How Science Pretends to be Meritocratic
meritocracy: the idea that people get ahead based on their own accomplishments rather than...other things Support my work on patreon: / drfatima Or give me a tip on paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted... References: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e... Music: "Sah", by Al Masrieen Chapters 00:00 - Cold Open 00:55 - Part 1: Who Is This Guy? 04:53 - Part 2: The Value of a Citation 09:38 - Part 3: Scientific Impact 16:01 - Part 4: So What Is He Saying? 18:55 - Part 5: Kormendy's "Cancellation" 24:55 - Part 6: Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud 31:21 - Final Thoughts 34:39 - Fun Science Postscript

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