Selected Media Coverage
Meta-knowledge and learning
Atir, S., & Dunning. D. Research: Competent Leaders Know The Limits of Their Expertise. Harvard Business Review (2024).
Skeptics say, ‘do your own research.’ It’s not that simple. The New York Times Opinion (2022).
Self-proclaimed ‘experts’ more likely to fall for made-up facts, study finds. The Washington Post (2015).
Self-Proclaimed Experts Often Claim To Know More Than They Really Do. Gizmodo (2015).
Here's more evidence you should always be wary of 'experts'. Business Insider (2015).
You Don't Know as Much as You Think: False Expertise. Scientific American (2015).
We are all confident idiots. Pacific Standard (2014).
Talking with strangers
The Lost Art of Chatting. Le Monde (2023).
Small talk has big benefits. The New York Times (2023).
Why your social life is not what it should be. The New York Times (2022).
How (and why) you should get better at talking to strangers. Fast Company (2022).
Talking to strangers helps with learning. Advanced Science News (2022).
Communication and gender
How female politicians’ first names can work for and against them, according to science. CNN (2024).
The psychology behind why people are more likely to call male candidates by their last names and females by their first. Today.com (2024).
What’s in a name? For Kamala Harris, a lot. Glamour Magazine (2024)
Girlboss or businessperson? Should we highlight or downplay gender in our language? Cosmos Magazine (2022).
Eliminating a key difference in how people refer to men and women could help even the playing field at work. Business Insider (2019).
Male scientists are far more likely to be referred to by their last names, impacting status and awards. Science Magazine (2018).
Study Shows Professional Women Are Less Likely To Achieve 'Last Name Fame'. Forbes (2018).
The Way We Identify Professionals Disadvantages Women. Pacific Standard (2018).
Calling men by their surname gives them an unfair career boost. New Scientist (2018).