Decoding the Gurus

Interview with Liam Bright on Scientific Orthodoxy, Reform Efforts & DTG's Philosophy


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Today we have a little mid-week treat, ahead of our next decoding episode, a discussion with the philosopher and Leverhulme Prize Winning Twitter sensation, Liam Kofi Bright.

Liam is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Philosophy, Logic, and Scientific Method at a little known degree-mill called the London School of Economics. On this episode we have a wide ranging discussion revolving around the state of the Orthodoxy in modern scientific research, the viability of proposed reforms, and finally Liam decodes whether we are mindless defenders of the status quo or the true heirs of the Logical Positivists tradition.

Along the way we also learn the three rules to master Twitter, what Open Science is all about, whether philosophers of science are good or bad, and what exactly 26+6 equals.

Links

  • Chris' appearance on The Stoa discussing the Gurometer
  • Liam Bright's website
  • Liam's (2016) paper 'On Fraud'
  • Liam's (2021) paper 'Why do Scientists Lie'
  • Remco Hessen & Liam's (2021) paper 'Is peer review a good idea'
  • Liam on Twitter

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