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Responsible scientists try to disprove their own theories, and archaeology keeps stepping out of that box.

Drawn from what Ed Barnhart said

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metascience Research about research: whether published findings hold up, and what makes a field more or less reliable.

What Ed Barnhart actually said

  1. Ed Barnhart Archaeologist and director of the Maya Exploration Center
    And as responsible scientists, we’re trying to disprove our theories. We are not supposed to be trying to prove our theories. That’s one more foot out of the science box that archeology often steps.

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    Watch from 1:06:18 plays here

    ↗Ed Barnhart: Maya, Aztec, Inca, and Lost Civilizations of South America | Lex Fridman Podcast #446youtube.com

    30 Sept 2024 · video · 3h 28m · spoken · official transcript

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