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Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Politics at King's College London. International political economy, European politics, globalization, immigration, populism, and Eurovision (which combines all of the above). www.ninaobermeier.com
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Particularly important to remember for anyone who studies public opinion

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Two stick figures are speaking to each other:
Figure 1: Silicate chemistry is second nature to us geochemists, so it’s easy to forget that the average person probably only knows the formulas for olivine and one or two feldspars.
Figure 2: And quartz, of course.
Figure 1: Of course.
At the bottom of the picture is a caption that reads: Even when they’re trying to compensate for it, experts in anything wildly overestimate the average person’s familiarity with their field.
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Yes, I realised this some years ago when at dinner with a GP, I mentioned Weimar Germany and he said he was not sure where that was in the world.

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Of course

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