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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Mural, exhibition celebrates labor of Black women in America
Detroit artist Sydney James showcases large-scale portraits in a virtual exhibit that repositions society’s narrative of working Black women from “less than or least of” to “deeply valued.”
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How to keep COVID-19 from invading your ‘pod’
Michigan Medicine suggests what to do if someone in your learning group, friend group, or social circle gets exposed to or becomes sick with coronavirus.
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Michigan Medicine separates conjoined twins
Two dozen specialists, aided by 3D printed models, recently separated 1-year-old sisters attached at the chest and abdomen. The surgery took 11 hours.
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Mobile clinic provides free prenatal services to Detroit moms
The Luke Clinic provides free prenatal, postpartum, and infant care through one year of life to any family in the Detroit metro area. So far, it has seen more than 300 patients.
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On the road again
Adam Brewster, BA ’12, balks at the concept of ‘election fatigue.’ He’s covering the 2020 presidential campaign as a CBS reporter in Iowa, Texas, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
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Paul Milgrom, BA ’70, awarded Nobel Prize
The 2020 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences recognizes Milgrom’s work in improving auction formats. He and fellow researcher Robert Wilson were awarded the prize for their research about auction theory.
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President's Message
Reaffirming our focus on student access and opportunity
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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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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.