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3/3 Taboos Discussion
Our next discussion meeting at Camden County College is Wednesday, March 3rd, at 2:00 p.m. in Madison 111. We’ll be talking about taboos (such as incest, cannibalism, polygamy… all the stuff we’re not supposed to talk about). As usual, there … Continue reading
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The Grapes of Fallibilism
BEN: “I’m promoting a culture of skepticism. That’s what I’m doing. Hey, just take a look at what you believe and what you think about stuff, and stab it in the throat. And if it lives, we’re good.” AARON: “Stabbing … Continue reading
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Degree of Difficulty
“The formal study of complex systems is really, really hard.” -David Colander
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Intellectual Humility
I think there’s an important connection between intellectual honesty and humility. A simple goal of the classes I teach is to get us all to recognize what counts as good evidence and what counts as bad evidence for a claim. … Continue reading
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Own Our Mistakes
“How experts learn, they really learn by looking at their mistakes. And this can be an unpleasant way to live, because who wants to get home after a long day’s work and think about all the stuff you messed up … Continue reading
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No Faking: Praising Ignorance (2)
Recognizing the difference between ignorance and stupidity is a big step toward seeing that there is a positive side to ignorance. Stupidity is rightly seen as a bad thing. Ignorance, though, isn’t the same as stupidity, and so might not … Continue reading
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Our To-Learn List: Praising Ignorance (1)
The name of this club might need a little explaining to some. When we “own our ignorance,” we openly admit that we do not know something. I think this is both very important and not done as much as it … Continue reading
Solution? Own It
“A prediction, in a field where prediction is not possible, is no more than a prejudice.” -Malcolm Gladwell, “Most Likely To Succeed”
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