Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg Scientific Progress and the Replication Crisis (with Geoff Anders)
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Dec 9, 2020 Geoff Anders, founder of Leverage Research and co-founder of Paradigm, explores the paradox of scientific progress with Spencer Greenberg. They discuss whether the explosion of publications signals actual advancements or just noise. Anders dives into the replication crisis in social sciences, unveiling how many studies can't be reproduced. He also critiques personality tests and shares insights on enhancing user experiences, emphasizing the importance of introspection in improving psychological research methodologies.
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Measuring Scientific Progress
- Assessing scientific progress is difficult, with conflicting views on breakthroughs and overall advancement.
- Factors like publication numbers and subjective assessments of discoveries complicate evaluation.
Measuring the Sunk Cost Fallacy
- Spencer Greenberg shares an anecdote about measuring the sunk cost fallacy through surveys.
- Initial questions revealed unintended interpretations, highlighting the need for careful survey design and iterative refinement.
Big Five and Circularity
- Despite reasonable stability across time, the Big Five personality test's predictive validity is questionable.
- Some correlations might reflect obvious truths rather than new insights, raising concerns about circularity.
