Studying the psychology underlying human misbelief. In academic dialect: Walgreen Professor of the Study of Human Understanding, Univ of Michigan he/him
Ann Arbor, MI
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David Dunning retweeted
In Hennepin County, which endured some of the most brutal ICE raids and the murder of Renee Good, Hispanic turnout is literally 5x what it was at this point in 2022, and >50% above 2024 at the same point.
New video: A public talk on my lab's work on trust.
Trusting others is essential, but deeply mysterious. Major behavioral science theories say you shouldn't do it, but in our studies people trust complete strangers--and they can't tell you why. 1/2
youtube.com/watch?v=DsH7ATw2…
Related, a recently published chapter on trust vs. rationality. They contradict directly. In our lab, trust appears more to be about emotion rather than thought, the decision rather than its consequences, not really a preference, ... 1/2
taylorfrancis.com/chapters/e…
A new interview just dropped in Nautilus about frontier issues related to the Dunning Kruger effect: Does AI suffer? Is it complicit? On the statistical critique. What about experts? The Nobel disease. And although education is an overwhelming good, it does have an issue.
When people aren’t skilled enough to know how unskilled they are: I discussed the Dunning-Kruger effect with @daviddunning6 for @NautilusMag: nautil.us/why-we-think-we-kn…
Last month I was inducted, along w/ 200 peers, into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. A surprise. Further, I was asked to give the featured talk at the closing session, followed by a conversation w/ Dr. Laurie Patton, the Academy’s president. 1/3
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On words beyond English, AI overconfidence, eating tacos upside down, doing your own research, what education undoes…
For those who play, spot the Easter eggs for the Delphic oracles, Marcel Marceau, Edvard Munch, and Sinclair Lewis. 3/3
The tie belonged to my late father.
A bonus. A delightful conversation with stage and film director Kenny Leon. Informative beyond category. youtube.com/watch?v=mvakSXK2…
David Dunning retweeted
Overconfidence causes everything from wars to business failure, but it can be accounted for and remedied, says social psychologist David Dunning, co-created of the Dunning-Kruger effect, which explains why smart people make dumb decisions. bit.ly/47dLnSz
Magic 8 Ball says signs point toward True.
Going for it on 4th down when you should, according to the analytics. Go Lions!
Actually, intrigued that nearly two-thirds of the league is at 50% or less in their decision-making.
Why 13% of Americans think they can land a plane in an emergency.
No Such Thing, a brand new podcast by Manny Fidel, Noah Friedman, and Devan Joseph.
I chime in with my own 2 cents.
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