You and Betty and the Nancy's and Bill's and Joes and Jane's will find in the study of science

a richer, more rewarding life.

Hey, welcome to Inquiring Minds. I'm in Dravis Gontas.

This is a podcast that explores the space where science and society collide.

We want to find out what's true, what's left to discover,

and why it matters.

We love science on this show. We talk about it all the time. But we are also aware that science

is done by scientists who are flawed human beings like all of us.

And so once in a while, we go back to the scientific method and question whether it can be improved,

especially in specific domains.

On several episodes of the podcast, we've covered the replication crisis.

The fact that sometimes scientific studies, which have become part of the canon, we've covered the replication crisis. The fact that sometimes scientific studies,

which have become part of the canon, which have been cited thousands of times, turn out to not be

replicable. What does that mean for the original findings? What does it mean moving forward?

Well, on this week's interview, we talked to Stuart Ritchie, who was one of the pioneers in the replication

crisis in psychology, questioning some of the major findings. When it comes to understanding

how human biases, misunderstandings, and deceptions can undermine science, Stuart has been

thinking about this and working in this area for a long time.

He's recently come out with a book called Science Fictions, How Fraud, Bias, Negligence, and

hype undermine the search for truth.

Stuart Ritchie, welcome to inquiring minds.

Thank you for having me on.

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