Metascience 101 - EP8: "Invention vs. Diffusion"

IN THIS EPISODE: Journalist Derek Thompson and economist Eli Dourado investigate the bottlenecks standing in the way of the invention vs. the diffusion of ideas. They discuss whether new ideas are getting harder to find, how to get these new ideas to scale, and how a crisis can spur effective implementation.

“Metascience 101” is a nine-episode set of interviews that doubles as a crash course in the debates, issues, and ideas driving the modern metascience movement. We investigate why building a genuine “science of science” matters, and how research in metascience is translating into real-world policy changes. 

Chapters

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:01:44) Are ideas getting harder to find?

(00:07:25) Thinking through implementation

(00:18:26) Crises spurring effective implementation

(00:25:53) Drug research