187. F@#$ Nuance

2020-05-04

Calling for more nuance in sociological theories seems unambiguously good, but what if - hear me out here - f@#$ it.

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Fuck Nuance (Healy, 2017) - https://www.gwern.net/docs/philo/2017-healy.pdf

Is Nuance Overrated? by Steve Kolowich - https://www.chronicle.com/article/Is-Nuance-Overrated-/232771

In Praise of Nuance, by Marty Nemko - https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/how-do-life/201610/in-praise-nuance

THUNK 127. Overfitting - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsYf7vz6fMI

THUNK 163. Hacking vs. Design - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxdcshbE7AU

THUNK 182. Lessons from “The Mythical Man-Month” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuJfEHnjZyY

THUNK 185. Bounded Rationality - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeMI5Z2cZHM

THUNK 186. Natural Kinds - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWj15Utv3os

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