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Investigating Premonitions in Science with Prof. Chris French
1:24:29 - 1:28:23 (03:54)
Host Steven Strogatz and Prof. Chris French discuss premonitions, pre-registered studies conducted by Darrell Bairm that found no evidence of people being able to predict the future, and the importance of pre-registration in ensuring unbiased data analysis.
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The podcast explores the cognitive reconstruction and fallibility of observation and memory.
1:24:29 - 1:26:09 (01:40)
Cognitive Reconstruction
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The podcast explores the cognitive reconstruction and fallibility of observation and memory. The conversation is somewhat troubling but also deeply interesting.
ChapterInvestigating Premonitions in Science with Prof. Chris French
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PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Pre-registration, the act of writing down how data will be analyzed before it's collected, has helped with the accuracy of psychological studies.
1:26:09 - 1:28:23 (02:13)
Psychology
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Pre-registration, the act of writing down how data will be analyzed before it's collected, has helped with the accuracy of psychological studies. Large scale studies on looking into the future have shown null effects, leading to more checks and balances in the industry.