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
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