Joe Simmons

This guy, Daryl Ben, published a nine study paper with eight studies worth of statistically significant evidence that people have ESP. And most people were like, what is going on? Like this, this cannot be. A true finding.

So we were surprised when the paper got accepted. And then the immediate aftermath was shocking. Like there were so many people for whom this resonated. And then there were lots of people who were really not very happy. Like, why are you giving the field a bad name?

So we were surprised when the paper got accepted. And then the immediate aftermath was shocking. Like there were so many people for whom this resonated. And then there were lots of people who were really not very happy. Like, why are you giving the field a bad name?

So we were surprised when the paper got accepted. And then the immediate aftermath was shocking. Like there were so many people for whom this resonated. And then there were lots of people who were really not very happy. Like, why are you giving the field a bad name?

Look, I definitely had moments after this where I was scared for myself and my family. And that is Joe Simmons. Like, just the amount of money involved, I didn't quite appreciate that at the very first moments. I mean, this is not the way to adjudicate these things. There's a million chances to show we're wrong. A million. Like, earlier. A lot. There's a lot of chances.

Look, I definitely had moments after this where I was scared for myself and my family. And that is Joe Simmons. Like, just the amount of money involved, I didn't quite appreciate that at the very first moments. I mean, this is not the way to adjudicate these things. There's a million chances to show we're wrong. A million. Like, earlier. A lot. There's a lot of chances.

Look, I definitely had moments after this where I was scared for myself and my family. And that is Joe Simmons. Like, just the amount of money involved, I didn't quite appreciate that at the very first moments. I mean, this is not the way to adjudicate these things. There's a million chances to show we're wrong. A million. Like, earlier. A lot. There's a lot of chances.

And this is what you're going to do. You're going to sue three individuals for $25 million. That seems... That seems not great.

And this is what you're going to do. You're going to sue three individuals for $25 million. That seems... That seems not great.

And this is what you're going to do. You're going to sue three individuals for $25 million. That seems... That seems not great.

My very first thoughts were like, oh my God, how's anyone going to be able to do this again? If you can get sued for conducting these kinds of investigations, and we are business school professors at very good institutions that have a lot of resources. We're definitely in a position to bear the brunt of this more than, say, the average person in the field.

My very first thoughts were like, oh my God, how's anyone going to be able to do this again? If you can get sued for conducting these kinds of investigations, and we are business school professors at very good institutions that have a lot of resources. We're definitely in a position to bear the brunt of this more than, say, the average person in the field.

My very first thoughts were like, oh my God, how's anyone going to be able to do this again? If you can get sued for conducting these kinds of investigations, and we are business school professors at very good institutions that have a lot of resources. We're definitely in a position to bear the brunt of this more than, say, the average person in the field.

And so just the chilling effect on scientific inquiry and criticism, it's like, is everything we've been working for for 10 years, is that now gone?

And so just the chilling effect on scientific inquiry and criticism, it's like, is everything we've been working for for 10 years, is that now gone?

And so just the chilling effect on scientific inquiry and criticism, it's like, is everything we've been working for for 10 years, is that now gone?

It could be anywhere from hundreds of dollars to even thousands of dollars per paper. And they're publishing tens of thousands and sometimes even more papers per year. So you can start to do that mass.

It could be anywhere from hundreds of dollars to even thousands of dollars per paper. And they're publishing tens of thousands and sometimes even more papers per year. So you can start to do that mass.

It could be anywhere from hundreds of dollars to even thousands of dollars per paper. And they're publishing tens of thousands and sometimes even more papers per year. So you can start to do that mass.