steven pinker is obviously one of the smartest people on the planet. He is a total badass. I reckon in his spare time he is a total gangsta, kickin it with all tha real niggaz
Was anyone else surprised that Pinker didn't bring up the emotional factors related to the question's topic? I think we would all agree that law school must be a terribly stressful experience, and stress would seem to interfere with retrieving words from memory - as it does in other areas of memory performance.
This seems like a simpler explanation, unless I'm leaving something out of the equation.
My big criticism is that "Professor" Pinker doesn't address the factuality and complexification of discursive derivitives throughout the prefontal nodes and how they interdeterminate reflexology without requiring synaptic symmetry buttressed from the subnatal anterior. What a hack. Oh yeah, and question is not a "beaut," nor is it "cool." LOL at 1:08: Hynes "oh...wow"
pawnsome, you're starting to come out as a troll rather than someone who has anything to say. You do understand you need to dedicate more time than you do in order to 'debunk' Pinker. Two youtube videos full of adjectives and little information won't do any good to your cause.
No you're right, he's being idolized, like Dawkins, Dennett, those folks. I too have to resist not to submerge in it. But still, I rather see scientists idolized than real guru's.
Btw there is a nice strong rebutt of Dennett (Dennett at MBB, lecture 3) in response to Pinkers criticism about memetics. But I suppose that´s not what you mean.
@Naturalist Yeah I know I'm a pain in Pinker's neck (or worse) but I try to debunk few things that are wrong with him. I know I don't seem like like a right person to do it, because I'm not more intelligent than him blah blah blah. I commented at some length on Pinker lately because I have something to say and I want to communicate my doubts. I know that for all Pinker's fans who love him and admire his perfectness I seem like a crazy victim of The Dunning–Kruger effect. But hey it's YouTube <3
@Naturalist1979 Well did you come across any criticism of Pinker on YouTube? He seems for some a kind of 'a sacred cow' and any critical remark is bashed as if it was a trespass.
steven pinker is obviously one of the smartest people on the planet. He is a total badass. I reckon in his spare time he is a total gangsta, kickin it with all tha real niggaz
coxac1 5 months ago
That's a great point @chrismca. I was wondering about the same thing... seems that stress definitely has an impact on your memory.
CTFORUM 6 months ago
Was anyone else surprised that Pinker didn't bring up the emotional factors related to the question's topic? I think we would all agree that law school must be a terribly stressful experience, and stress would seem to interfere with retrieving words from memory - as it does in other areas of memory performance.
This seems like a simpler explanation, unless I'm leaving something out of the equation.
chrismca 6 months ago
everything is physical
DOUGIEfoshizzle 7 months ago 2
@PWBQNY
I suspect this the troll pawsoned- how tedious
mutbutyt 7 months ago
My big criticism is that "Professor" Pinker doesn't address the factuality and complexification of discursive derivitives throughout the prefontal nodes and how they interdeterminate reflexology without requiring synaptic symmetry buttressed from the subnatal anterior. What a hack. Oh yeah, and question is not a "beaut," nor is it "cool." LOL at 1:08: Hynes "oh...wow"
PWBQLY 8 months ago
pawnsome, you're starting to come out as a troll rather than someone who has anything to say. You do understand you need to dedicate more time than you do in order to 'debunk' Pinker. Two youtube videos full of adjectives and little information won't do any good to your cause.
bendidle 10 months ago
No you're right, he's being idolized, like Dawkins, Dennett, those folks. I too have to resist not to submerge in it. But still, I rather see scientists idolized than real guru's.
Btw there is a nice strong rebutt of Dennett (Dennett at MBB, lecture 3) in response to Pinkers criticism about memetics. But I suppose that´s not what you mean.
Naturalist1979 1 year ago
Yes we can overload our brains. First and foremost by being exposed to Steven Pinker's freaking opaqueness.
pawsoned 1 year ago
@pawsoned There we go again :-)
Naturalist1979 1 year ago
@Naturalist Yeah I know I'm a pain in Pinker's neck (or worse) but I try to debunk few things that are wrong with him. I know I don't seem like like a right person to do it, because I'm not more intelligent than him blah blah blah. I commented at some length on Pinker lately because I have something to say and I want to communicate my doubts. I know that for all Pinker's fans who love him and admire his perfectness I seem like a crazy victim of The Dunning–Kruger effect. But hey it's YouTube <3
pawsoned 1 year ago
@pawsoned In that case you are a vehicle of progress! Let me revert to sheep-mode: "CRITICISM GOOD! IDOLATRY BAD!"
Naturalist1979 1 year ago
@Naturalist1979 Well did you come across any criticism of Pinker on YouTube? He seems for some a kind of 'a sacred cow' and any critical remark is bashed as if it was a trespass.
pawsoned 1 year ago