Roger's Bacon - Using Cults to Power Science

<p>Roger&apos;s Bacon is a pseudonymous blogger and the creator of the new Seeds of Science journal.<br/><br/>Watch on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/T7i8ThJhxh0">YouTube</a>. Listen on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/17-rogers-bacon-using-cults-to-power-science/id1516093381?i=1000536908573">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2vNMEcgaoIwVGAHF0TP2UG?si=VncYYupSRMe5nmnGbqiyiA">Spotify</a>, or any other podcast platform.</p><p>Seeds of Science: <a href="https://www.theseedsofscience.org/" class="linkified" target="_blank">https://www.theseedsofscience.org/</a></p><p>Roger&apos;s Bacon blog: <a href="https://rogersbacon.substack.com/" class="linkified" target="_blank">https://rogersbacon.substack.com/</a></p><p>Follow <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/RogersBacon1">Roger&apos;s Bacon Twitter</a>. Follow <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/dwarkesh_sp">me on Twitter</a> for more updates. </p><p></p><p>Timestamps</p><p>(0:00:05) - Who is Roger&apos;s Bacon?</p><p>(0:05:03) - The need for scientific diversity</p><p>(0:10:50) - Why are our institutions so homogenous?</p><p>(0:19:35) - In defense of cults</p><p>(0:24:05) - Does innovation require isolation?</p><p>(0:32:16) - Diversity of institutions vs individuals</p><p>(0:36:05) - Can we create weird secret societies?</p><p>(0:42:40) - Secret longtermists and pseudonymous thinkers</p><p>(0:46:50) - Science needs religion</p><p>(0:54:50) - How contingent is science</p><p>(0:59:05) - Seeds of Science</p><p>(1:09:50) - Randomness in science</p><p>(1:14:55) - Why committees suck</p><p>(1:21:05) - Resetting institutions and reinventing ideas</p><p>(1:32:30) - Teaching at a STEM high school</p><p>(1:53:01) - Big picture thinking vs technical skills</p><p>(1:58:55) - Finding blindspots</p><p>(2:01:57)