Rationally Speaking #164 - James Evans on "Using meta-knowledge to learn how science works"

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Jan 3, 202100:45:37Science & Medicine

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...

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