{"podcast":{"title":"Around the Circle | An Enneagram Podcast","slug":"around-the-circle-an-enneagram-channel-86508","podcast_index_feed_id":86508,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/aroundthecircle/","website_url":"https://www.aroundthecircle.org/episodes/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/a43f1443-610f-4ec4-b4c3-253d9ada0975/AN-ENNEAGRAM-PODCAST-63.jpg","author":"Jeff Cook and T.J. Wilson","episode_count":400,"summary":"The Enneagram is a map of the human personality. It’s a tool for navigating relationships. It creates language for what motivates us and helps us look at the way we look at everything else. Most importantly the enneagram is a mirror; because sometimes you need help seeing yourself.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-22T02:21:11.609301+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/around-the-circle-an-enneagram-channel-86508"},"episode":{"title":"Scientific Enneagram | What Do We Mean by \"Scientific Evidence\"?","slug":"scientific-enneagram-what-do-we-mean-by-scientific-evidence","published_at":"2026-09-03T11:35:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/around-the-circle-an-enneagram-channel-86508/scientific-enneagram-what-do-we-mean-by-scientific-evidence","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/around-the-circle-an-enneagram-channel-86508","url":"https://www.aroundthecircle.org/episodes/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/309abf1f-e007-4977-bc3b-25241c273acb.mp3","summary":"To Subscribe to The Scientific Enneagram ITUNES : HERE SPOTIFY : HERE Ep 3 | What Do We Actually Mean by Scientific Evidence? What does it actually mean when someone says the Enneagram is “scientifically validated” - or, on the flip side, that there’s “no evidence” for it at all? In this episode, we break down some of the basic building blocks of scientific evidence - observation, correlation, reliability, validity, replication, and predictive value - and apply them to common Enneagram claims. You’ll also hear why: Evidence for one part of a theory doesn't validate the whole system Reliability and validity are not the same thing Correlation does not automatically prove an Enneagram explanation “Supported,” “Plausible,” and “Speculative” are useful ways to think about different claims One study may be interesting, but it is not scientific consensus The goal isn't to prove or disprove the Enneagram as a whole, but to ask a better question: Which claims have earned which level of confidence? Find more at @scientificenneagram on Instagram.","meta_description":"To Subscribe to The Scientific Enneagram ITUNES : HERE SPOTIFY : HERE Ep 3 | What Do We Actually Mean by Scientific Evidence? What does it actually mean w…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2090,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/around-the-circle-an-enneagram-channel-86508/episodes/scientific-enneagram-what-do-we-mean-by-scientific-evidence/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/around-the-circle-an-enneagram-channel-86508/scientific-enneagram-what-do-we-mean-by-scientific-evidence.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}