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The Michael Shermer Show

163. Helen Pluckrose — Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything About Race, Gender, and Identity—and Why This Harms Everybody

Mar 9, 2021 · 02:11:32

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Helen Pluckrose discusses "Cynical Theories" and activist scholarship.
Examines how race, gender, and identity politics challenge Western logic.
Argues these ideas harm society by distorting reality and discourse.

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