“Jess,” he interrupts, “the hallmark of an agile intellect is the ability to continuously accommodate and integrate new information. To regularly and systematically update one’s mental model of the world. It’s the scientific method.” “So… you changed your mind?” “Yes.” “Why?” “Not one reason. But there have been a number of studies lately that kind of explicitly break down race and gender as being highly predictive of economic outcomes even when controlling for things like parental income and education. It’s… compelling.” “So you read a research paper and now you’re not racist?” He looks at
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