I think there's a reason why people respect the hard sciences intellectually and respect the social sciences less. The social sciences are trying to be something that they're not, he says. I've been disillusioned in the past with poor applications of science because i sensed that there was a lack of integrity,. But now i can separate those things, and i think i can see the true value of it. And we need to do it properly.
In this episode Nasos & Andrea discuss: how to ask great questions, the role of curiosity in progress and the impact of modern media and technology on expertise, sensemaking and democracy.