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Episode 11: No Such Thing as Bad Publicity?
October 10th, 2018 | 1 hr 1 min
beaver fever, media, op-ed, perverse incentives, press releases, sex doll brothel, sharing science
Yoel and Mickey discuss whether and how scientists should publicize their work. Should scientists issue press releases about their findings? Should they write op-ed columns to communicate directly with the public? Do scientists have an obligation to share their work with the public, or does self-promotion involve too many perverse incentives?