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Brown: People Who Disagree With Scientists Often Overestimate Their Own Scientific Knowledge, Study Finds
August 10, 2022
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 10 (TNSjou) -- Brown University issued the following news release:

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After surveying thousands of Americans on the COVID-19 vaccine, climate change and other contested issues, scholars found a correlation between how much people think they know and deviation from scientific consensus.

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People who dispute scientific consensus on topics such as vaccine efficacy, climate change or the Big Bang tend to overes . . .

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