Discussion on the difficulties politically extreme individuals face in perceiving shades of gray, leading to a black and white worldview. Explores the pressure to publish without replication, the importance of reproducibility in scientific claims, and the myth of the single study in shaping theories. Highlights a community effort in psychological science involving 270 co-authors focusing on replication, effect sizes, and the implications of failed replications.
One scientist decided to put the entire field of psychology to test to see how many of its findings hold up to scrutiny. At the same time, he had scientists bet on the success-rate of their own field. We look at the surprising paradoxes of humans being human, trying to learn about humans, and the elusive knowledge of human nature. Guest voices include Brian Nosek of the Center for Open Science, Andrew Gelman of Columbia University, Deborah Mayo of Virginia Tech, and Matthew Makel of Duke TiP. A philosophical take on the replication crisis in the sciences.
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