In the past four decades, behavioral economists and cognitive psychologists have discovered many cognitive biases human brains fall prey to when thinking and deciding. (LessWrong homepage)
I’m a human, my parents are humans, my best friends are humans, my teachers, my sister, my uncle, aunt, and cousins are humans.
Now, should I feel offended?
Or should I learn about my biases and try to become stronger?
No, because the claim on the front page is backed up by evidence. It’s not just pulled out of one person’s limited experiences. It IS offensive to negatively stereotype a group of people without evidence.
The author’s great “problems” of science are the same way. A broad generalization is made from limited experience, then no actual investigation is performed. Bold assertions are provided in place of careful statistics. The conclusion, “the biggest problem in science is management,” is utterly unconvincing.
I’m a human, my parents are humans, my best friends are humans, my teachers, my sister, my uncle, aunt, and cousins are humans.
Now, should I feel offended?
Or should I learn about my biases and try to become stronger?
No, because the claim on the front page is backed up by evidence. It’s not just pulled out of one person’s limited experiences. It IS offensive to negatively stereotype a group of people without evidence.
The author’s great “problems” of science are the same way. A broad generalization is made from limited experience, then no actual investigation is performed. Bold assertions are provided in place of careful statistics. The conclusion, “the biggest problem in science is management,” is utterly unconvincing.