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Ep. 64 - Science, Peer Review, and Academic B******t | Brian Earp

Ep. 64 - Science, Peer Review, and Academic B******t | Brian Earp

FromPatterson in Pursuit


Ep. 64 - Science, Peer Review, and Academic B******t | Brian Earp

FromPatterson in Pursuit

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Length:
70 minutes
Released:
Jul 2, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Science has flaws. We must discover and acknowledge them if we want to avoid dogmatic thinking. Too many people dismiss skepticism about the rigor of modern science as “anti-intellectual.” They overlook serious problems with the scientific method in practice. I am joined this week by Brian Earp, the author of the excellent article "The Unbearable Asymmetry of Bullshit"
Released:
Jul 2, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Interviews with intellectuals from across the globe. Exploring philosophy, politics, religion, and rationalism. Steve Patterson is an independent philosopher currently traveling the world to interview people in the pursuit of truth. Topics include logic and epistemology, skepticism, metaphysics, ethics, science and religion, truth, Christianity, Buddhism, atheism, culture, economics, the philosophy of mathematics, and every other topic that's important to humans.