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Cognitive scientist at Harvard.

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pinker.wjh.harvard.edu
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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 7 Sep 2017

    Harvard Shows How It Should Be Done: "Controversial" speaker speaks, does tough Q&A w/o fights.http://tws.io/2gQTsWs 

    9:17 PM - 7 Sep 2017
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      1. Rob Blair‏ @Rob_M_Blair 7 Sep 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Utterly stunned that this needs to be said at what's claimed to be pinnacle of western "civilization." Keep up the good work, you'll get it.

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      2. Brian Lynchehaun‏ @blynchehaun 7 Sep 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        "Controversial"? Do you not know how to spell "demonstrated fraud, apparently driven to falsely denegrate people of colour"?

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. Brian Lynchehaun‏ @blynchehaun 7 Sep 2017
        Replying to @blynchehaun @sapinker

        Or are you simply ok with academic fraud committed in the pursuit of bigotry?

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Some Dude Named Mike‏ @DiatonicSciNerd 7 Sep 2017
        Replying to @blynchehaun @sapinker

        Do you have citations to specific passages in his works that you might present to support what you've just said?

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      1. Doctino‏ @SpartanMindPsy 7 Sep 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Sad that in 2017 this is a surprise. I feel like we regressed in the last two years.

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      2. DoctorAtlantis (MonsterTalk)‏ @DoctorAtlantis 8 Sep 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @whatdivawants

        I wonder if you'll end up writing a book on how brevity fails to convey nuance and triggers outrage storms on social-media, @sapinker?

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. DoctorAtlantis (MonsterTalk)‏ @DoctorAtlantis 8 Sep 2017
        Replying to @DoctorAtlantis @sapinker @whatdivawants

        Actually, thinking about outrage-storms as a form of info-theory error correction, there's probably some really interesting math at play.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. DoctorAtlantis (MonsterTalk)‏ @DoctorAtlantis 8 Sep 2017
        Replying to @DoctorAtlantis @sapinker @whatdivawants

        If one paralleled it with packet-data, one packet triggering many more responses - dialogs as information error correction... a lot there.

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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      2. Alex Economu‏ @AEconomu 7 Sep 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Happy for civil discourse, but continually shocked at the esteem given to a man who has clearly demonstrated disdain for black culture

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. (((((((☞ dasclassist ☜)))))))‏ @jdorchen 8 Sep 2017
        Replying to @AEconomu @sapinker

        "Disdain for black culture" is putting it mildly. Disdain for black people.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. K6AUS‏ @k6aus 8 Sep 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        The author praises the admin of Harvard for being adults and portrays students as whinny brats - after they caused little fuss (1/2)

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. K6AUS‏ @k6aus 8 Sep 2017
        Replying to @k6aus @sapinker

        Because students can never be right? And you wonder why the author is portrayed as as biased and not objective (2/2)

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      2. hastings bando‏ @colddayonmars 7 Sep 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        everyone commenting on this seems like a titanic asshole and steven pinker needs to be kicked in the nuts.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. hastings bando‏ @colddayonmars 7 Sep 2017
        Replying to @colddayonmars @sapinker

        the better angels of our nature would leave these worthless phrenologists in the gutter

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. Heim hin‏ @Heim_lichetten 7 Sep 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Very condensing to Harvard students. Is it really 'how' it should be done?

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      3. Some Dude Named Mike‏ @DiatonicSciNerd 7 Sep 2017
        Replying to @Heim_lichetten @sapinker

        Yes, when supposed young adults act childish, they out to be called children. No sugar coating.

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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      1. Meghana Thakkar‏ @MeghanaThakkar 8 Sep 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        A great step forward. Other universities need to learn. I can't help but feel we're far too many steps behind because they haven't already..

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      1. Bennett Kaplan‏ @bennett_kaplan 7 Sep 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Intolerance is in vogue even at places like Harvard. Hopefully Harvard will teach them to become bigger, less hateful and more mature.

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