When 1,173 US adults in a 2022 study could bet on beating the average on a science test, those most opposed to the scientific consensus were the most overconfident in their knowledge, and they earned less because of it
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In a 2022 Science Advances study, the people most opposed to the scientific consensus tended to be the most overconfident about their science knowledge, and it cost them when they bet on beating the average.
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