If you know, you know. Or do you?

People who lack expertise often lack the expertise to know just how much expertise they lack, says U-M psychologist David Dunning. Even AI suffers the effect. While ChatGPT is designed to provide an answer, it is unable to figure out whether it’s the right answer, he says.
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Rebranding fundraising as fun
It’s one thing to build a cool brand, says CrowdRise co-founder Robert Wolfe. But it’s even better to build a cool brand about giving back.
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Scientists Detect Dark Matter Scaffolding of the Universe
University of Michigan physics researcher Jörg Dietrich and a team of scientists are the first to detect part of the invisible dark matter skeleton of the universe, where more than half of all matter is believed to reside. The discovery confirms a key prediction in the prevailing theory of how the universe’s current web-like structure evolved.
Related: As predicted, U-M researchers help find Higgs-like particle.
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Screening for Melanoma? There's an App for That
More than two million Americans are diagnosed with skin cancer each year, and some 50,000 will be diagnosed with melanoma, the most serious kind. Regular skin checks can help people discover melanoma in its earliest stages. That’s easier than ever now, thanks to a free app developed at the University of Michigan Health System.
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Not just monkey business: cooperation vs. competition
Leaders take note: A new study of gelada monkeys indicates that being the top dog—or in this case, top monkey—is even better if the alpha male occasionally concedes to subordinates.
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Limeade and love: Memories of Drake's Sandwich Shop
From the Great Depression and World War II through the British invasion and disco balls, Drake’s Sandwich Shop served up chocolate cordials, orange marmalade sandwiches, and ice-cold limeade to devoted University of Michigan students.
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Believing is seeing
World traveler, multilingual English teacher, avid hiker, and martial arts aficionado. Nick Hoekstra, ’06, may be visually impaired, but he sees opportunity everywhere.
Columns
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President's Message
Reaffirming our focus on student access and opportunity
U-M seeks to ensure every student will rise, achieve, and fulfill their dreams. -
Editor's Blog
Peace out
It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world out there. -
Climate Blue
Keeping our focus on climate
As federal support for climate science wanes, Ricky Rood remains hopeful. -
Health Yourself
Are you an ‘ager’ or a ‘youther’?
Why do some people appear younger or older than people born in the same year?
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Hear audio series, news, and stories about the future of health care.
Creativity and connection across prison walls
One of the world’s largest and longest-running exhibitions of incarcerated artists is back with new programming designed to foster connection and deepen public understanding of incarceration in Michigan. The 29th annual Exhibition of Artists in Michigan Prisons, curated by U-M’s Prison Creative Arts Project, showcases 772 artworks by 538 artists incarcerated in 26 state prisons. The Duderstadt Center Gallery on U-M’s North Campus is presenting the artwork through April 1.