The End of Disruption (not really); Ig Nobel Prizes, Patient Rights, Consolidation-Disruption and the Slog of Science

In this episode, Nick and Chris investigate the so-called consolidation-disruption index, impact factor, patient rights and the overall slog of scientific research. They also look at Ig Nobel Prizes, the Bell Laboratories history and discuss AI in language.

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Googliography:

Consolidation-Disruption Index https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2023/01/academia-research-scientific-papers-progress/672694/

Father of Ob/Gyn
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/17/603163394/-father-of-gynecology-who-experimented-on-slaves-no-longer-on-pedestal-in-nyc#:~:text=Press-,'Father%20Of%20Gynecology%2C'%20Who%20Experimented%20On%20Enslaved%20Women%2C,Park%20statue%20to%20a%20cemetery.

2018 Nobel Prize Winners James Allison and Tasuku Hanjo https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2018/summary/

"Papers and patents are becoming less disruptive over time
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05543-x

Ig Nobel Prize
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ig_Nobel_Prize#:~:text=The%20Ig%20Nobel%20Prize%20(%2F%CB%8C,trivial%20achievements%20in%20scientific%20research.