Leifer
Senior Member.
http://www.gapminder.org/ignorance/
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USA results:
http://www.gapminder.org/GapminderMedia/wp-uploads/Results-from-the-Ignorance-Survey-in-the-US..pdf
Britain:
http://www.gapminder.org/news/highlights-from-ignorance-survey-in-the-uk/
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Why is there so much ignorance?
Statistical facts don’t come to people naturally. Quite the opposite. Most people understand the world by generalizing personal experiences which are very biased. In the media the “news-worthy” events exaggerate the unusual and put the focus on swift changes. Slow and steady changes in major trends don’t get much attention. Unintentionally, people end-up carrying around a sack of outdated facts that you got in school (including knowledge that often was outdated when acquired in school).
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USA results:
http://www.gapminder.org/GapminderMedia/wp-uploads/Results-from-the-Ignorance-Survey-in-the-US..pdf
Britain:
http://www.gapminder.org/news/highlights-from-ignorance-survey-in-the-uk/