Why People Are So Confident When They’re Wrong unpacks overconfidence as a cognitive bias that inflates our certainty—think short-cuts in your brain, the real Dunning–Kruger curve, and why we’re often blind to our own ignorance. Along the way you’ll see how rogue traders and even centuries-old bank collapses highlight the dangers, and learn why honest, timely feedback is your best defense.
On the flip side, a dash of overconfidence can fuel progress—and you might even try out Veritasium’s new Kickstarter tabletop game or Snatoms magnetic molecule kit to calibrate your own certainty.
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