Episode 824 • • 56:11 - 1:05:15
824: Clinton Cash
Psychology Replication Crisis and P-Value Manipulation
A discussion regarding a "crisis in psychology" highlights how researchers allegedly manipulate data to achieve publishable results. The segment focuses on the misuse of "p-values" in statistical modeling to create the appearance of strong evidence where none exists. This academic pressure to "publish or perish" is linked to broader skepticism regarding scientific consensus in other fields, such as climate change.