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Ideological Imbalances with Musa Al-Gharbi | Ep. 06

Heterodox Out Loud

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Unnatural Scholarship and Epistemological Bubbles

The speaker discusses the concept of 'unnatural scholarship' and the difficulty for scholars to engage in it due to the lack of incentives. They examine the epistemological bubble that formed during the 2016 election, where people believed it was impossible for Trump to win, despite Nate Silver giving him a 30% chance. Red teaming is applied to challenge the prevailing belief and evidence is found that challenges the assumption of Trump's inevitable loss.

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