I think that a failure of statistical thinking is the major intellectu…

Steven Pinker
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I think that a failure of statistical thinking is the major intellectual shortcoming of our universities, journalism and intellectual culture. ✨ Steven Pinker: fighting talk from the prophet of peace. Interview with John Naughton, www.theguardian.com. 15 October 2011.
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I think that a failure of statistical thinking is the major intellectual shortcoming of our universities, journalism and intellectual culture. ✨ Steven Pinker: fighting talk from the prophet of peace. Interview with John Naughton, www.theguardian.com. 15 October 2011.

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