
I want the Dunning-Kruger effect to be real. First described in a seminal 1999 paper by David Dunning and Justin Kruger, this effect has been the darling of journalists who want to explain why dumb people don’t know they’re dumb. There’s even video of a fantastic pastiche of Turandot’s famous aria, Nessun dorma…
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| Aug 3, 2026 | The Dunning-Kruger effect may just be a data artefact (2020) by audreyfei | 166 | 177 |
| Dec 26, 2020 | The Dunning-Kruger Effect Is Probably Not Real by ingve | 70 | 67 |
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