Exposing the Absurdities of Modern Academia | Helen Pluckrose
October 3, 2023
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as posted by the channelIn this clip, Helen discusses the backstory of her notable paper on "rape culture in dog parks" and its implications for the effectiveness of the peer review process.
Helen Pluckrose, who came to prominence for her part in the so-called Grievance Studies hoax, discusses the decline in academic standards and postmodernism in campus culture. Helen Pluckrose and James Lindsay have recently published Cynical Theories. John interviewed Helen and James online recently to discuss their ground breaking book Cynical Theories - watch this space, it will be broadcast very soon.
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