123: Authenticated anonymity (with Michael Eisen)
Part two of our chat with Michael Eisen (eLife Editor-in-Cheif), in which we discuss the pros and cons of collaborative peer review, journal submission interfaces, Michael's take on James' proposal th...
4 Jan 202153min
122: Reoptimizing scientific publishing for the internet age (with Michael Eisen)
The internet should have transformed science publishing, but it didn't. We chat with Michael Eisen (Editor-in-Chief of eLife (https://elifesciences.org/)) about reoptimizing scientific publishing and ...
21 Des 202040min
121: Transparent peer review
Dan and James discuss the pros and cons of transparent peer-review, in which peer review reports are published alongside manuscripts, as a keynote feature at the recent Munin Conference on scholarly p...
7 Des 202057min
120: How false beliefs spread in science (with Cailin O'Connor)
Dan and James chat with Cailin O'Connor (University of California, Irvine) about the how false beliefs spread in science and remedies for this issue Here's what they cover: Why should psychologist sci...
16 Nov 202047min
119: Rules of thumb
Dan and James discuss how rules of thumbs in science, such as those often applied to sample sizes and effect sizes, lead to mindless research evaluation. More info and links: Is there any justifcation...
2 Nov 202056min
118: Evidence-free gatekeeping
Dan and James answer audio listener questions on the worst review comments they've received (and how the responded), their thoughts on the current state of preprints, and how institutional prestige in...
19 Okt 20201h 4min
117: How we peer-review papers
Dan and James choose a preprint and walk through how they would peer-review it. James also provides an update on his recent proposal that scientists should be paid for performing peer reviews for jour...
5 Okt 20201h 4min
116: In my opinion
Dan and James chat about a recent twitter discussion on open science funding and the benefits of Editors sharing their opinions online. James also shares three project proposals that he thinks deserve...
21 Sep 20201h 17min
