A recent article claims that being on the internet access has a positive effect on personal well-being. Does it really? Article reviewed in this episode: “A Multiverse Analysis of the Associations Between Internet Use and Well-Being” https://tmb.apaopen.org/pub/a2exdqgg/release/1 Would you like to suggest papers for us to review? Connect with us on Wokescreen! Wokescreen Promotional Code: ScioSophia 10% off your membership https://wokescreen.com/culture-warriors/ Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/soundroll/fuzz-buzz License code: ZQ75JRPRIBJBTDYB The Rogue Journal Club is a ScioSophia production. Copyright 2024.
Postmodernism is often hostile to the notion of truth and also to falsification. Karl Popper came up with falsification as a key part of science. A recent article discusses Popper and the notion of truth and why it matters. It's our Popper episode! Article reviewed in this episode: “The Notion of Truth in Sciences and Medicine, Why it Matters and Why We Must Defend It” https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/european-review/article/notion-of-truth-in-sciences-and-medicine-why-it-matters-and-why-we-must-defend-it/9EB51D0BFB180F8E8D9AFE593E390335 https://hxstem.substack.com/p/the-open-society-and-its-enemies Would you like to suggest papers for us to review? Connect with us on Wokescreen! Wokescreen Promotional Code: ScioSophia 10% off your membership https://wokescreen.com/culture-warriors/ Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/soundroll/fuzz-buzz License code: 6B3MQUWYH6ZFUIWQ The Rogue Journal Club is a ScioSophia production. Copyright 2024.
There's a recent and more philosophical piece arguing that ideological diversity has a lot of benefits. We review that article and discuss the implications for science writ large. Article reviewed in this episode: “The Epistemic Benefits of Ideological Diversity” https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12136-023-00582-z Would you like to suggest papers for us to review? Connect with us on Wokescreen! Wokescreen Promotional Code: ScioSophia 10% off your membership https://wokescreen.com/culture-warriors/ Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mojo/rebel License code: AHXIRYZGYB2N9AYM The Rogue Journal Club is a ScioSophia production. Copyright 2024.
A recent article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences discusses the issue of scientific censorship and the soft censorship style that may have profoundly bad effects on both science and society. We discuss this article and it's connections to recent events. Article reviewed in this episode: “Prosocial motives underlie scientific censorship by scientists: A perspective and research agenda” https://www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10.1073/pnas.2301642120 Would you like to suggest papers for us to review? Become a supporter of ScioSophia on Locals to make article suggestions for us! You can sign up at sciosophia.locals.com/support Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mojo/rebel License code: R084UHEUJOKMXQRC The Rogue Journal Club is a ScioSophia production. Copyright 2023.
There's a lot of discussion on the concept of objectivity and objective reality. Science focuses on understanding and observing objective reality. Many philosophical traditions do also focus on objective reality, but there are some traditions that do not think objective reality exists (particularly postmodernism). Using this particular article as an example, we jump into a discussion on the differences between liberal, conservative, constructivist, and postmodernist takes on objectivity and objective reality. Article reviewed in this episode: “Constructing International Politics” https://www.jstor.org/stable/2539217 Would you like to suggest papers for us to review? Become a supporter of ScioSophia on Locals to make article suggestions for us! You can sign up at sciosophia.locals.com/support Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mojo/rebel License code: CY0JXGX6TYNZSPCB The Rogue Journal Club is a ScioSophia production. Copyright 2023.