Subscribe to Annie's Substack

A Little (Scientific) Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing

People with an intermediate understanding of science are prone to a menacing combination of overconfidence and anti-science attitudes.

Thinking in Bets is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

It turns out that the expression, “a little knowledge is a dangerous thing,” is apt when that knowledge is about science. People with intermediate levels of scientific knowledge are a big obstacle to better policy and informed individual decisions, whether it is about climate change or the safety of vaccines or nuclear power or a host of other topics.


Read more