The Daily Populous

People who know less about politics are more confident about their political knowledge, according to research published in the scientific journal Political Psychology.

“The Dunning-Kruger effect holds that individuals with little knowledge about a topic will be, paradoxically, the most confident that they know a lot about the topic.

In the future, I think that we could learn many interesting things about political discourse and ‘political overconfidence’ by getting people into a laboratory setting.”. »

A broadband adviser selected by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai to run a federal advisory committee was arrested last week on claims she tricked investors into pouring money into a multimillion-dollar investment fraud scheme, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Pierce resigned from Quintillion in August of last year, and she stepped down from her role in Pai’s Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee (BDAC) the following month.

Pai picked Pierce last year to chair his newly created broadband advisory group. »

A Florida high school student who triggered an international discussion on whether women should have to wear bras is mobilizing girls to go braless to protest dress codes she says are unfairly strict for girls.

The Bradenton Herald reports Lizzy Martinez' "Bracott" will take place at Braden River High on Monday, according to Twitter posts from her account.

Martinez is encouraging her female classmates to arrive to school braless to send a message to school administrators that requiring the undergarment is sexist. »

Probably because she knows that what most who come to this north Bavarian town are looking for is a fight.

"Some of the stories you hear are just mind-blowing," says Filip Trulsson, marketing manager of team sports at Puma.

Herzogenaurach has been described as "the town of bent necks," as no local would start a conversation with another without first looking down to check which firm's shoes they were wearing. »