Science
5 statements across 5 episodes · 1 bullish · 3 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Oct 16, 2021 by David Friedberg · said 10 times in 7 episodes since 2020 · across every show →
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2026 2 mentions in 2 episodes 1 per episode
2023 1 mention in 1 episode
2022 4 mentions in 2 episodes 2 per episode
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Oct 16, 2021 neutral
Friedberg: Science is an iterative learning process, not absolute truth
“By definition, science is about gathering data, forming a hypothesis, testing again, iterating, restating your hypothesis, and it's a, it's designed to be circular. It's designed to be a learning system, not designed to be a system that defines absolute truth …”
Nov 17, 2023 positive
Friedberg: Google DeepMind published GraphCast, a 37M parameter weather AI model
“Published a paper in the journal Science this week introducing GraphCast, which is actually a publicly available model that does weather forecasting using machine learned models. It's a thirty seven million parameter model.”
Aug 24, 2026 negative
Aug 27, 2026 negative
Weinstein: Scientists are excluded from the modern wealth their research generates
“You're dealing with a level of prosperity in a world in which the Gini coefficients are blowing out. It's almost entirely due to the technology that is derivative of science, and the scientists are not participating.”
Aug 29, 2026 negative
Friedberg: Modern science enforces conformity by withholding funding and tenure from heterodox thinkers
“So much of science has kind of followed this sheep-like mentality, where everyone has to line up, agree to the same general theory, or you get outcasts, you don't get grant funding, you don't get tenure, you don't get jobs, you don't get invited to do lectures…”