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Rationally Speaking #164 - James Evans on "Using meta-knowledge to learn how science works"
Rationally Speaking #164 - James Evans on "Using meta-knowledge to learn how science works"
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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Jul 24, 2016
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Podcast episode
Description
Has science gotten slower over the years? Does the proliferation of jargon make it harder for scientists to collaborate? What unstated assumptions -- "ghost theories" -- are shaping our research without us even realizing it? In this episode of Rationally Speaking Julia talks with sociologist of science James Evans, who investigates questions like these using some clever data mining.
Released:
Jul 24, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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