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HomePCTBill PowersAn Essay on the Obvious

An Essay on the Obvious

April 16, 2022 Dag Forssell Bill Powers, Papers, PCT

William T. Powers

A hard-hitting essay by the creator of PCT on what you see when you look at behavior through the eyes of a physical scientist.

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