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Confidence tricks

21 mins | Aug 24, 2020
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What makes someone an expert? For starters, knowing what they don't know. The ignorant pundit is absolutely certain; the true expert understands their own limits and how to ask the right questions. Andrew Little and Matthew Backus reflect on the importance of acknowledging knowledge limits, in an age where everyone can be a self-proclaimed expert.

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