No Scientific Innovation Since the 1920s? Is Academia’s ’Publish or Perish’ Stifling Science?

Welcome to TOE’s Rethinking the Foundations of the Academy: How to Improve Scientific Inquiry with Gregory Chaitin SPONSOR (THE ECONOMIST): As a listener of TOE, you can now enjoy full digital access to The Economist. Get a 20% off discount by visiting: Would someone like Einstein flourish in academia’s “Publish or Perish“? Gregory Chaitin is a pioneering mathematician and computer scientist, renowned for founding algorithmic information theory. Gregory published his first groundbreaking paper at the age of 15 and has been a key figure at the Institute for Advanced Studies, contributing extensively to the fields of metabiology and complexity theory. LINKED MENTIONED: - Gregory Chaitin’s previous appearance on TOE: - Algorithmic Information Theory (book): - Sean Carroll on TOE: - Stephen Wolfram on TOE: TOE’S TOP LINKS: - Support TOE on Patreon: (early access to ad-free audio episodes!) - Listen to TOE on Spotify: - Become a YouTube Member Here: - Join TOE’s Newsletter ’TOEmail’ at SPONSORS (please check them out to support TOE): - THE ECONOMIST: As a listener of TOE, you can now enjoy full digital access to The Economist. Get a 20% off discount by visiting: - INDEED: Get your jobs more visibility at ($75 credit to book your job visibility) - HELLOFRESH: For FREE breakfast for life go to - PLANET WILD: Want to restore the planet’s ecosystems and see your impact in monthly videos? The first 150 people to join Planet Wild will get the first month for free at or use my code EVERYTHING9 later. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 01:20 - Lack of Scientific Progress 06:22 - The Academic System 12:03 - Crisis in ‘Fundamental’ Physics 18:18 - Ancient Societies (Greece, Egypt, Alexandria) 23:05 - European Bureaucracy 27:08 - Albert Einstein 29:14 - Heterodox Experiments (Cold Fusion) 34:34 - Outro / Support TOE Other Links: - Twitter: - Discord Invite: - iTunes: - Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: