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Hurling ordure at the TREACLES, especially those closely related to LessWrong.

AI-Industrial-Complex grift is fine as long as it sufficiently relates to the AI doom from the TREACLES. (Though TechTakes may be more suitable.)

This is sneer club, not debate club. Unless it's amusing debate.

[Especially don't debate the race scientists, if any sneak in - we ban and delete them as unsuitable for the server.]

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The Better Angels of Our Nature - If Books Could Kill (www.buzzsprout.com)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by swlabr@awful.systems to c/sneerclub@awful.systems

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Full disclosure: sharing this not having listened to it yet; it is queued up.

EDIT: the first few minutes reveal that this is part 1, so stay tuned for part 2!

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[–] Tristaniopsis@aussie.zone 6 points 9 months ago

Cool thanks! Another podcast to listen to.

[–] lessthanluigi@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Shit, I found a new podcast for me. Thank You!

[–] carlitoscohones@awful.systems 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I love this podcast. One of the hosts (Michael Hobbes) used to be on "you're wrong about" which also dispelled common myths and misinformation. They look at bad science and epistemology in airport-type books, like Malcolm Gladwell or right wing nut jobs, etc.

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 4 points 9 months ago

Hobbes👏doesn’t👏miss👏

[–] notdelet@awful.systems 4 points 9 months ago

I also love this podcast! Having not yet listened to this episode as well, I'd also like to share this classic History for Atheists pod (w/ references) on some of the things Pinker got wrong: https://historyforatheists.com/2021/09/interview-ted-mccormick-on-steven-pinkers-enlightenment/