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RT @EricTopol
"People with more extreme attitudes are more confident that they understand the science" even when they don't
https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3001915 @PLOSBiology by @Prof_LDHurst @AnneF_S and colleagues https://t.co/xBwcfkHqFG
https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1617972168327057408
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RT @EricTopol
"People with more extreme attitudes are more confident that they understand the science" even when they don't
https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3001915 @PLOSBiology by @Prof_LDHurst @AnneF_S and colleagues https://t.co/xBwcfkHqFG
https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1617972168327057408
People with more extreme attitudes towards science have self-confidence in their understanding of science, even if this is not justified
Why do people have different attitudes to science? This study uses data from a probability survey of UK adults to reveal that more extreme attitudes are associated with high self-confidence, even if this is not justified.