Kruger and Dunning noted a number of previous studies which tend to suggest that in skills as diverse as reading comprehension, operating a motor vehicle, and playing chess or tennis, “ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge” (as Charles…
Posts Tagged with science
Ignorance & Confidence
2/19/2008 – 10:00 am
Topology
1/3/2008 – 8:08 am
Science News has a great description of Topology in their article Tied Up in Knots, which is the field of study my good friend Ken has decided to use as his focus for his academic research (he has a doctorate…
Intelligent Curves
11/14/2007 – 10:22 am
The study, to be published this week, shows that men who admire women with hourglass figures do so because they are more intelligent and therefore produce more intelligent children than waif-like women or those of “apple-shaped” proportions.
As noted in…
DNA 11
9/25/2006 – 8:32 am
DNA 11 creates high quality prints from your DNA or fingerprint. The geek in me cries out to hang (at least) one of these pieces on our walls.
It’s a small world
6/28/2006 – 12:45 pm
The Size Of Our World is a great visual comparison of Earth, the other bodies in our solar system and some stars within our galaxy. While the site is far from polished, this simple page does a great job displaying the…
Dream Anatomy: A National Library of Medicine Exhibit
2/2/2006 – 3:00 pm
Dream Anatomy Provided by the National Library of Medicine “shows off the anatomical imagination in some of its most astonishing incarnations, from 1500 to the present.” There are some gorgeous pieces ranging from educational to entertaining. Even better, the work is in…