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And to clarify, I'm not supporting the anti-fluoride movement, and definitely not RFK Jr. This was just an example where I could see why somebody would take a view with a kernel of truth, and we respond by telling people that they are retrograde, and that they aren't welcome in our tribe.
March 8, 2025 at 11:41 PM
And to clarify, I'm not supporting the anti-fluoride movement, and definitely not RFK Jr. This was just an example where I could see why somebody would take a view with a kernel of truth, and we respond by telling people that they are retrograde, and that they aren't welcome in our tribe.
This is a good example of my original point. We attack people who hold different views to ours on the left, assuming that differences in beliefs makes others bad people. That's what it is to be censorious. Scientific consensus is always changing, so consider intellectual humility: shorturl.at/msNqV
March 8, 2025 at 11:34 PM
This is a good example of my original point. We attack people who hold different views to ours on the left, assuming that differences in beliefs makes others bad people. That's what it is to be censorious. Scientific consensus is always changing, so consider intellectual humility: shorturl.at/msNqV
According to Kara Swisher, he was instrumental in changing Tesla into a company that transformed the car industry. And it's self-evident that he is leading a company that is transforming space travel. So tell me the story of how you think he Mr. Magooed his way into that.
March 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM
According to Kara Swisher, he was instrumental in changing Tesla into a company that transformed the car industry. And it's self-evident that he is leading a company that is transforming space travel. So tell me the story of how you think he Mr. Magooed his way into that.
I'm just going off of Jerusalem Demsas' reporting on the issue. I think she's generally intelligent and well-sourced, but you may disagree. But see, you are taking somebody who trusts writers at the Atlantic and saying that trust makes them kooks. Don't you see how fringe that makes you?
March 8, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I'm just going off of Jerusalem Demsas' reporting on the issue. I think she's generally intelligent and well-sourced, but you may disagree. But see, you are taking somebody who trusts writers at the Atlantic and saying that trust makes them kooks. Don't you see how fringe that makes you?
Although as a psychologist, I can tell you that forbidding racism and misogyny directly can backfire if people just feel pressured to conform. Building up empathy is much more valuable for helping people not want to make those kinds of jokes/statements.
March 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Although as a psychologist, I can tell you that forbidding racism and misogyny directly can backfire if people just feel pressured to conform. Building up empathy is much more valuable for helping people not want to make those kinds of jokes/statements.
If you read my other replies in this thread, you would see that I'm not talking about wishing for "subversive" racist or sexist jokes. I'm a psychologist, and I know that people often become who they pretend to be. I'm talking about more substantive points where we put blinders on.
March 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
If you read my other replies in this thread, you would see that I'm not talking about wishing for "subversive" racist or sexist jokes. I'm a psychologist, and I know that people often become who they pretend to be. I'm talking about more substantive points where we put blinders on.
Of course we have a problem with groupthink. You might not see it if you're too entrenched in it of course (fish don't know they're wet). But it's a sign of groupthink that if somebody says something you disagree with, you tell them to that you want them out of your group.
March 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Of course we have a problem with groupthink. You might not see it if you're too entrenched in it of course (fish don't know they're wet). But it's a sign of groupthink that if somebody says something you disagree with, you tell them to that you want them out of your group.
So, David Sedaris? Pete Buttigieg? Margaret Cho? If you're implying a person is sullied by where they make appearances, or who they're willing to speak to, that's the censorious groupthink mindset I'm talking about.
March 8, 2025 at 6:45 PM
So, David Sedaris? Pete Buttigieg? Margaret Cho? If you're implying a person is sullied by where they make appearances, or who they're willing to speak to, that's the censorious groupthink mindset I'm talking about.
Elon Musk clearly has genius level intelligence in some domains, although he's obviously an idiot in others. But just because his brain is broken by the internet and is doing terrible things in the world, many people can't admit that much of his success is attributable to his intelligence.
March 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Elon Musk clearly has genius level intelligence in some domains, although he's obviously an idiot in others. But just because his brain is broken by the internet and is doing terrible things in the world, many people can't admit that much of his success is attributable to his intelligence.
