Chapter
Lysenkoism and its consequences
34:26 - 37:50 (03:24)
The ideology of Lysenkoism affected Soviet agriculture and biology for decades, leading to failures and damaging effects and hindering scientific progress. Despite a lack of scientific evidence, the government's adherence to Lysenkoism and persecution of dissenting scientists had far-reaching consequences.
Clips
In this episode of "No Such Thing as a Fish" podcast, the hosts discuss the story of a Soviet scientist named Maturin who believed intuition was more important than education in science and referred to educated scientists as the "cast priests of Jabberology."
34:26 - 35:21 (00:55)
Summary
In this episode of "No Such Thing as a Fish" podcast, the hosts discuss the story of a Soviet scientist named Maturin who believed intuition was more important than education in science and referred to educated scientists as the "cast priests of Jabberology."
ChapterLysenkoism and its consequences
EpisodePart One: The Russian Scientist Who Helped Kill 30 Million People
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The podcast discusses the problem of scientists having an ideology and manipulating data to align with their beliefs, often leading to disastrous consequences.
35:21 - 37:50 (02:28)
Summary
The podcast discusses the problem of scientists having an ideology and manipulating data to align with their beliefs, often leading to disastrous consequences. The example of Lysenkoism and the influence of Nazi propaganda on scientific research is considered.