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What Radicalized You, James Lindsay?

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Glacier Motion

In the 1800s, glaciology was for muscular gentlemen, scientists. Women could read about glaciers in the Alps, but they were not fit for glacial logical research field science or even alpine tourism. Heroic conquests were also central to Arctic and Antarctic explorations from the 19th century. Men like Forbes who lacked the manly heroism of risk taking mountaineers lost scientific credibility that hinged on masculineism.

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