I guess we all know that we learn a lot from positions contrary to our own. But it's often unpleasant! 2/2
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@michael_nielsen Aside from the institution of peer reviewed research?
@hyperpape I'm specifically talking about public discourse, not the academic literature.
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@michael_nielsen What's especially interesting is that academics are often terrible at this outside their own expertise... -
@hyperpape It rather sharply divides academics, in my experience. Some are always systematic about looking for alt args. Most are not - 1 more reply
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@michael_nielsen ...philosophy professors caricaturing economics and vice versa. Or most academics writing about politics.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@michael_nielsen I figured, but...so much the worse for public discourse?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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