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Tag: behavioral genetics

A Deep Dive into the Harris-Klein Controversy

26 April, 201817 January, 2022 ~ John Nerst ~ 71 Comments

A long postmortem of the conflict between Sam Harris and Ezra Klein over Harris's podcast with political scientist Charles Murray. I explain their disagreement as stemming from differences in interpretation of the original podcast, cultural expectations and psychological tendencies. Read more (36 min, 9100 words)

Guest Post: Editing for All

27 September, 201717 January, 2022 ~ John Nerst ~ Leave a comment

An article I received from the future, making a passionate argument about gene editing and inequality.
Read more (5 min, 1200 words)

Erisology of Self and Will, Part 5: Campbellian Thinking in the Wild

28 July, 201717 January, 2022 ~ John Nerst ~ 1 Comment

Part 5 of a series adapted from my 2009 Bachelor's Thesis in philosophy. I discuss some examples of people expressing a quasi-mystical view of the self online. Read more (8 min, 2100 words)

Erisology of Self and Will, Part 4: The Gulf

21 July, 201717 January, 2022 ~ John Nerst ~ 7 Comments

Part 4 of a series adapted from my 2009 Bachelor's Thesis in philosophy. It discusses some scientific disciplines with bearing on the self, and how their results are interpreted differently by the traditional paradigm vs. the scientific. Read more (11 min, 2700 words)

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