Dunning-Kruger Effect
Type: Concept
As of November 2026, Dunning-Kruger Effect has been mentioned in 2 episodes across 2 podcasts, first heard Nov 2025 on Veritasium. Discussed as a cognitive bias where people with low ability at a task overestimate their ability.
A cognitive bias where individuals with low ability at a task overestimate their ability.
| Mentioned in | 2 episodes on 2 podcasts (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Nov 2025 on Veritasium |
| Field | Psychology |
What do podcasts say about Dunning-Kruger Effect?
2 quotes, recorded on Stuff You Should Know and Veritasium.
There's another one that you may have heard of before, even if you've not heard of any of these other ones, called the Dunning-Kruger effect...
Stuff You Should Know · · EpisodeReferenced as an explanatory framework, while also hinting at misinformation around it: the like Dunning Krueger graph… I think that this is not the Dunning Krueger graph… ‘Mount Stupid curve’.
Veritasium · · Episode
How do different shows talk about Dunning-Kruger Effect?
2 shows discussed Dunning-Kruger Effect in these episodes.
- Stuff You Should Know — 1 episode
There's another one that you may have heard of before, even if you've not heard of any of these other ones, called the Dunning-Kruger effect...
How Cognitive Biases Work | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW - Veritasium — 1 episode
Referenced as an explanatory framework, while also hinting at misinformation around it: the like Dunning Krueger graph… I think that this is not the Dunning Krueger graph… ‘Mount Stupid curve’.
Why People Are So Confident When They're Wrong
Who talks about Dunning-Kruger Effect on podcasts?
Dunning-Kruger Effect came up; the most recent mention was Feb 2026 on Stuff You Should Know.
What is Dunning-Kruger Effect mentioned alongside?
Dunning-Kruger Effect is most often mentioned alongside Elements of Truth, Nick Leon and Beerings Bank.
Mentioned together: Elements of Truth, Nick Leon, Beerings Bank, Nikkei 225, Challenger Space Shuttle, Henshin earthquake