More or Less: Behind the Stats

Ryanair punctuality; mistakes in academic papers

May 27, 2013
Delving into Ryanair's punctuality claims and the prevalence of errors in academic papers, this podcast discusses schedule padding by airlines, the reliability of statistics, a flawed economics paper by Harvard professors, subconscious priming effects on walking speed, concerns about research practices in psychology, and the challenges of the 'Publish or Perish' culture in academia.
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