Amazing example of failure to citation/fact check: http://journalofpositivesexuality.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Failure-of-Academic-Quality-Control-Technology-of-Orgasm-Lieberman-Schatzberg.pdf …pic.twitter.com/1PH7cTe41V
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Dunning-Kruger applied to Dunning-Kruger, research on happiness, and type safety: http://danluu.com/dunning-kruger/
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This reminds me that I have a draft post where I read all the papers citing a handful of obviously bogus papers to see if any citations would mention the issues. Never published b/c I couldn't figure out how to write this without seeming like I was picking on particular papers.
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Periodic reminder that many (most?) citations are bogus. This happens to be about the claim that 3.5 hours/day of deliberate practice is the right amount, but I find this level of accuracy when I check most citations:https://acesounderglass.com/2019/06/21/epistemic-spot-check-the-role-of-deliberate-practice-in-the-acquisition-of-expert-performance/ …
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@danluu Great article, though I do feel my (intended to be exaggerated and humorous) tweet is not the same as a popsci article headline. -
@posco Fair enough! Not trying to pick on that tweet in particular, but didn't want to show 10 different tweets to convey my impression. - 1 more reply
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Me: See this article from
@danluu Her: Why are you so obsessed with Dunning-Kruger? Me: I guess I don't know much about it, so I think I doThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@danluu 1st cases imho are popsci authors overselling to sell ads/subscriptions. In the case of types, it is tribalism + confirmation bias.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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