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[AUDIO FIXED] The Truth Cannot be Sexist - Steven Pinker on the biology of sex differences

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Psychology & human behaviorSocial issues & cultureEvolution & genetics

What it is

An excerpt of the 2005 Harvard debate in which Steven Pinker gives his prepared case on biological sex differences and the under-representation of women in science. It covers cross-cultural patterns in preferences and abilities and the overlap between male and female distributions.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Pointed to repeatedly in gender-in-tech threads, especially around the Google memo, as a science-based treatment of sex differences.

  • 6 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 3 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2018

What HN commenters said

  1. “Did you watch the video I linked?”

    Urged to watch for the science on biological differences and job fit

    onli, 2017-08 · Strong recommendation · in “Why it may be illegal for Google to punish that engineer over his now viral memo”

  2. “Whenever this comes up, I like to mention this video [0].”

    Behavior and preferences are overlapping distributions that differ between men and women

    ac2018-02-14, 2018-02 · Strong recommendation · in “Sex and STEM: Stubborn Facts and Stubborn Ideologies”

  3. “Steven Pinker talks about this (and much else) in this speech.”

    Pinker speech on universal gender patterns across societies

    Shubley, 2017-02 · Recommendation · in “Telling the whole truth in a post-truth environment”

  4. “I really recommend Steven Pinker talk”

    Pinker talk on biological preferences for people versus things

    js8, 2017-02 · Recommendation · in “Why Do So Many Women Who Study Engineering Leave the Field?”

  5. “If you're looking for a more scientifically inclined video about this topic, take a look here”

    More scientifically inclined video on the topic

    DidISayTooMuch, 2017-08 · Recommendation · in “Why it may be illegal for Google to punish that engineer over his now viral memo”

  6. “you should listen to the discussion of the prologue”

    Discussion of the cited book's prologue, nature and culture both matter

    stcredzero, 2018-01 · Recommendation · in “James Damore has filed a class action lawsuit against Google”

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Topics: steven pinker, gender, psychology, debate, stem

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