A mashup episode all about ‘effects’. Darren discusses the sometimes misunderstood cognitive bias called the Dunning-Kruger Effect. Inspired by the movie Hidden Figures, Cristina digs into the Matilda Effect and highlights some groundbreaking women scientists who were famously and shamelessly snubbed for their achievements. Pat explains an illusion known as the McGurk Effect which demonstrates the interaction between hearing and vision in speech perception.
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Dunning-Kruger Effect
Wikipedia Dunning-Kruger Effect
The Matilda Effect
Washington Post: Why men get all the credit when they work with women
The Atlantic: When Women Don’t Take Credit for Their Own Good Work
LA Times: Hidden Figures Katherine Johnson
Listverse: 10 Groundbreaking Women Scientists Written Off By History
BBC: The Life Scientific – Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Mother Jones: Men taking credit women history
The Cut: Study Says Women Don’t Get Credit When They Work With Men
National Geographic: 6 Women Scientists Who Were Snubbed Due to Sexism
Huff Post: 11 Women Who Did Groundbreaking Things That Men Got The Credit For
McGurk Effect
BBC Demonstration Of The McGurk Effect
Youtube Demonstration Of The McGurk Effect
Nature: Skilled Musicians Not Subject To McGurk Effect
