Chapter
Critique of a Book's Ideological Project and False Binary
1:07:24 - 1:12:49 (05:25)
The book being reviewed presents a false binary between intuition and science, and introduces an ideological project dismissing the importance of campaign finance and discrimination, while undervaluing the cost of protecting forests for environmental conservation.
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The book, "The Cult of Statistical Significance", creates false dichotomies between acting on intuition and acting on data while questioning the significance of campaign finance and discrimination issues.
1:07:24 - 1:10:01 (02:37)
Summary
The book, "The Cult of Statistical Significance", creates false dichotomies between acting on intuition and acting on data while questioning the significance of campaign finance and discrimination issues. Although the author's assertions cannot necessarily be disproved, it is important to recognize that their arguments are based on a false binary and only represent a portion of the overall issue.
ChapterCritique of a Book's Ideological Project and False Binary
EpisodeFreakonomics
PodcastIf Books Could Kill
In this podcast episode, the hosts discuss their disappointment with the book Freakonomics, criticizing it as a jumble of intuitive but ultimately nonsense ideas.
1:10:02 - 1:12:49 (02:47)
Summary
In this podcast episode, the hosts discuss their disappointment with the book Freakonomics, criticizing it as a jumble of intuitive but ultimately nonsense ideas.