Joost VerweijJun 20
En vandaag nog een boek uitgelezen: “Rationality” van Steven Pinker. Ik las het om mijn geheugen op te frissen en dat is gelukt :). Ik begrijp de ‘base rate fallacy’ nu veel beter en ik was enthousiast over het stuk over familiecategorieën. Het boek kwam voor de tweede ambtstermijn van Trump uit, dus het eindigt iets te hoopvol..
Maar goed, het stond al in het boek dat we slechte toekomstvoorspellers zijn.
https://stevenpinker.com/publications/rationality-what-it-why-it-seems-scarce-why-it-matters
#boek #StephenPinker #rationaliteit #gedragspsychologie #statistiek
Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters

Steven Pinker
Show threadLazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈May 1

What is it about the Epstein Class, believing Fancy Autocomplete is a sentient being, and being transphobic?

Did they all come together with this shit at the same child raping island party?

https://transnews.network/p/epstein-backed-prominent-anti-trans-figures

#EpsteinClass #RichardDawkins #StephenPinker #LaurenceKrauss #AI #Transphobia #TheClaudeDelusion #ProfessorRichardDawkins

Epstein Backed ‘Billionaires’ Dinner’ Network of Prominent Anti-Trans Figures

Lawrence Krauss, Richard Dawkins, Steven Pinker and other anti-trans influencers personally benefited from a right-wing academic social group backed by infamous human trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, sometimes meeting at his island.

Trans News Network
Steve Dustcircle 🌹Jun 12, 2025

#StephenPinker slides down the slippery slope of a public #intellectual

https://freethoughtblogs.com/singham/2025/06/12/stephen-pinker-slides-down-the-slippery-slope-of-a-public-intellectual/
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jun/07/harvard-steven-pinker-aporia-podcast
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/2019/05/the-worlds-most-annoying-man

Stephen Pinker slides down the slippery slope of a public intellectual

Stephen Pinker is in the news again, and again, not in a good way. The Harvard psychologist and bestselling author Steven Pinker appeared on the podcast of Aporia, an outlet whose owners advocate f…

Mano Singham
anubis2814Jan 28, 2025
Remember when #StephenPinker told us that everything in the world was getting better and more peaceful, everyone one was getting richer, and there would be no wars by 2050? Can we smack him now?
Gemma ParsonsFeb 29, 2024

It's a little late, but I'm sharing my #2024 reading challenge - which is to read my TBR shelf before I buy any new (other than monthly book club) books....

#books #reading #2024readingchallenge #Shelfie #18books

#Margaretatwood
#Stephenpinker
#Owenjones
#Bradleywiggins
#Davidmitchell
#Erinmorgenstern
#Damongalgut
#Angelacarter
#Hayfestival
#Neilgaiman
#Hilarymantel
#Stephenking
#Richardcoles
#Jonathancoe
#Deliaowens
#Robertmacfarlane
#Janejacobs