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Ramón Peña: Ignorancia ignorada

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Ramón Peña: Ignorancia ignorada

TL;DR

  • There is a current resistance to learning despite increased access to information.
  • The Dunning-Kruger effect describes cognitive bias where individuals overestimate their knowledge.
  • True experts are aware of their limitations and the vastness of knowledge.
  • A US Health Secretary, lacking medical expertise, dismisses immunization practices and claims vaccines cause autism.
  • This Secretary reduced the number of universally recommended vaccines for children.
  • The National Medical Association has called for his dismissal, labeling his actions an 'existential threat' to public health.