"Distinguishing the signal from the noise requires both scientific knowledge and self-knowledge."
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"By playing games you can artificially speed up your learning curve to develop the right kind of thought processes."
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"First of all, I think it's odd that people who cover politics wouldn't have any political views."
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"A lot of journalism wants to have what they call objectivity without them having a commitment to pursuing the truth, but that doesn't work. Objectivity requires belief in and a commitment toward pursuing the truth - having an object outside of our personal point of view."
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