155: Don't you know who I am?
We chat about appeals to authority when responding to scientific critique, university ranking systems, Goodhart’s law (and its origin), and private institutional review boards. Links * The history (ht...
30 Maj 202246min
154: When the evidence is constructed around the narrative
We chat about the Theranos story and the parallels with academic research, as well as Twitter's new owner and whether academics will actually leave the platform Links * Mastodon (https://en.wikipedia....
9 Maj 202251min
153: Shame shame shame
We discuss a journal's new "wall of shame" page, which details unethical behaviours in an effort to discourage future misconduct. We also cover scientific ideas that won't die (but one idea that HAS d...
18 Apr 202247min
152: Sorry Not Sorry
James and Dan chat about apologies vs. non-apologies, how to decide when to call it quits on a paper, and governments vetoing research proposals recommended by their own funding agencies Links for stu...
4 Apr 202255min
151: The dirty dozen
Dan and James discuss a new preprint that details twelve p-hacking strategies and simulates their impact on false-positive rates. They also discuss the Great Resignation in academia and the academic j...
21 Mars 202239min
150: Why can't you do nothing?
We discuss the latest paper to seriously use the Kardashian index, which is the discrepancy between a scientist's publication record and social media following, and a listener question on whether orig...
28 Feb 202252min
149: Medical misinformation (with Rohin Francis)
Dan and James chat with cardiologist Rohin Francis about medical misinformation and how he uses YouTube for science communication via his 'Medlife Crisis' channel. Links to stuff that was mentioned: R...
14 Feb 202256min
148: Academic reference letters
Dan and James chat about why academic reference letters are terrible, a recent position statement on preprints, and whether the "great resignation" is also happening in academia. Links to stuff that w...
31 Jan 202251min
