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The Pressures of Publication in Academia
This chapter delves into the 'publish or perish' mentality in academia, examining how publication metrics can distort the perception of research quality. It also addresses the ethical dilemmas faced by academics in navigating citation counts and the true value of their contributions.
Sean Carroll is a theoretical physicist and cosmologist specializing in dark energy, general relativity, and quantum mechanics. Sean is a research professor at Caltech and a prolific author known for his books "The Big Picture" and "Something Deeply Hidden," which explore the intersection of science, philosophy, and the mysteries of the universe.
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:23 - Sean’s Current Work (Holographic Principle)
07:02 - Duality in De Sitter Spacetime
14:24 - “Let’s Talk About Philosophy”
30:36 - The Crisis in Fundamental Physics
45:02 - Pseudoscience / Heterodox Ideas
50:30 - Unconventional Physics Theories
56:02 - Funding Unconventional Theories
01:00:58 - “The Experimenters Are Guided by Theorists”
01:02:45 - Sean’s Latest Paper “Beyond Falsifiability”
01:11:17 - Poetic Naturalism
01:13:00 - Morals, Aesthetics, Philosophy
01:16:44 - Boltzman
01:22:25 - The Big Bang
01:24:58 - Holography / Quantum Gravity
01:28:40 - “Publish or Perish!”
01:33:30 - Dark Matter
01:36:05 - Something New to Blow Your Mind
01:39:22 - Loop Quantum Gravity
01:49:56 - Outro / Support TOE
Links:
• Peter Woit Podcast: https://youtu.be/9z3JYb_g2Qs
• Peter Woit's Book on "Not Even Wrong" (URL missing)
• Lee Smolin Podcast: https://youtu.be/uOKOodQXjhc
• Neil Turok Podcast: https://youtu.be/ZUp9x44N3uE
• Sean Carroll's "Crisis in Physics" Podcast (URL missing)
• Sean Carroll's Podcast Channel (URL missing)
• Sean Carroll's Book on "The Big Picture" (URL missing)
• Julian Barbour Podcast with Michio Kaku (URL missing)
• String Theory Iceberg Video: https://youtu.be/X4PdPnQuwjY
• Economist Article on "Universe is Creaking" (URL missing)
• Article on Quantum Microtubule Phenomenon: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jpcb.3c07936
• Sean Carroll's Article: https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/blog/2008/03/06/being-a-heretic-is-hard-work
• Sean Carroll's Beyond Falsifiability Article: https://arxiv.org/abs/1801.05016
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