Topic: Reproducibility Crisis

Reproducibility Crisis comes up in 1 chapter across 1 episode of The Higherside Chats Free Show, in July 2024.

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Robert Frederick | Sir Francis Bacon, The Shakespeare Project, & The Power Of Propaganda

Reproducibility Crisis, Limits of Science

A critique of modern science highlights the "reproducibility crisis" and the limitations of applying scientific data to human governance or morality. Referencing John Ioannidis, the speakers argue that science has been "apotheosized" as an absolute truth, leading to a loss of critical questioning. The discussion warns against the "Skinner box" approach to society, asserting that science is useful for the physical realm but destructive when used to dictate human values or art.

john ioannidisreproducibility crisisb.f. skinnerscientific methoddata interpretation