Episode Mentions
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens · May 20, 2026
Learning in a Way that Actually Matters: Why Standardized Testing Contributed to the Metacrisis – and How to Fix It with Theo Dawson & Zak Stein | RR 25
“Founded post-WWII by military-industrial figures; pioneered standardized testing for college admissions and created the SAT, driving shift away from progressive education”
Standardized Testing Harms and AlternativesHierarchical Complexity Measurement in EducationEmbodied Learning and Connectome Development
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Maintenance Phase · Sep 12, 2024
The Myers-Briggs Personality Test
“Declined to distribute Myers-Briggs in 1957 after internal testing; cited concerns about test validity and Isabel Briggs Myers' disruptive office behavior.”
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator history and developmentPersonality test scientific validity and reliabilityForer Effect and cold reading in psychology
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