# Episode 5 (BONUS):Academic System vs Irreproducible Science Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/hypothesize-that-7842584/episode-5-bonus-academic-system-vs-irreproducible-science Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/hypothesize-that-7842584/episode-5-bonus-academic-system-vs-irreproducible-science.md Podcast: [Hypothesize That!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hypothesize-that-7842584) Published: 2026-07-21T23:01:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/hypothesize-that/episodes/episode-5-bonusacademic-system-vs-irreproducible-science Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67fbe5f67b4fe9379bcfb2cf/e/6a58a236c152a357db14b7db/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hypothesize-that-7842584/episodes/episode-5-bonus-academic-system-vs-irreproducible-science Duration seconds: 839 ## Resource In this special Crimes Against Innovation episode, host Nicola Hill hears two charges against the research system.   Professor Raj Chovatiya argues that the academic model is putting the brakes on innovation, squeezing creativity and collaboration. Meanwhile, Dr Joe Rastrick condemns the irreproducible published study, which can misdirect future research and waste resources.   Join the debate and decide which crime should carry the greater sentence.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacyhttps://acast.com/privacy for more information.   This podcast is produced and funded by UCB.   GL-OT-2600004 – May 2026   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hypothesize-that-7842584/episodes/episode-5-bonus-academic-system-vs-irreproducible-science/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/hypothesize-that-7842584/episode-5-bonus-academic-system-vs-irreproducible-science.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.