Episode 077: Metascience, Faith, & Confirmation Bias... in Space! Contact (1997) with Jacob Miranda

Join Alex and guest host Dr. Jacob Miranda (www.jacobfmiranda.com/) as they explore the metascience, confirmation bias, and the nature of faith vs. science in the sci-fi epic, Contact (1997) (www.imdb.com/title/tt0118884). The film, directed by Robert Zemeckis and cowrote by Carl Sagan himself, stars Jodie Foster as Ellie Arroway, a SETI scientist who helps discover a message from the stars. The film also stars Matthew McConaughey, a religious person who acts as a foil for Ellie's scientifically-oriented mind. Confirmation bias reins in all aspects of this film, but the commentary also includes a a healthy dose of metascience and the open science movement, especially what is part of the current discussion in Psychology - the replication crisis. Take a trip to the stars, or another dimension, and ask yourself the question: do you believe Ellie?
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