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Re:Google Can't Seem to Tolerate Diversity by koonsolo on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @05:52PM (#14963215)
According to scientists in the field, his theories are correct.

http://quillette.com/2017/08/07/google-memo-four-scientists-...

If you read the memo, he is completely against discrimination, including positive discrimination.

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Re:Google Can't Seem to Tolerate Diversity by zimpenfish on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @04:23AM (#14966562)
I'd be wary of saying the psychologists (especially the EvoPsych dude) are "scientists in the field" because he was quoting biology and they are 100% not biologists. Dr Soh is really the only one qualified to comment here. Also the other three are ... privileged white dudes with track records of being anti-SJW/"snowflake", etc.
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Re:Google Can't Seem to Tolerate Diversity by koonsolo on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @10:09AM (#14968979)
Another one: https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/no-the-google-manif...

Please show me the other well informed people that claim the opposite.

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Re:Google Can't Seem to Tolerate Diversity by zimpenfish on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @11:39AM (#14970279)
Here's a evolutionary biologist's thoughts on the manifesto -

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2017/08/06/what-diff...

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Re:Google Can't Seem to Tolerate Diversity by zimpenfish on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @11:36AM (#14970234)
That's Dr Soh, one of the people from the Quillete article, and the one I said had a decent claim to being able to comment.
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