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Researchers, psychologists, and learning scientists have written extensively about the curse of knowledge, including pieces like this one from PBS NOVA.
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Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
There’s no reason right now to believe that the curse that has afflicted the party in power in almost every midterm since the Civil War won’t be in effect for Republicans.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 6 May 2025
Your Top People ‘Must Be Gamers,’ Say ‘The Last of Us’ Writers
Therein lies the blessing and the curse.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2025
And the Lakers, heading into the final week of the regular season, have either the good fortune or the curse of having to test themselves against the team with the NBA’s best record.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
There’s no reason right now to believe that the curse that has afflicted the party in power in almost every midterm since the Civil War won’t be in effect for Republicans.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 6 May 2025
Your Top People ‘Must Be Gamers,’ Say ‘The Last of Us’ Writers
Therein lies the blessing and the curse.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2025
And the Lakers, heading into the final week of the regular season, have either the good fortune or the curse of having to test themselves against the team with the NBA’s best record.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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“The curse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20curse. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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