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Sunflowers and the Dunning–Kruger Effect

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If we were sunflowers, would we see ourselves as glorious and radiant? Or would we be a sad drooping mess? Self-perception is a tricky business. Twenty years ago, psychologists David Dunning and Justin Kruger were studying how people estimate their own levels of competence. They concluded that incompetent people tend not to recognize their own [...]

The Bug Test

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“I’d rather eat a bug!” So someone exclaimed to me recently. It got me thinking. What does this phrase really mean? In some parts of the world, there are folks who enjoy eating toasted or deep fried insects. It’s an excellent source of protein. My fairly finicky daughter surprised me by eating 4 deep fried [...]