#StreisandEffect
#StiglersLaw
#DunningKruger
#BackfireEffect
#GoodhartsLaw
#TrivialityEffect
#AgendaSetting
#InformationCascade
#ThirdPersonEffect
#HitchensRazor
#SapirWhorf
Bottom line:
Stiglerβs Law reminds us that whatβs remembered isnβt always whatβs true.
Virality β originality.
And in a world of disinformation, understanding where ideas actually come from is a form of resistance.
#StiglersLaw #MediaLiteracy #Disinformation #ThreadSeries
Hereβs how Stiglerβs Law explains itπ
#StiglersLaw #Disinformation #ThreadSeries
Stiglerβs Law says:
βNo scientific discovery is named after its original discoverer.β
Thatβs not irony β itβs the point
Statistician Stephen Stigler coined the law⦠And credits it to Robert Merton
"Wouldn't you like to see a Pepper too?"
John Henry Pepper, who did not actually create the haunting theatrical illusion that bears his name, is the Linda Hall Library's #ScientistOfTheDay.
#histSTM #histsci #PeppersGhostπ«π»πΆοΈ
#OpticalIllusion #StiglersLaw
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