
75: Overlay journals (with Daniele Marinazzo)
We’re joined by Daniele Marinazzo (University of Ghent) to chat about the recently launched overlay journal Neurons, Behavior, Data analysis and Theory (NBDT), for which he on the Editorial Board. An...
7 Jan 201958min

74: Seeing double (with Elisabeth Bik)
In this episode, Dan and James chat with microbiologist Elisabeth Bik about about the detection of problematic images in scientific papers, the state of microbiome research, and making the jump from a...
19 Des 201851min

73: Update your damn syllabus
Dan and James discuss what's missing from biobehavioral science course syllabi. Here's the episode lowdown: - A thank you to our new Patron supporters - The (supposed)CRISPR baby - SPSS vs. R: What sh...
3 Des 20181h 1min

72: Anonymity in scientific publishing
Dan and James discuss a new journal of "controversial ideas" that will allow authors to publish articles anonymously. They also launch their Patreon page, in which listeners can support the show and g...
16 Nov 201858min

71: Moving for your job
In this episode, we chat about whether it’s necessary to move for an academic job to demonstrate “independence”. Here's a rundown of the other stuff we cover: - James' appearance at the “Sound educa...
5 Nov 201854min

70: Doubling-blinding dog balls
Dan and James discuss the recent "grievance studies" hoax, whereby three people spent a year writing twenty-one fake manuscripts for submission to various cultural studies journals. They also discuss ...
15 Okt 20181h 6min

69: Open science tools (with Brian Nosek)
We’re joined by Brian Nosek (Centre for Open Science and University of Virginia) to chat about building technology to make open science easier to implement, and shifting the norms of science to make i...
9 Okt 201849min

68: Friends don’t let friends believe in impact factors (with Nathan Hall)
This episode includes part two of a chat with Nathan Hall (McGill University), who is the person behind the ’Shit academics say’ account (@AcademicsSay), which pokes fun of all the weird stuff that ac...
3 Sep 20181h 14min




















