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Lessons with Francis Bacon

1561–1626 CE · Early modern Plus

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First steps

About these lessonsEach lesson takes about 20–24 minutes in HistorIQly Chat.

Lesson 1

Idols of the Mind

Biases that derail inquiry

  • About 20 minutes
  • 3 questions at the end

You will

  • Define tribe, cave, marketplace, theatre
  • Spot each in practice
  • Plan simple countermeasures
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Lesson 2

New Organon, Basics

Experiment and careful induction

  • About 22 minutes
  • 4 questions at the end

You will

  • Separate observation and inference
  • Design fair trials
  • Record limits with results
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Lesson 3

House of Experiment

Why institutions matter

  • About 24 minutes
  • 3 questions at the end

You will

  • Share data for progress
  • Reward replication
  • Organize collective work
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Going deeper

About these lessonsEach lesson takes about 28–32 minutes in HistorIQly Chat.

Lesson 4

Bias Audits

Find and reduce distortions

  • About 28 minutes
  • 4 questions at the end

You will

  • Audit plans for idols
  • Pre‑register decisions
  • Blind where possible
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Lesson 5

Experiment Design

Isolate causes, quantify effects

  • About 30 minutes
  • 4 questions at the end

You will

  • Identify variables
  • Control and compare
  • Measure with humility
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Lesson 6

Records & Replication

Build durable knowledge

  • About 32 minutes
  • 4 questions at the end

You will

  • Create shared registers
  • Publish negatives too
  • Invite reproduction
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Expert

About these lessonsEach lesson takes about 38–42 minutes in HistorIQly Chat.

Lesson 7

Pre‑Registration Lab

Commit, then test

  • About 38 minutes
  • 5 questions at the end

You will

  • Frame hypotheses cleanly
  • Specify stopping rules
  • Guard against p‑hacking
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Lesson 8

Evidence Registers

Ledgers that build trust

  • About 40 minutes
  • 5 questions at the end

You will

  • Set schemas and fields
  • Define access and review
  • Version and archive
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Lesson 9

Institution Design

Reward truth over novelty

  • About 42 minutes
  • 5 questions at the end

You will

  • Align incentives
  • Fund replications
  • Teach method early
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