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Cognitive scientist at Harvard.

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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker May 23

    Achieving disagreement: A conference on overcoming polarization & orthodoxy & achieving constructive debate. https://thebreakthrough.org/index.php/dialogue/ecomodernism-2018-achieving-disagreement …

    9:31 AM - 23 May 2018
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      1. Toxic 🚫Centrism‏ @ExcludedMuddle May 23
        Replying to @sapinker

        This is an interesting tack, but the public loves its elites to be as polarized as possible (without going full Hitler/Stalin) and the elites gladly oblige. We prefer vivid contrasts and confidence over pastels and humility. So not sure this will be a trend.pic.twitter.com/9DWcJqmZzT

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      2. Adsthoughts‏ @Adsthoughts May 23
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        1/ The key to constructive debate is to recognise the strengths of alternative positions and to realise that we learn more about these over time. Eg) the ‘tabula rasa’ generalised reinforcement learning in AlphaZero suggests B F Skinner’s behaviourist paradigm was underestimated

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      3. rogermcevilly‏ @rogermcevilly May 23
        Replying to @Adsthoughts @sapinker

        Not true tabular rasa, since rules themselves need to be programmed, however point is made that learning modules that may benefit in short term may be an impediment in longer term and in learning more advanced strategies.

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      1. ken1‏ @kennydar May 23
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        Needed now more than ever

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      1. F.M. St. Germain‏ @Jeff_D_Hoffmann May 23
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        I want to go to this so badly! 🤦‍♂️ invite only! 😒

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      1. Thomas Kantermann‏ @ProfKantermann May 23
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        Everything stays different ... the challenge is to keep the spirit up after the meeting ... best wishes!

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      1. Daniel Rizza‏ @azzir80 May 23
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        I’ll be adding your books to my list, good sir.

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      1. pandapan‏ @jappajingjoe May 23
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        Haa! Yeah, okay!

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      1. Robert Hampton‏ @sillynotabsurd May 23
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        "A better future for people and the environment will require better elites." That's something we ALL agree on.

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      1. B.G. Pelaire‏ @bgpelaire May 23
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        But what do we do when the President and half his Cabinet and all of his followers are drunks at the bar?

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      1. Steve Peters‏ @petesfg May 23
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        Difficult achievement in a world where meaning/facts have been tied to identity

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      1. Will‏ @willy_mcdilly May 23
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        Too late

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      1. Neill.grep@gmail.com‏ @Desoltefiber35 May 23
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        Is that like talking bollocks too .. just askin im uneducated apparently ..

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