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Two milestones in 2019: The world has became mostly rich and largely old t.co/5ZECc8ynN5 via @BrookingsInst
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Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who helped end standoff with Eritrea t.co/xLwzlAaKCL
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Unlike past anti-scientism rants in lit/cult/pol mags, this is in Nature. Why? Sci eds often outsource commentary on sci & soc to the clique of historians of sci, who historicize everything & hate sci's claim to objectivity & realism. t.co/1DYq8kuG4R @Evolutionistrue
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Jerry Coyne @evolutionistrue dismembers the latest essay in the genre that inspired me to write Enlightenment Now: The deeply muddled diatribe against "scientism" (and usually, Enlightenment values). t.co/1DYq8kuG4R via @Evolutionistrue
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Yuval Noah Harari & Steven Pinker in conversation (Youtube) t.co/qtTEHydHwk via @YouTube
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