{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"We Not Me","title":"Are you focusing on the right things? with Greg Radick and Tom McClelland","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2761,"description":"Salience (or what we choose to focus our attention on) has a big impact on our perceptions and actions within a group. Understanding this can help us reconsider what we’re ignoring or overlooking, which can lead to more innovative and inclusive team dynamics.\n\nThis week, Dan and Pia are joined by Greg Radick and Tom McClelland, a professor and lecturer respectively, who study the history and philosophy of science. They discuss the concept of salience, which points to the ideas that grab our attention, and how salience impacts scientific enquiry and teams.\n\nIn their professional work, they examine how different elements become more salient or important within a community of inquirers, such as a scientific community or a team, shaping what problems are considered relevant and which ones are ignored. They also explore how these patterns of salience influence the directions of research and collaboration.\n\nThree reasons to listen\nTo learn about the concept of salience and its impact on team performance and problem-solving\nTo understand how ignoring and attention shapes our professional and personal identities\nTo discover how the history and philosophy of science can influence our understanding of team dynamics\nEpisode highlights\n[00:05:33] The history and philosophy of science\n[00:07:13] What is salience\n[00:14:16] Choosing what we ignore\n[00:15:42] The importance of pointing in a different direction\n[00:19:35] Identifying mavericks and outliers\n[00:24:53] Greg's experiment to alter salience patterns\n[00:31:09] Creating a more open mindset\n[00:34:55] Social media, misinformation, and salience\n[00:37:31] Media recommendations\n[00:39:54] Takeaways from Dan and Pia\nLinks\nConnect with Greg via LinkedIn\nConnect with Tom via LinkedIn\nTom’s website\nDisputed Inheritance: The Battle over Mendel and the Future of Biology – Greg’s book\nWoman First and a Philosopher Second: Relative Attentional Surplus on the Wrong Property, by Ella Whiteley\nThe Structure of Scientific...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/cTxm0uMo1AuvRTsg1GhIjdn998MJJQ_xMMLaqK_LTcA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zOTk3/MThmYWIxNDllNjc2/YzEwZjVhOWNmZjVm/ODNmNi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}