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Never take bias allegations personally - a cautionary tale

Never take bias allegations personally - a cautionary tale

Being personally affronted by a bias allegation leads to a successful JR; and just because reasons don't persuade you, doesn't mean they are inadequate

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Ian R. Mackenzie
Jan 24, 2025
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We’ve been experiencing a bit of a cold snap - which has meant I have been spending time indoors reading.

I finished reading “Turning to Stone: Discovering the Subtle Wisdom of Rocks”, by geologist Marcia Bjornerud. I learned about T.C. Chamberlin’s “method of multiple working hypotheses”, which Bjornerud describes as the habit of “holding in the mind m…

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