diversity

April 2021

Using Data to Misrepresent Reality, Crime Statistics, IQ, and more – Wilfred Reilly

April 16th, 2021|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Author of Hate Crime Hoax and Taboo, Wilfred Reilly is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Kentucky State University. In this interview, we discuss his understanding of how statistics and data are used in the media to manipulate how people perceive the world around them, particularly as i [...]

December 2020

Google AI Bias, Timnit Gebru, and the Perils of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

December 12th, 2020|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Google recently made the usual diversity, equity, and inclusion headlines, this time with the focus being on bias in artificial intelligence (AI) and the unfolding drama concerning the firing of a lead ethics researcher, Timnit Gebru. I break this story down to the best of my ability and give my opi [...]

Google AI Bias, Timnit Gebru, and the Perils of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (with sources)

December 12th, 2020|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Google recently made the usual diversity, equity, and inclusion headlines, this time with the focus being on bias in artificial intelligence (AI) and the unfolding drama concerning the firing of a lead ethics researcher, Timnit Gebru. I break this story down to the best of my ability and give my opi [...]

July 2019

JTOL0091 The Intellectual Diversity Crisis

July 29th, 2019|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Have you noticed the trend in higher education towards diversity and inclusion? What have these words come to mean? And could that trend in some ways actually be a really BAD thing? Let's discuss! Using Word Embeddings to Analyze how Universities Conceptualize Diversity in their Online Institutional [...]

JTOL0085 Thoughts on the New Ariel Casting for The Little Mermaid

July 6th, 2019|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Ariel is a story of Danish origin that "follows the journey of a young fair mermaid who is willing to give up her life in the sea and her identity as a mermaid in order to gain a human soul" ( Wikipedia) Also available as a podcast. Search for Just Thinking Out Loud in your favorite podcast director [...]

March 2019

JTOL0075 James Damore Interview

March 11th, 2019|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

A chat with James Damore. We talk about his memo, get an update on his lawsuit, discuss double standards with hate crimes, sexual harassment in the workplace, how identity politics ignores the international perspective, politics in tech, etc. Also available as a podcast. Search for Just Thinking Out [...]

January 2019

JTOL0073 – Coleman Hughes Interview (Affirmative Action, Diversity, Identity)

January 13th, 2019|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Desi-Rae speaks with Coleman Hughes, writer at Quillette and philosophy student at Columbia. He has a blog at afro-optimist.blogspot.com and can be found on Twitter @coldxman. Topics covered include critical race theory, red pill moments, the value of diversity, affirmative action, welfare, and more [...]

January 2018

JTOL0043 Breaking The Left’s Stranglehold, James Damore Files Lawsuit Against

January 29th, 2018|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

James Damore and his ex-colleague filed a class-action lawsuit against Google on January 8, 2018 for unlawful termination due to bias against conservatives and caucasian (and asian) males in google’s corporate culture and/or hiring practices. I give my intellectual and emotional response and discuss [...]

JTOL0025 Google Anti-Diversity Memo and the Firing of James Damore

January 28th, 2018|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

REFERENCES: Interviews watched: FDR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN1vEfqHGro This is Dr. Peterson’s interview (below). Many sources re biology and gender differences at the end. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEDuVF7kiPU ‘Some mainstream media outlet’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYV0ez9ZCA [...]

JTOL0017 Dear Leaders of Multiethnic Societies

January 28th, 2018|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Stop the blame game. Two wrongs don’t make a right. And equal standards for all. Thank you for watching! Please support! I know this doesn’t address cultural compatibility or things like IQ. I know. But this is where the world is headed, and how many societies already are. And if these societies whi [...]