AvatarJames SheafferDebunking the Dunning-Kruger effect – the least skilled people know how much they don’t know, but everyone thinks they are better than averagetheconversation.com - Eric C. GazeJohn Cleese, the British comedian, once summed up the idea of the Dunning–Kruger effect as, “If you are really, really stupid, then it’s impossible …
AvatarJames SheafferHumans Have Broken a Fundamental Law of the OceanWired UK - Matt ReynoldsThe size of undersea creatures seemed to follow a strange but stable pattern—until industrial fishing came along. On November 19, 1969, the CSS Hudson …
AvatarJames SheafferFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoHow a second language can boost the brainknowablemagazine.org - By Ramin SkibbaBeing bilingual benefits children as they learn to speak — and adults as they age Even when you’re fluent in two languages, it can be a challenge to …
AvatarJames SheafferWhat exactly is Scrum? And how does the methodology work?verified_publisherLadders - Anouare AbdouYou’d be hard-pressed to find an experienced professional who’s never heard of Scrum, a project-management framework created as part of the Manifesto …
AvatarJames SheafferElon Musk Just Revealed a Brutal Truth About Success That Most People Never Understandverified_publisherInc Magazine - Jason AtenSuccess is hard. That's a feature, not a bug. Whatever you think of Elon Musk, there's really no question that he qualifies as one of the most successful entrepreneurs of his generation. He is currently worth more than $160 billion, making him one of the three richest men in the world. The bulk of …
AvatarJames SheafferScientists just discovered long-sought-after 'grandmother neurons'Live Science - By Rebecca SohnWhat happens in your brain when you recognize your grandmother? In the 1960s, some neuroscientists thought a single brain cell called the …