Adam and I talk about humor, peer review, and the future of science.

Timestamps

(0:00:00) Intro

(0:00:45) Is bias overrated?

(0:01:46) Researcher ambition

(0:05:52) Illusion of moral decline

(0:08:10) Morality over time

(0:11:33) Humor and teaching

(0:13:48) Misconceptions about humor

(0:16:48) Lost in translation

(0:21:07) Good research ideas

(0:27:37) Peer review

(0:29:51) Science House

(0:35:29) Identifying talent

(0:40:11) Adam's acting career

(0:49:59) Art blemishes

(0:52:10) What makes a good piece of writing?

(0:54:21) Adam's information diet

(0:55:10) Poorly defined problems

(0:58:40) Measures of intelligence

(1:01:35) The Milgram Study

(1:04:17) The replication crisis

(1:06:15) How many studies matter?

(1:10:19) The future of science

Links

- Adam's Substack

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