3min chapter

The Popperian Podcast cover image

The Popperian Podcast #25 – Donald Gillies – ‘The Philosophy of Medical Discovery’

The Popperian Podcast

CHAPTER

The Problem With Research Assessment Systems

Donald Trump: Research assessment systems could be making a lot of wrong judgments. When someone produces a piece of research you can't tell immediately whether it's good maybe only after 20 or 30 years, he says. So this is the big difficulty with research assessment systems I think. He adds that no one seems to have taken any notice of this objection which he thinks is quite a strong one.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode