99: Science advocacy
Dan and James answer a listener question on science advocacy. Is this an activity that all scientists should do, and if so, how much advocacy work should we be doing? Here's other stuff they cover an...
6 Jan 202049min
98: Episode titles are redundant, at best (with Sophia Crüwell)
We chat with Sophia Crüwell (Meta-Research Innovation Center Berlin) about pre-registration and her recent work introducing pre-registration templates for cognitive modelling research. Here's what we ...
16 Des 201959min
97: Slow science
Dan and James discuss the concept of "slow science", which has been proposed in order to improve the quality of scientific research and create a more sustainable work environment. Here's what they cov...
2 Des 20191h
96: The chaotic state of doctoral research
Dan and James discuss the results of this year's Nature survey of PhD students. Despite a majority of students reporting general satisfaction with their decision to undertake a PhD, many described a s...
18 Nov 201947min
95: All good presentations are alike; each bad presentation is bad in its own way
Dan and James discuss why academia tolerates bad presentations and the strange distrust of polished presentations. Here's what else they discuss... James had a Filipino feast https://twitter.com/jame...
4 Nov 20191h 3min
94: Predicting the replicability of research
Dan and James chat with Fiona Fidler (University of Melbourne), who is leading the repliCATS project (https://replicats.research.unimelb.edu.au/), which aims to develop accurate techniques to elicit e...
21 Okt 201958min
93: Double-blind peer review vs. open science
Dan and James answer a listener question on how to navigate open science practices, such as preprints and open code repositories, in light of double-blind reviews. Stuff they cover: How common is dou...
7 Okt 201954min
92: Chaos in the brickyard
Dan and James discuss the role of Google Scholar in citation patterns and whether we should limit academics to only publishing two papers a year. Links and details: James has a new Hertz-quarters The ...
16 Sep 20191h 13min
