The habit of scepticism or the habit of disconfirmation. Scientists don't go out and try to create evidence for their favorite theories. The enterprise is really an enterprise about disconfirmation, says A joyce earlinger. If an idea can survive an experiment, it probably is a correct and vibrant theory to behold or to have. And if we are in an advantaged situationh now, it's because, o, we've learned that the the name of the game is disconfirmation is not confirmation.
Have you ever been confronted with the fact that you were in over your head, or that you had no idea what you were doing, or that you thought you were more skilled at something than you actually were? At its most extreme, this is called the Dunning-Kruger effect - the fact that it is very easy to be both unskilled and unaware, and in this episode we explore how it works and where you might expect to see it your own life.
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