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Cognitive scientist at Harvard.

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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 10 Feb 2017

    Are gender feminists and transgender activists undermining science?http://fw.to/mJB1y2F 

    3:21 PM - 10 Feb 2017
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    73 replies 328 retweets 579 likes
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      2. Sam Morgan‏ @sjmog1 11 Feb 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @latimes

        Christ on a crutch, Pinker, this article is so riddled with innacuracies and straw men it's insane. Research b4 tweeting!

        1 reply 1 retweet 13 likes
      3. Gina Rippon‏ @springfield16 11 Feb 2017
        Replying to @sjmog1 @sapinker

        .Hurrah - you've restored my faith in the critical mind @springfield16

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      4. Sam Morgan‏ @sjmog1 11 Feb 2017
        Replying to @springfield16 @sapinker @latimes

        High praise, thank you! Concerning that high-profile academics lack self-examination; what can be done?

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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      1. Mister D‏ @CallMeMisterD 10 Feb 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @latimes

        by definition, all ideologies undermine science

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      1. Dr. Jennifer Glass (immigrated 1904)‏ @methanoJen 11 Feb 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @latimes

        no, but you are

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      2. Charles Norton‏ @CharlesCNorton 10 Feb 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Backlash to feminism in response to extremist activists has been more damaging to empiricist culture than activists themselves.

        3 replies 1 retweet 10 likes
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      2. Black Label Logic‏ @Blacklabellogic 10 Feb 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Yes.

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      1. Katie Marshall‏ @ke_marshall 11 Feb 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @latimes

        "Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no." - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge's_law_of_headlines …

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      1. Nominal Cog‏ @cognominal 10 Feb 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Camille Paglia has written a lot about these groups activists ignoring science that does not fit their agenda

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      1. Gary Laser Eyes‏ @GaryLazer_Eyes 10 Feb 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @latimes

        Unequivocally yes

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      2. Gina Rippon‏ @springfield16 11 Feb 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        . Of course not-important that this research is done but even more important that it is done WELL.https://inews.co.uk/essentials/news/science/male-female-brain-cases/ …

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      1. Crambazzled‏ @nickysmithers 10 Feb 2017
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        unfortunately gender feminists heavily influence gov policy and funding with disastrous consequences

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      1. Roy‏ @IroynA 10 Feb 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @latimes

        Yes.

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      1. dblight‏ @dblight 10 Feb 2017
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        Politics undermines everything it touches.

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      2. WS Champs Redsox‏ @DaileyOfficial 25 Feb 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Liberalism is anti-science

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Vandy Beth Glenn‏ @RedVelvetCakes 23 Jul 2017
        Replying to @DaileyOfficial @sapinker

        You've never met a creationist or climate change denier?

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