@SteveStuWillさんのsapinker新著関連ツイート201802（作業中）

Steve Stewart-Williams @SteveStuWill

"In 1976 Mao single-handedly and dramatically changed the direction of global poverty with one simple act: he died." books.google.com.my/books?id=J6grD… pic.twitter.com/Gx6kqGnSi3

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Steve Stewart-Williams @SteveStuWill

"Colonization did not begin in the second half of the 18th century. And also it was Enlightenment figures for the first time in history that spoke out against imperialism and slavery and colonization." - @sapinker twitter.com/SteveStuWill/s…

Steve Stewart-Williams @SteveStuWill

Pinker responds to the charge that the Enlightenment is responsible for slavery, genocide, and colonialism. youtube.com/watch?v=BkM2wi… "The chronology is wrong. Slavery has existed since civilization has existed. Genocide has existed since civilization has existed..."

2018-03-22 09:05:23

Steve Stewart-Williams @SteveStuWill

Pinker responds to the charge that the Enlightenment is responsible for slavery, genocide, and colonialism. youtube.com/watch?v=BkM2wi… "The chronology is wrong. Slavery has existed since civilization has existed. Genocide has existed since civilization has existed..."

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Steve Stewart-Williams @SteveStuWill

"An axiom of progressive opinion, especially in universities, is that we continue to live in a deeply racist, sexist, and homophobic society... the denial of advances in rights has been abetted by sensational headlines..." books.google.com.my/books?id=xn83D… pic.twitter.com/nFiEKe5bY3

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"An endorsement of scientific thinking must first of all be distinguished from any belief that members of the occupational guild called 'science' are particularly wise or noble. The culture of science is based on the opposite belief..." books.google.com.my/books?id=J6grD… pic.twitter.com/6GYsWdnFjp

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Steve Stewart-Williams @SteveStuWill

"Can we imagine a day in which people will answer a question like 'Does gun control reduce crime?' or 'Does a minimum wage increase unemployment?' with 'Wait, let me look up the latest meta-analysis...'" books.google.com.my/books?id=J6grD… pic.twitter.com/rqrw1Uymcn

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Steve Stewart-Williams @SteveStuWill

"To make public discourse more rational, issues should depoliticized as much as is feasible" books.google.com.my/books?id=xn83D… pic.twitter.com/HMk5hVj6DU

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Steve Stewart-Williams @SteveStuWill

"For all the follies on campus, we can't let right-wing polemicists indulge in a bias bias and dismiss any idea they don't like that comes out of a university." books.google.com.my/books?id=J6grD… 3/3 pic.twitter.com/6B14f15eRy

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Steve Stewart-Williams @SteveStuWill

"To the credit of academic psychology, Duarte et al.'s critique has been respectfully received. But the respect is far from universal." books.google.com.my/books?id=J6grD… 2/3 pic.twitter.com/Q9QTqxwJSB

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Steve Stewart-Williams @SteveStuWill

"when a creed becomes attached to an in-group, the critical faculties of its members can be disabled, and there are reasons to think that has happened within swaths of academia." books.google.com.my/books?id=J6grD… 1/3 pic.twitter.com/KD907FU9Y2

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Steve Stewart-Williams @SteveStuWill

Pinker on sex differences daily.jstor.org/steven-pinker-… One quibble: The sex difference in sexual offending is an example of what he talks about later, namely that sex differences are often much larger among the minority at the extremes. Most men don't do stuff like that. pic.twitter.com/iVVEEiV87U

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Steve Stewart-Williams @SteveStuWill

Working link: books.google.com.my/books?id=J6grD… The quote is from Louis C.K., as cited in Pinker's new book.

Steve Stewart-Williams @SteveStuWill

"When I read things like 'the foundations of capitalism are shattering,' I'm like, maybe we need some time where we're walking around with a donkey with pots clanging on the sides..." books.google.com.my/books?id=J6grD… pic.twitter.com/O2o5h1epZb

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Steve Stewart-Williams @SteveStuWill

"when clear diagnostic criteria are applied, there is no evidence that the prevalence of common mental disorders is increasing." onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/da… 3/3 Figure: Prevalence of anxiety disorders (top) and major depressive disorders (bottom) by age and sex, 1990, 2005, and 2010 pic.twitter.com/twPUy9T1Fz

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"The expanding empire of psychopathology is a first-world problem, and in many ways is a sign of moral progress." books.google.com.my/books?id=xn83D… 2/3 pic.twitter.com/PYEP6WDQ5g

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Steve Stewart-Williams @SteveStuWill

Are we in the midst of an epidemic of mental illness? [Thread] "Psychologists and psychiatrists have begun to sound the alarm against this 'disease-mongering,' 'concept creep,' 'selling sickness,' and 'expanding empire of psychopathology.'" books.google.com.my/books?id=xn83D… 1/3 pic.twitter.com/CgzosWPjOX

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In praise of "shallow" consumerism books.google.com.my/books?id=J6grD… pic.twitter.com/jDMrTpVKxA

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“When poverty is defined in terms of what people consume rather than what they earn, we find that the American poverty rate has declined by *ninety percent* since 1960." books.google.com.my/books?id=J6grD… twitter.com/i/web/status/9… twitter.com/SteveStuWill/s…

Steve Stewart-Williams @SteveStuWill

"The poor used to be called the have-nots. In 2011, more than 95 percent of American households below the poverty line had electricity, running water, flush toilets, a refrigerator, a stove, and a color TV." books.google.com.my/books?id=J6grD… pic.twitter.com/UhoP1HDs8w

2018-02-22 06:35:54

Steve Stewart-Williams @SteveStuWill

"one can wonder whether figure 15-1 displays a decline in prejudice or simply a decline in the social acceptability of prejudice, with fewer people willing to confess their attitudes to a pollster... [But Google searches] can serve as an unobtrusive indicator of private racism." pic.twitter.com/APCcO1ZIer

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"By now you should be skeptical about reading history from the headlines." books.google.com.my/books?id=J6grD… 2/3 pic.twitter.com/CBZ0B4OzZY

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"An axiom of progressive opinion, especially in universities, is that we continue to live in a deeply racist, sexist, and homophobic society." books.google.com.my/books?id=xn83D… 1/3 pic.twitter.com/eOgmQeJvlQ

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Steve Stewart-Williams @SteveStuWill

"The discovery of cognitive and emotional biases does not mean that 'humans are irrational' and so there's no point in trying to make our deliberations more rational." books.google.com.my/books?id=xn83D… pic.twitter.com/qabMYN4R4K

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"If neither voters nor elected leaders can be counted on to uphold the ideals of democracy, why should this form of government work so not-badly?" books.google.com.my/books?id=xn83D… pic.twitter.com/0P6ZCCYCr5

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Steve Stewart-Williams @SteveStuWill

"Political scientists are repeatedly astonished by the shallowness and incoherence of people's political beliefs." books.google.com.my/books?id=J6grD… pic.twitter.com/Lug25BwwNb

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Steve Stewart-Williams @SteveStuWill

"But the chimplike success of brand-name ideologues does *not* mean that 'experts' are worthless" books.google.com.my/books?id=J6grD… pic.twitter.com/oenR5ZdTgc

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