#StreisandEffect
#StiglersLaw
#DunningKruger
#BackfireEffect
#GoodhartsLaw
#TrivialityEffect
#AgendaSetting
#InformationCascade
#ThirdPersonEffect
#HitchensRazor
#SapirWhorf

Bottom line:
Stigler’s Law reminds us that what’s remembered isn’t always what’s true.

Virality ≠ originality.

And in a world of disinformation, understanding where ideas actually come from is a form of resistance.

#StiglersLaw #MediaLiteracy #Disinformation #ThreadSeries

Here’s how Stigler’s Law explains it👇
#StiglersLaw #Disinformation #ThreadSeries

Stigler’s Law says:
“No scientific discovery is named after its original discoverer.”
That’s not irony — it’s 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 #PeppersGhost🫑👻🌶️
#OpticalIllusion #StiglersLaw

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