Better Known

Better Known


Michael Blastland

October 13, 2019

Journalist Michael Blastland discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. You can find out more about Michael at https://profilebooks.com/michael-blastland.html.
The myth of nurture v nature https://www.nature.com/articles/421806a
The uncertainty of public data https://medium.com/wintoncentre/has-uk-employment-gone-down-maybe-and-maybe-not-7b2e8fbdc7c5
Science’s replication crisis https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-016-0021
The fallibility of medicines https://www.nature.com/news/personalized-medicine-time-for-one-person-trials-1.17411
Unknown impact of government’s policies https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/our-work/policy-making/all-change
The Mind is Flat, by Nick Chater https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mind-Flat-Illusion-Mental-Improvised/dp/0241208440/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+mind+is+flat&qid=1569486201&s=gateway&sr=8-1