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Contrastive Reduplication
In the English language—which is renowned for its tendency to steal from other languages—there are many ways to alter the meaning of words.
Feb 6
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Colin Wright
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Moral Calm
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Feb 6
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Paradigm Shifts
The concept of “paradigms” as applied to scientific progress was popularized by historian and philosopher Thomas Kuhn back in the 1960s.
Feb 4
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Colin Wright
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Visual Clutter
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Feb 4
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Naïve Realism
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Jan 30
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Success & Perception
Dec 11, 2019
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Thought-Terminating Clichés
Mar 1, 2022
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Colin Wright
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Lizardman's Constant
Jul 20, 2021
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Colin Wright
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Additive Bias
Feb 15, 2022
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Aggregate Data
Macro-level entities like governments, economic and health agencies, and political pollsters often make use of “Aggregate Data” rather than…
Jan 30
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Cognitive Reflection and Misinformation
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Jan 28
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Medical Diagnosis Subjectivity
There’s a certain amount of subjectivity involved in any medical diagnosis.
Jan 28
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Noise Trading
The efficient-market hypothesis (or EMH) says, in essence, that financial market prices (like the price of stocks listed on a stock market) will tend to…
Jan 23
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Colin Wright
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Reversal Test
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Jan 23
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Madman Theory
Popularized by former US President Richard Nixon, but originally described by Niccolò Machiavelli back in the early 1500s, the “Madman Theory” of…
Jan 21
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Colin Wright
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Intersubjective Realities
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Jan 21
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