Really fascinating to see such a mix of blind spots, insecurity and, yet, good insights on full display here. It’s almost as if he’s a normal human being at the end of the day, despite his circumstances.

It’s almost as if what he says carries more weight due to his status and he should be more careful in what he says publicly, especially if it’s charged. He deserves the flogging he’s getting.

The biggest difference between him and a "normal smart person" is they realize they have blind spots and choose not to publicly spout opinions on them.

By definition people are not very aware of their blind spots

There is a difference between knowing if a blind spot exists vs knowing what in the blind spot.

I.E. taking a driving lesson and learning that there's a blind spot in your rear view mirror

But the people that we should listen to are.

To me that is still the case of power corrupting people. If you are surrounded by positive feedback all along, you loose some of that self-awareness.

It is by no means the case that "normal smart persons" realize that.

Amica Insurance.

* my child’s school

* a foundation funding research for a rare disease that affects someone I know

* the local animal shelter, food bank and women’s shelter

* a few others that I can’t remember right now

Here is some context:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/20/us/dorian-abbot-mit.html

I attended his talk which was hosted by Princeton later. It was a very informative and totally stayed on point. MIT’s loss I guess.

Do you contract with a third party lab to analyze the samples? If so, can you share which one?

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