SNR #251: What Is Science?

Sigma Nutrition Radio

Danny Lennon

Sigma, Dietetics, Evidencebased, Nutrition, Training, Health & Fitness, Science, Diet, Fitness, Evidence, Bodybuilding, Health

4.8 • 626 Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2018

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

In this episode Danny discusses the concept of “what is science?” with input from:

Andy Galpin, PhD
Brad Dieter, PhD
John Kiely
Trent Stellingwerf, PhD
Mike T Nelson, PhD
Ciaran O’ Regan

In This Episode We Discuss

What is science meant to be? What is science pragmatically?
“Science doesn’t prove anything it just reduces uncertainty”
If you want to know something better, it takes concentrated cognitive effort and thinking. Wrestle with difficult ideas. Don’t just consume
What information do you have that you can collect, how does that inform your mental model? And how do you test that model
Crucially, how do you disprove that model?
Application: explicit vs. tacit knowledge. (Tacit = coach intuition)
Adding that knowledge to a larger body of evidence
You don’t identified as your views, but as the being that has certain views that are subject to change
Far important how you think than what you think

Transcript

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0:00.0	First of all, Danny, I am really honored to be a part of such a discussion and more important, thank you for doing this.
0:18.3	Obviously, I'm an epistemology nerd, so I particularly like this topic,
0:22.1	but really more importantly because this is something that is so necessary in this current age of truthiness,
0:27.6	as Stephen Colbert once laid out. It's so there's so much noise and so much information out there
0:36.1	that people are generally, I believe, trying to get better and do better.
0:39.2	This is very difficult when we don't understand the basic tenets of science.
0:42.6	So whatever this discussion may lead, I think brings you the science of nutrition and health.
1:10.2	And as ever, I am your host, Danny Lennon.
1:13.0	We're at episode 251 of the podcast today. And just before we get into things, just a brief reminder
1:21.7	for those of you who can make it to Dublin in only a few weeks time, November 24th, 2018 is going to be Sigma Nutrition
1:29.6	Radio Live. It's coming to you from Dublin and on stage on the day I'm going to be joined by
1:34.8	four true experts in nutrition, Martin MacDonald, Dr. Nicholas Guest, Dr. James Morton and Dr.
1:41.1	Kirstie Elliott Sale talking about all sorts of really cutting-edge topics
1:45.7	from diabetes interventions through diet to carbohydrate periodization in elite sport
1:51.7	to female physiology and energy efficiency in sport and a whole host of other cool topics
1:58.4	on the day and you'll get to ask your questions too. We're also
2:02.1	kind of a really cool after party where everyone gets to hang out and it should be a great event.
2:06.4	So if you are interested or haven't heard the full details, go over to sigmanutrition.com
2:11.9	and you can easily find in the menu information about our live event and make sure you come
2:17.4	along.
2:18.1	So that's Sigma Nutrition Radio Live, November 24th.
2:22.2	Now, on to today's episode.
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