More info: Reddit
Grandson_of_0din , Cristina Gottardi Report
Brueguard , Christin Hume Report
Missusmidas , Mike Bird Report
As you can see, Francis Bacon didn’t use the exact aphorism that’s assigned to the “knowledge is power” saying. The first time this exact Latin phrase was written was in the 1668 version of “Leviathan” by Thomas Hobbes, an ex-secretary to F. Bacon.
Jlbennett2001 , Nhia Moua Report
JackCooper_7274 , Oleksandr P Report
ItsMeCourtney , cottonbro studio Report
One of the most interesting experiments done about this curse, which also quite easily explains the phenomenon, was conducted in 1990 by a Stanford University psychology graduate student Elizabeth Newton. She created a game, where people were assigned roles of “tapper” and “listener.” Tappers had to tap out the rhythm of a well-known song on a table, while the listeners had to guess the song.
Out of 120 songs tapped out during the experiment, only 3 were guessed correctly. Yes, only 3! Apparently, when a tapper taps, they hear the tune in their mind along with the taps, while the listener only hears the uncoordinated tapping sounds. And due to the curse, the tappers couldn’t see why it was so hard for listeners to understand the tune.
NikkiRex , Magda Ehlers Report
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And it’s not the only thing that’s so cursed about it. In fact, this phenomenon creates quite a few problems between people:
Makes some teachers have difficulty understanding how their students can’t comprehend a topic;Makes it difficult to communicate; Makes it hard to understand or justify your own past behavior;Makes it hard to predict or understand the behavior of others.
So, be aware that as you learn new things from this list, you might fall for the curse of knowledge. After all, as the question that prompted this thread suggests, the majority of people don’t know these facts, so don’t forget that!
Also, maybe you know any other facts that not many others know that weren’t mentioned in this list? Share it with us in the comments! And don’t forget to upvote the most interesting facts you learned from this list!
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