Apr
16
2009
Study Shows: More Popular Pundits are Less Accurate
I doubt I will ever write many articles that fit better into the theme and mission of this blog than this one. And despite the fact that the piece it’s based on is over 3 years old, it couldn’t be more topical. There was an article in the New Yorker in December of 2005 entitled “Everybody’s An Expert” that discusses a book by UC Berkeley Psychology Professor Philip Tetlock called “Expert Political Judgment: How Good Is It? How Can We Know?”. The article is a fascinating read and I’d encourage you to go through it if you’ve got a few minutes. But it is long so I’ve tried to draw out the more important and politically relevant points and I’ve added them below, along with a little of my own commentary. Continue reading
