Tag Archives: Quillette
SSC: Addendum
It’s wonderful how the mind has a way of cultivating clarity in the background, away from the gaze of the mind’s eye and as the mind itself is preoccupied with other thoughts, on matters considered only a few days ago … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis
Tagged Astral Codex Ten, New York Times, Quillette, rationalists, Scott Aaronson, Scott Alexander Siskind, Slate Star Codex, view from nowhere
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When deGrasse Tyson pulled a Pinker
Since this post was published, an upward-edited version has been republished on The Wire. Twitter is, among other things, that place on the internet where people fight over the tips of icebergs. There is often the presumption that what ends … Continue reading
Posted in Op-eds, Science
Tagged cherry-picking, climate injustice, Enlightenment ideals, George Monbiot, human rights, humanities, incel, mass shooting, Neil deGrasse Tyson, optimism, pandemic, Quillette, Sandy Hook, Social Sciences, Steven Pinker, white nationalism
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