"We find a nonlinear relationship between knowledge and confidence, with overconfidence (the confidence gap) peaking at intermediate levels of actual scientific knowledge. These high-confidence/intermediate-knowledge groups also display the least positive attitudes towards science."

Intermediate levels of scientific knowledge are associated with overconfidence and negative attitudes towards science | Nature Human Behaviour
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-023-01677-8

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