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David Deutsch

01/31/22

@ Dwarkesh Patel

The decline in research productivity over the last 50 years can be attributed to sociological factors within academia that have stultified the culture, rather than a lack of potential for knowledge growth.

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David Deutsch - AI, America, Fun, & Bayes

@ Dwarkesh Patel

David Deutsch - AI, America, Fun, & Bayes

01/31/22

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