Is the scientific system broken?

You’ve probably heard criticisms about “publish or perish,” lack of reproducibility, and misaligned incentives. But what’s actually going on beneath the surface?

In this episode, I break down:

• Why incentives drive scientific behavior

• The role of funding agencies in shaping research

• The replication problem and publication bias

• The difference between system-level issues and individual misconduct

• What the system gets right

• Why true breakthroughs are rare

• Whether the system is actually broken — or just constrained

I’ve spent over a decade in academia and now run an R&D company working on plasma technologies for medical and environmental applications. This is a grounded, systems-level perspective from someone who has worked inside and outside academia.

If you’re interested in how science really works — beyond headlines — this channel is for you.