We discuss a paper on scientific diffusion—a metric for how widely an idea is spread—and how it can tell you if you are in a bubble.

(00:00) Intro: Komal's trip to Langkawi
(04:30) Setting goals for the new year
(14:00) Million dollar weekend
(22:10) Diffusion paper
(24:20) Knowledge lab
(25:10) What is diffusion (of research papers)
(26:45) Two case studies of low and high diffusion papers
(30:20) Low diffusion correlates with bubble bursting
(34:30) What this means for your own research
(39:00) Final thoughts on the paper
(40:30) Outro: Building a social task manager app for my friends