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Essays on cluster structure

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May 30, 2010LW

Diseased thinking: dissolving questions about disease

Scott argues that debates about whether conditions like obesity are "real diseases" are ultimately questions about sympathy, blame, and treatment that should be addressed directly rather than through the misleading disease framework.

19 min read 2,929 words

Mar 25, 2009LW

The Implicit Association Test

Scott explains the Implicit Association Test (IAT), which measures unconscious associations by testing reaction times when categorizing concepts, and argues it's better understood as measuring distances in conceptual space rather than as a simple test for prejudice.

15 min read 2,183 words

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