TikTok science is making you overconfident | BPS - 0 views
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dr tech about 7 hours ago"Simplifying scientific material too much in order to fit the short video format, however, may have unintended consequences. That's according to a new study in Frontiers Psychology, led by the University of Cologne's Sara Salzmann. Her team looks at short, entertaining online science videos, finding that the most easily understood video summaries can lead people to feel more confident in their own ability to evaluate the study themselves, even if they had no specialist knowledge."
