Key insights

• 🔍 Expresses distrust in science and scientists
• 👎 Criticizes research in the foundations of physics as pseudo-science
• 🔬 Highlights the need for critical assessment in scientific research
• 🌀 Early studies on ESP initially considered proper science
• 📉 Later deemed as pseudo-science with sloppy statistics
• 📊 Development of better statistical methods in response to ESP studies
• 🔭 Physicists made new mistakes leading to the recognition of unobservable concepts
• 🔍 Recognition of the problem with ESP studies and its consequences

Q&A

• What should one trust in climate science and why?

  One should trust data, math, and logic in climate science as it is rare for data to be wrong or fraudulent. Additionally, a new knowledge-sharing platform called Quizwith is being introduced.

• What social problems and biases do climate scientists face in their arguments?

  Climate scientists face social problems, fears of public backlash, and biases in their arguments due to concerns of being labeled alarmist, impacting the presentation of their findings and the estimation of uncertainties in climate models.

• Are the findings about climate change and its human-induced nature conclusive?

  Yes, climate change is real and human-induced, with alternative explanations already ruled out.

• Why do scientists have a strong incentive to inflate the relevance of their research?

  Scientists inflate the relevance of their research due to the need for income, social reinforcement, and the lack of requirements to address biases and exaggeration within the scientific community.

• How can self-interest and financial stability impact the trustworthiness of scientific research?

  Self-interest and financial stability can affect the trustworthiness of scientific research, potentially leading to doubts about scientific motives and the questioning of climate change concerns.

• What motivated the development of unobservable concepts in physics?

  Physicists made new mistakes that led to the recognition of unobservable concepts, evolving physics into pseudo-science.

• How were early studies on extrasensory perception (ESP) initially perceived in the scientific community?

  Early studies on ESP were initially considered proper science but were later deemed as pseudo-science due to sloppy statistics, leading to the development of better statistical methods in response.

• What is the speaker's attitude towards science and scientists?

  The speaker expresses distrust in science and scientists, raising concerns about self-interest, financial stability, biases, and the need for critical assessment in scientific research.

• 00:00 The speaker expresses distrust in science and scientists, particularly in the field of physics, citing concerns about pseudo-science and lack of beneficial evidence. The speaker highlights the need for critical assessment and skepticism in scientific research.
• 01:34 Early studies on extrasensory perception (ESP) were once considered proper science but were later deemed as pseudo-science. The scientific method developed to address new mistakes in physics, leading to the recognition of unobservable concepts.
• 03:21 Scientists' self-interest and financial stability may affect the trustworthiness of scientific research. Climate change concerns might be questioned due to doubts about scientific motives.
• 05:05 Scientists have a strong incentive to inflate the relevance of their research, leading to biased perceptions and social reinforcement within the scientific community. Climate change is real and human-induced, with alternative explanations already ruled out.
• 06:47 Climate scientists face social problems and biases in their arguments due to fears of public backlash, which can impact the presentation of their findings and the estimation of uncertainties in climate models.
• 08:34 Trust data, math, and logic in climate science; Rare for data to be wrong or fraudulent; Introducing a new knowledge sharing platform called Quizwith