Get along with Nerd

You would have definitely dealt with this kind of situation, maybe in school or work: Working with a person who hardly has some knowledge on a particular subject but thinks he/she is the best. It seems awkward to socialise with such a person. You tend to meet them in all walks of life. You see them defending the ideas that are against their belief, or giving a wrong answer to a question with such nerve! Their behaviour might look annoying, making you judge them as a windbag or a bluffer, but it's not their fault. Surprising? How would you react when I say this phenomenon has got a name? Psychologists describe it as the Dunning-Kruger effect, named to honour two American psychologists- David Dunning and Justin Kruger, for publishing an Ig Nobel winning scientific study. Dunning and Kruger published a study called "Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own Competence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments" in 1999. They analysed a

What is the greatest and the most useful power you possess? If Voldemort ends up reading this (poor kid), he would say the 'Elder Wand'. To the mighty heroes in the Marvel Universe, the 'Infinite Gems'. What could it be to you and me?  The mind! You must be feeling beatific, by now. Your brain has a great influence on everything- be it a minuscule paper cut on your palm or a cyst at a specific spot. How would your reaction be when I say: "There is something that could trick your mind..."? If you were born in a family that grew up medical professionals, you might have some intriguing snippets of medical-related information in your hands. Everyone has a superficial thought on how drugs are tested. It's time to spill the beans... Over the last few years, drug specialists are practising a new trend of testing a drug's effectiveness. New painkillers are verified for their standard through the double-blind placebo control trials . What exactl