The Signal — 2026-06-30 breakpoint #3
From the science desk: a new study suggests overconfident people are worse at telling real headlines from fake ones. Researchers found that a general tendency toward overconfidence predicts susceptibility to believing false claims. In other words, the people most sure they can spot misinformation are often the ones most likely to fall for it. The irony is not lost on us. Also: a cataclysmic collision of neutron stars has provided new clues about a long-standing astronomical debate. When these incredibly dense remnants smash together, they ripple spacetime itself. And we're still trying to figure out what that means for the universe's biggest stalemate. More on that as it develops.