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Stuart Buck's avatar

I recommend a couple of books:

The Censor's Hand (arguing that IRBs do more harm than good): https://www.amazon.com/Censors-Hand-Misregulation-Human-Subject-Bioethics/dp/0262028913

Ethical Imperialism: https://www.amazon.com/Ethical-Imperialism-Institutional-Sciences-1965-2009/dp/0801894905

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Oliver's avatar

Scott Alexander has a depressing but hilarious story of his attempt to deal with the IRB.

https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/08/29/my-irb-nightmare/

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Oliver's avatar

As with anti-nuclear activists and Chernobyl & anti-vaxxers and thalidomide. It says something about the quality of an argument when there go to example is from decades prior and not particularly applicable

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The Radical Individualist's avatar

I wrote this piece a few weeks ago. I think it relates.

https://individualistsunite.substack.com/p/dei-done-right

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