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How Good is Good Enough?

Dinwar

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One of the most basic things about Mr. Dunning's podcasts is that they're about 10 minutes long. We are, by necessity, getting a very breaf overview of any particular topic, often only enough to illustrate that other research is out there. However, one of the most common complaints by posters at Skeptoid.com is that Mr. Dunning hasn't dealt with the topic in sufficient detail. It's most obvious in any topic dealing with food--inevitably someone will point to some nuance and declair "Bryan didn't research this enough."

So I thought I'd raise the question for more general comment: What bredth and depth of analysis should we expect from someone presenting a 10 minute skeptical overview of various issues? At what point can we say "You needed to research more", and at what point can we tell commentors "You're expecting too much"?
 
Good enough point to raise...

Hi - I think its a good point to raise, and high time it was raised, but dissapointing that it had to be raised.
But to be fair, many listeners and commentors are probably (obviously) not aware of the fact that these podcasts are cranked out at one per week, on the ball, without fail, by a man who also has a fulltime job in the real world, and a family to boot. All this work is done in his spare time, for NO commercial reward whatsoever. (Far as I'm aware)

I personally reckon its a superb effort, and with these in mind and the fact its a TEN minute podcast, I think the depth and breadth of research is appropriate. Sometimes, as in anything done by anyone, it will be wanting, but hey - he's got deadlines and a life. Im grateful, though I dearly would love a daily 20 minute cast, but again, hey....

I agree with your observation on the food casts, and I would add that I see it also most in the health/human body related casts - that area is HUGE and COMPLEX - too big to even attempt imo for these, unless the header/proposition is chosen VERY carefully.
Its not like Brians a power lifting paleo biochemist who does nothing but a single narrow field, with a life devoted to it... ;)

Again, I thought all this was self evident, but I do spend a lot of time there...

Jon, Auckland, NZ (from Skeptoid comments)
 
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