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by peanutcrisis 3y ago
Just want to highlight that "critical" here refers to the "critical" in "critical race theory", and associated with it is the kind of intolerant moral orthodoxy that's seen on the extreme left. This is a r
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In Defense of Merit(indefenseofmerit.org)
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University of Cincinnati student failed assignment for using “biological woman”(whyevolutionistrue.com)
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Our Wall Street Journal Op-ed: Free At Last!(whyevolutionistrue.com)
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by peanutcrisis 3y ago
A catalogue/search engine for university courses in computer science, math, and several other subjects that is available publicly: https://collegecompendium.org/
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Math, Stats, Operational Research QAA Subject Benchmark Letter [pdf](nms.kcl.ac.uk)
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A Misguided Critique of Genetic Ancestry Testing(whyevolutionistrue.com)
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by peanutcrisis 3y ago
The fact that prizes were won and he got hired back because of that are both evidence that merit is recognized. You made points that contradict your own stance. The comment of mine you were replying to describes an example of the moving of
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by peanutcrisis 3y ago
At this point, I’d ask what you mean by meritocracy here. Is the (supposed) lack of meritocracy in the awarding of accolades the same as a lack of meritocracy when it comes to the recognition of the actual science done? Clearly from your co
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by peanutcrisis 3y ago
Hannah Wolfman-Jones and Nadine Strossen's (ex-ACLU president) take on what got Stallman cancelled years ago: https://stallmansupport.org/nadine-strossen-hannah-wolfman-r...
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Updated Reactions, Pro and Con, to Our “Merit” Paper(whyevolutionistrue.com)
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New England Journal of Medicine proposes racial segregation in med schools(whyevolutionistrue.com)
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National Academies of Sciences urge affirmative action in med-school admissions(whyevolutionistrue.com)
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by peanutcrisis 3y ago
I would guess it’s a culture war thing, Elon isn’t toeing the line with a vocal minority that’s influential on the left.
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by peanutcrisis 3y ago
A contra-narrative to your point is that there exist a minority of people who hold very specific and very dogmatic views about gender. These people are pushing their views through the education system (I do not know the extent of it, just t
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by peanutcrisis 4y ago
As someone outside of the anglosphere who has been consuming news from left-leaning sources, there is a sudden shift in the type of language used and the kind of topics that would make it to the headlines. This is an observable phenomena, a
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Evolutionary Psychology for the Tyro(whyevolutionistrue.com)
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Seizing the Means of Knowledge Production(heterodoxacademy.org)
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Seizing the Means of Knowledge Production(heterodoxacademy.org)
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by peanutcrisis 4y ago
Given how notable AI ethicists have held really extreme positions with respect to what is considered harmful (i.e. Gebru Timnit), how seriously should we take such research? Earnestly asking, is there a self-selection of certain kind of peo
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by peanutcrisis 4y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35122190
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As laid out in the original post, there is currently no commonly agreed on definition of implicit bias, or if it even exists at all. As such, we can't reliably extrapolate the properties and effects of it, much less how it interacts wi
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by peanutcrisis 4y ago
Hoping this doesn't get flagged for having the word "woke" this time round. This is actually a pretty charitable piece on how different people define the term "woke", and how to get pass the argument over the term a
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by peanutcrisis 4y ago
From the perspective of someone left-leaning, it’s an illiberal faction of the left that has very specific beliefs about race, gender, and sexuality that not everyone agrees on, and an extreme but unsubstantiated set of explanations for the
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Emporia State University to focus on DEI following 30+ terminations(wibw.com)
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by peanutcrisis 4y ago
Has anyone tried getting ChatGPT to criticize DEI or “wokeness” when in a “jailbroken” state? I realised it’ll keep finding ways to subvert the “jailbreak”, seems like the OpenAI devs have deemed this topic really sensitive.
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Welcome to America’s Racialized Medical Schools(tabletmag.com)
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World Day of Social Justice(boghossian.substack.com)
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by peanutcrisis 4y ago
You'll be surprised by the rhetoric going on in the "Fat Studies" department in academia. Medical prognosis of obesity is just another "narrative" to "oppress" people who are obese. Just imagine if more of
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Noam Chomsky on Post-Modernism(bactra.org)
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