A Tragic Mistake Based on a Faulty PremiseIt always comes back to dehumanization, to the belief that there are inferior and superior humans, to the sort of miserable conclusions…Nov 7, 2023Nov 7, 2023
In/human(e)This post is not about the rocks in the box, but the dehumanizaton they enable when they are allowed unfettered access to power.Oct 24, 2023Oct 24, 2023
Box of Rocks #7 — OuroborosI once characterized the “race science” movement as a human centipede of willful ignorance. It turns out it is an ouroboros, a network of…Sep 24, 20232Sep 24, 20232
Box of Rocks #6 — FoundationsFor someone who makes a living observing patterns in language Pinker sure has trouble figuring out that he’s in conversation with racistsAug 7, 2023Aug 7, 2023
Box of Rocks #5 — Zoom OutThe goal of hereditarians is to gain credibility through engagement, who is engaging and why is where the story isJul 16, 2023Jul 16, 2023
Box of Rocks #4 — IdentificationSteven Pinker’s choice to consistently support and validate biological essentialists throughout his career has sparked some conversation…Jun 22, 20231Jun 22, 20231
Field GuidePinker has chosen to support and legitimize the work of the following people for three decades. Their motivations and conclusions are…Jun 22, 2023Jun 22, 2023
Box of Rocks #3 — Never ChangeOne of the most exhausting things about biological essentialism is that it is profoundly boring — a core of true believers regurgitate…Jun 13, 20233Jun 13, 20233
Box of Rocks #2 — Flat Earth SocietyOne of the most exhausting things about biological essentialism is that it is profoundly boring — every few decades the same core of true…Apr 17, 20232Apr 17, 20232
Box of Rocks#1 — Rocks having sex400 years ago, a guy who thought rocks could fuck decided that you could read God’s Divine Plan in the way the living world organized…Nov 23, 2022Nov 23, 2022