Reporting in the Atlantic shows that water fluoridation might not be necessary now that we have fluoride in toothpaste, and that it's associated with a drop in IQ by several points. But the "trust the science" folks on our side treat any skepticism around water fluoridation as ignorant.
March 8, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Reporting in the Atlantic shows that water fluoridation might not be necessary now that we have fluoride in toothpaste, and that it's associated with a drop in IQ by several points. But the "trust the science" folks on our side treat any skepticism around water fluoridation as ignorant.
I agree on both counts. But did we have to give them such a large kernel of truth for point number 1 to work with? I align strongly with liberal values, but the degree of groupthink on my side can absolutely make us seem close-minded at best and censorious and stodgy at worst.
March 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I agree on both counts. But did we have to give them such a large kernel of truth for point number 1 to work with? I align strongly with liberal values, but the degree of groupthink on my side can absolutely make us seem close-minded at best and censorious and stodgy at worst.
I appreciate your point about human-AI collaboration. I think this is the much more important use case of AI as it currently exists rather than using it as a source of information or a replacement for human thought. I try to teach this to my students, but formal resources would be so helpful.
March 8, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I appreciate your point about human-AI collaboration. I think this is the much more important use case of AI as it currently exists rather than using it as a source of information or a replacement for human thought. I try to teach this to my students, but formal resources would be so helpful.
Tesla is still better off than it was before Trump won the election, so Elon doubling down on trumpism is still working out for him.
March 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Tesla is still better off than it was before Trump won the election, so Elon doubling down on trumpism is still working out for him.
For context, I have a condition that makes me hypersensitive to even low levels of such pollution. Finding safe housing/work for people like me is nearly impossible, often causing disability or homelessness. So reducing indoor air pollution is even more crucial than you realize for some of us.
February 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
For context, I have a condition that makes me hypersensitive to even low levels of such pollution. Finding safe housing/work for people like me is nearly impossible, often causing disability or homelessness. So reducing indoor air pollution is even more crucial than you realize for some of us.
Thanks for this paper, this is extremely important work! What do you find are the major drivers of indoor air pollution? Are we talking emissions from gas stoves? Vocs from furniture, paint, building materials, etc?
February 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Thanks for this paper, this is extremely important work! What do you find are the major drivers of indoor air pollution? Are we talking emissions from gas stoves? Vocs from furniture, paint, building materials, etc?
Especially when people try to dunk on them or shame them by pointing out that they're not making things more efficient. Obviously they're just dismantling the government under a thin pretext. It's so weird to see that pretext get taken completely at face value.
February 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Especially when people try to dunk on them or shame them by pointing out that they're not making things more efficient. Obviously they're just dismantling the government under a thin pretext. It's so weird to see that pretext get taken completely at face value.
1. Obviously pre-registration is only appropriate for confirmatory research, not exploratory research. The issue with HARKing is not exploration of data, it's presenting exploratory work as confirmatory.
2. How did you leave " fuck around and find out" on the table?
2. How did you leave " fuck around and find out" on the table?
December 20, 2024 at 3:53 PM
1. Obviously pre-registration is only appropriate for confirmatory research, not exploratory research. The issue with HARKing is not exploration of data, it's presenting exploratory work as confirmatory.
2. How did you leave " fuck around and find out" on the table?
2. How did you leave " fuck around and find out" on the table?
Okay, but if I hear someone describe themself as "open to experience", and they don't mean intellectually curious and creative, I still get to quietly judge them, right?
December 17, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Okay, but if I hear someone describe themself as "open to experience", and they don't mean intellectually curious and creative, I still get to quietly judge them, right?
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It's also useful to allow students to use AI to improve their papers and assignments. But make sure that they turn in both their original work, combined with the work that they did after getting AI feedback. The goal of AI should be to make you work harder, not to do the thinking for you.
December 16, 2024 at 3:15 PM
It's also useful to allow students to use AI to improve their papers and assignments. But make sure that they turn in both their original work, combined with the work that they did after getting AI feedback. The goal of AI should be to make you work harder, not to do the thinking for you.