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May 19, 2025 40 mins

What if we never have another scientific breakthrough again?

It's a dramatic question designed to keep you reading and not at all likely - but it does get to the sexy heart of the unsexy question for this week's episode - are we going about science the wrong way?

The tools we use, the incentive systems we build, and the limits of the discipline itself all shape how effectively we can come up with new scientific discoveries. What's more, the imperfect cracks in our existing systems are likely to become chasms as we lean upon AI advancements in our future learning.

There is a lot of debate about how much trust we should put in science - but are we overlooking the possibility that it is science itself that is in crisis?

Who better to explore this topic than returning guest Dr Jamie Freestone, who publishes on AI, meaning, nukes, books & brains at https://jamiefreestone.substack.com/

Follow us at instagram @chrisendreypodcast and, to have input on future episodes, join our patreon (there's a free tier) at http://patreon.com/endrey

00:00 - The State of Science: An Overview

03:56 - Funding Science: The Allocation Dilemma

06:19 - Innovations and the Role of Creativity

09:22 - The Crisis of Scientific Discovery

12:28 - AI in Scientific Research: A New Frontier

14:58 - The Future of Science and Innovation

21:24 - AI as a Catalyst for Scientific Discovery

23:57 - The Paradox of Efficiency in Research

25:53 - Blind Spots in Scientific Methodology

27:44 - Challenging Established Scientific Laws

37:22 - Limits of Scientific Knowledge and Understanding

40:18 - Thanks Patrons :)


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