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This was my first thought. I'm sure the noble prize awarded to the Dunning and Kruger's work in psychology was just a result of a bunch of imbeciles who didn't
by crsv 9y ago
This was my first thought.
I'm sure the noble prize awarded to the Dunning and Kruger's work in psychology was just a result of a bunch of imbeciles who didn't realize it was a "bogus meme".
This article was absolute drivel.
- dwaltrip 9y agoI just did some quick googling. It seems they received the Ig-Nobel award, not an actual Nobel prize. This award is a bit strange, I don't fully understand... It's some kind of parody: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ig_Nobel_Prize https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ig_Nobel_Prize
- kthejoker2 9y agoIt's simply there to highlight the wide and wooly range of things being practiced under the umbrella of science. I find it pretty heartening - the world needs research on slug poop and the psychology of sexbots, too.