Research and public affairs consultancy advancing smart policies to tackle climate change and navigate the challenges posed by new genetic technologies.
London, England
Joined February 2016
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A plea to scientists! Please refrain from deleting your X account if you choose to leave this site! There have been important conversations & debates on here that are part of our collective digital memory (& predate Musk's purchase of Twitter). Please don't erase that history!
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Are hereditary advantages unearned, hence unjust, hece a legitimate target of leveling by government? @damienmorris disagrees with @kph3k on this (while Harden, unlike most leftist egalitarians, faces squarely the scientific evidence for hereditary differences).
My essay on the dangers of marrying behavioural genetics with the politics of the social justice movement has been published in Quillette. It discusses @kph3k’s new book ‘The Genetic Lottery' and Freddie deBoer’s similarly themed book 'The Cult of Smart'.
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Are we entitled to our achievements? Or are they the product of undeserved genetic privilege – and thus worthy only of redistribution by the state?
A must-read essay from @DamienMorris on the disturbing implications of a dangerous idea: quillette.com/2021/09/30/the…
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Suppose differences between individuals that determine economic success or failure in life not only exist but can be inherited, what policies does justice require? This article examines how two authors draw extreme socialist conclusions from this supposition. Are they justified?
"Harden and deBoer seem unable to entertain the prospect that people might seek to alleviate poverty, disability, and disease simply because they believe these things are bad rather than because they are unjust."
quillette.com/2021/09/30/the…
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The Culture War is Coming for Your Genes - very interesting review of a dangerous mindset. quillette.com/2021/09/30/the…
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tl;dr Good Science, Evil Philosophy quillette.com/2021/09/30/the…
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"at no point does Harden (@kph3k) acknowledge the obvious link between her own egalitarian ideology and the principles driving Communist regimes that slaughtered, impoverished, and immiserated millions of people over the course of the 20th century" quillette.com/2021/09/30/the…
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This ill-conceived quest for justice is how #Camus' bleak vision of “slave camps under the flag of freedom” and “massacres justified by philanthropy” becomes reality quillette.com/2021/09/30/the…
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"Communist regimes succeeded in weakening the link between genetics and success compared to liberal, free-market democracies...communist regimes brought this about by stifling opportunities for talented individuals" quillette.com/2021/09/30/the…
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This is a fascinating, provocative essay that makes clear the importance of behavioural geneticists engaging deeply and fully with the history and philosophy of justice, equality and care/compassion (and the differences between them). Highly recommended.
My essay on the dangers of marrying behavioural genetics with the politics of the social justice movement has been published in Quillette. It discusses @kph3k’s new book ‘The Genetic Lottery' and Freddie deBoer’s similarly themed book 'The Cult of Smart'.
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Thank you @theresa_may @claireperrymp @beisgovuk and huge congrats to the many many many many many many people who helped to get us to this mighty moment. Well done everyone.
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UK will miss climate goals despite new strategy, says official watchdog | @DrSimEvans j.mp/2DL9MQ8
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Europe’s #carbon budgets becoming dangerously unmoored from 2030 target, writes @DamienMorris of @Futureproof carbon-pulse.com/37296/ #EUETS
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Today's @theCCCuk report is here.
3 volumes (carbon budgets, adaptation and joint summary) plus supporting research theccc.org.uk/2017/06/29/new…
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It looks likely today will be the first working day in Britain without coal power since the industrial revolution!
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First #EUETS trilogue: constructive exchange, @EU_Commission ready to broker deal to deliver on #ParisAgreement. Next trilogue: 30 May.
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EU #carbon ending 2016 below 2013 levels--withholding supply didn't work: it wasn't ambitious enough. History risks repeating, repeating
