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Going against the flow on truth and innovation
4:06:31 - 4:11:42 (05:11)
The podcast discusses how blindly following popular opinion in scientific and governmental fields stifles progress and the pursuit of truth, using examples such as the FDA's denial of AIDS medication to a patient in need.
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The school of fish strategy is often used to avoid being proven wrong or making difficult decisions, but it isn't always effective in situations where change and innovation are necessary.
4:06:31 - 4:08:28 (01:57)
Summary
The school of fish strategy is often used to avoid being proven wrong or making difficult decisions, but it isn't always effective in situations where change and innovation are necessary. Those who believe in truth and innovation will struggle to ride with the school of fish, which can be detrimental in authoritarian regimes or bureaucratic systems.
ChapterGoing against the flow on truth and innovation
Episode#331 – Balaji Srinivasan: How to Fix Government, Twitter, Science, and the FDA
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The speaker gives two examples of fictional portrayals of evil regulators, one being the original Ghostbusters where the EPA is the villain, and the other being Dallas Spires Club, which shows the FDA blocking a guy with a life-threatening illness from getting drugs to treat his condition and from getting it to other people.
4:08:29 - 4:09:27 (00:58)
Summary
The speaker gives two examples of fictional portrayals of evil regulators, one being the original Ghostbusters where the EPA is the villain, and the other being Dallas Spires Club, which shows the FDA blocking a guy with a life-threatening illness from getting drugs to treat his condition and from getting it to other people.
ChapterGoing against the flow on truth and innovation
Episode#331 – Balaji Srinivasan: How to Fix Government, Twitter, Science, and the FDA
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
This podcast discusses how the FDA is an active agency with ambitious people looking to increase their power, similar to a CEO trying to increase company profits.
4:09:27 - 4:11:42 (02:15)
Summary
This podcast discusses how the FDA is an active agency with ambitious people looking to increase their power, similar to a CEO trying to increase company profits. Despite some anti-corporate statutes, people often question why the FDA would make certain decisions.