Rethinking the Metric for Judging Academic Papers

The speaker was initially skeptical of Arnold Schwarzenegger's capabilities until watching a gubernatorial debate from 2003, which impressed them. They encourage others to watch the debate to understand Schwarzenegger's intelligence, humor, intuition, and power. Shifting to a listener question about the metric for judging academic papers, the speaker acknowledges that citations are the dominant way to measure impact, but suggests that academic ratings and comments could be a valuable alternative.