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Book Review: Manufacturing Consent

Scott reviews 'Manufacturing Consent' by Chomsky and Herman, analyzing its arguments about media bias and US foreign policy atrocities.

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Sep 11, 2015 8,497 words 0 likes 942 comments Read Read
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Contra Hallquist On Scientific Rationality

Scott Alexander defends Less Wrong and Eliezer Yudkowsky against accusations of being anti-scientific, arguing that developing rational thinking skills beyond traditional scientific methods is valuable and necessary.

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Aug 4, 2015 10,781 words 0 likes 679 comments Read Read
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