I recommend you check out this great thread by Taleb on common misconceptions learned by undergrads. But holy mother of cringe, this tweet... Many of you will feel my pain, but others read on to the next tweet:https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/1113567111408959490 …
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Not only did Semitic languages NOT emerge from the Caucasus-Zagros-Anatolia area, and not only did Indo-Europeans have an identity predicated on NOT having anything to do with agriculture, but PopGen studies suggest IndoYuro/Semite connection is linguistic and sprachbund ONLY.pic.twitter.com/4h69NDOCPc
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So congratulations to
@nntaleb - a man who can violate linguistics, population genetics, and geography in 280 characters. What a great use of talent1 reply 1 retweet 5 likesShow this thread - Replying to @coevolutionist @nntaleb
Brace yourself for a nasty tweet thread and block
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I'm not as important as @jonatanpallesen, so I'm fairly sure I'll avoid a block, let alone epithets or verbal abusepic.twitter.com/sgvhwOwBIM
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