Does it replicate? Inside science's reliability crisis
A researcher explains why many published findings fail to repeat and how science is fixing itself; students master key terms and critical questions.
C2Adults55 minPodcast
About this lesson
A C2 listening lesson (podcast). Dialogues and stories to listen to, with transcripts, speed control and ready-made questions.
- Level
- C2
- Skill
- Listening
- Type
- Podcast
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 55 minutes
- Topic
- Science
- Activities
- Speaking / writing task, Key words, Listening (read aloud), Multiple choice, Matching, Gap-fill
- Key words
- to replicate, fraud, mundane, threshold, noise, hypothesis, incentive, sceptical
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Understand an expert's explanation of technical ideas in a science podcast
- Learn and explain key terms about research reliability
- Evaluate scientific claims critically in discussion and writing