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EPISODE · Apr 10, 2026 · 28 MIN

Sokal Hoax Paper - The Journal That Never Checked

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Ava Grey examines the 1996 Sokal hoax, when physicist Alan Sokal submitted a deliberately nonsensical paper about quantum gravity as a "social construct" to prestigious journal Social Text—and they published it. The episode explores what happened when flattery disguised as scholarship exposed academia's broken gatekeeping mechanisms. Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

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Ava Grey examines the 1996 Sokal hoax, when physicist Alan Sokal submitted a deliberately nonsensical paper about quantum gravity as a "social construct" to prestigious journal Social Text—and they published it. The episode explores what happened when flattery disguised as scholarship exposed academia's broken gatekeeping mechanisms. Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

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Ava Grey examines the 1996 Sokal hoax, when physicist Alan Sokal submitted a deliberately nonsensical paper about quantum gravity as a "social construct" to prestigious journal Social Text—and they published it. The episode explores what happened...

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