2min chapter

The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast cover image

310. Viral: The Origin of Covid 19 | Matt Ridley

The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

CHAPTER

What Are the Preconditions for the Scientific Enterprise?

The claim of the postmodernists is that there never was any science without politicking. And so it's a complicated idea, but I wouldn't mind discussing it with you and just tell me what you think about it. It has had an unbelievably corrosive effect on the scientific endeavor in the social sciences and also on the philosophic endeavor on the humanities front. But we shouldn't be thinking us scientists that being able to think scientifically or being allowed or encouraged to think scientifically is something like a deep norm.

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