writes on Substack. He is a psychology researcher and science reformer, calling for the dismantling of institutionalized peer review, grant, and bureaucracy systems, which he argues stifle innovation and creativity in science.
In the interview below, this writer’s questions and comments are in bold, Mr. Mastroianni’s words are in regular text, and extra clarification (links, etc) added after the interview are in bold italics or footnotes.
Can you tell your story and summarize who you are, your academic career, and how you came to write Experimental History? Leading into your really cool experience of writing a fun scientific paper, with emojis and interactivity, that really challenges some of the traditional medieval-ish conventions of the university.
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