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Statistics Intuitions and Social Science Reproducibility (with Stuart Buck)

Jul 7, 2021

Stuart Buck, former Vice President of Arnold Ventures, discusses the urgent need for reform in math education, advocating for a focus on statistics and practical skills. He tackles the confusion surrounding p-values, emphasizing their misinterpretations in public discourse. Buck explores the repercussions of the reproducibility crisis in social sciences, highlighting the significance of publishing null results. He stresses the importance of rigorous research practices to ensure reliability and transparency in scientific findings. Tune in for insights that could change how we approach education and research!

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Stuart Buck

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Intro

3min

Rethinking High School Geometry

8min

Understanding P-Values and Their Misinterpretations

13min

The Nuances of Statistical Significance and the Value of Null Results

5min

Navigating Research Reproducibility

12min

The Reproducibility Challenge in Science

7min

Exploring the Complexities of Scientific Replicability

3min

Reproducibility Challenges in Science

22min

Read the full transcript here.

How should math be taught in primary and secondary schools? How much is science denialism caused by statistics illiteracy or lack of statistical intuitions? What do p-values actually mean? Under what conditions should null results be published? What are some of the less well-known factors that may be contributing to the social science reproducibility crisis?

Stuart Buck was Vice President of Arnold Ventures (a $2 billion philanthropy) for nine years and led its nationally-renowned work on improving research quality and reproducibility. He has advised DARPA, IARPA, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the GAO on rigorous research, and he was recently asked by Nature to publish a commentary on reproducibility. You can find more about him at stuartbuck.com, follow him on Twitter at @stuartbuck1, or email him at stuartbuck@gmail.com.

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Spencer Greenberg — Host / Director
Josh Castle — Producer
Ryan Kessler — Audio Engineer
Uri Bram — Factotum
Janaisa Baril — Transcriptionist

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