Everything Hertz

Can psychologists learn more by studying fewer people? Some of the topics discussed: Brexit and science Can the UK take the 'Norway' option? Horizon 2020 The impact on personnel and research training Italian coffee Listener feedback We're sorry for the chewing sound from episode 17! Intraindividual replication vs. larger sample sizes What sort of experiments are better suited to detailed within-su...

Dan and James discuss a recent paper on intranasal oxytocin and spirituality Some of the topics discussed: A summary of a recent paper on oxytocin and spirituality Why within-subject designs are a better choice for oxytocin research The physiology of nasal administration How do you control for differences in nasal environment Hypothesis-driven vs. exploratory research Oxytocin pathway gene ANCOVA...

Withholding data: bad science or scientific misconduct? Some of the topics discussed: Dan raises privacy issues surrounding sharing data What are the limits of AI to identify people from 'un-identifiable' data? The new age of sharing data What grinds Dan's gears Requesting data from people who said that they'd actually share their data James' experiences with requesting data Dan offers a solution...

Do we really need scientific journals? Some of the topics discussed: James trolling predatory journals with jibberish papers on the 'DONG' effect How do these spammy journal invitation emails actually work? Formal journals vs. preprint servers The shift to preprints in psychology Why do some journals forbid preprints? An article defending the big publishers How much does it really cost to have an...

What are the defining characteristics of a good psychology study? We received this excellent question from a listener and decided to do a whole episode on this idea. Some of the topics discussed: When’s the last time you saw a psych study that only reported a t-test? Dan and James’ new paper on worry and heart rate variability Skepticism towards studies with many variables and ‘novel’ statistical...

Dan and James discuss software and coding, including the tools they use Links (lots this week) Introduction to Python course - http://python.swaroopch.com //// R markdown - http://rmarkdown.rstudio.com //// GraphPad - http://www.graphpad.com //// JASP - https://jasp-stats.org //// Igor - https://www.wavemetrics.com/products/igorpro/igorpro.htm //// Canva - https://www.canva.com ////Omnifocus - htt...

Dan and James discuss public engagement, science communication, and the internet outrage machine. Links: James' GRIM pre-print https://peerj.com/preprints/2064v1/ Dan's meta-analysis paper http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01549/full Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/everythinghertzpodcast/ Twitter account https://www.twitter.com/hertzpodcast

Dan and James discuss a few academic horror stories sent in by their listeners. Links: The Gawker story on leaving academia http://gawker.com/i-left-my-ph-d-program-in-chemistry-a-few-years-back-wh-1774236393 Equator network http://www.equator-network.org Jack Johnson (the singer, not the boxer from the turn of the century) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seZMOTGCDag Abominable Putridity (the band...

Heart rate variability is becoming incredibly popular in the biobehavioral sciences yet there's no standard for how this research is reported. In this episode, Dan and James discuss their latest paper where they propose heart rate variability reporting guidelines. They also talk about saunas (why not?) and why 'sympathovagal balance' should be abandoned. Links: Dan and James' guidelines paper http...

In this episode, James and Dan discuss issues surrounding the placebo effect. Links: Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/everythinghertzpodcast/ Twitter account https://www.twitter.com/hertzpodcast Dan's other podcast https://soundcloud.com/startup-scientist-podcast

In this episode, James and Dan talk about failure. What's the benefit of openly sharing your failures - is this an antidote to the imposter syndrome or something only the privileged few can afford to do?

In this episode, James and Dan discuss what happens if your research is wrong. They talk about the recent controversy surrounding tDCS, why many people don't hold negative results to the same scrutiny as positive results, and the hype cycle of research. Links: Dan's new Startup Scientist podcast https://soundcloud.com/startup-scientist-podcast Vestibular stimulation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G...

In this episode, James and Dan discuss how to navigate the PhD to Postdoc transition. They provide advice to a hypothetical first-year graduate student and discuss the realities of the postdoc job market. Links: Propel Careers - https://www.propelcareers.com James' blog post - https://medium.com/@jamesheathers/12-thing-you-should-know-before-you-start-a-phd-9c064a979e8#.iqqwzf55s Facebook page htt...

How do you write a lot and do it well? In this episode, James and Dan discuss the writing process and the tools they use to get things done. Links: The Conversation https://theconversation.com BreakTime app http://breaktimeapp.com Tomato timer http://tomato-timer.com Jelte Wichert's paper http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0026828 Facebook page https://www.facebook.co...

In this episode, James and Dan talk about getting from research idea to publication. They discuss the ethical approval process, getting research published, and share tips for running experiments. They also cover some of the software that they use in their own research: JASP and Papers. Links: JASP - https://jasp-stats.org Papers - http://www.papersapp.com Authorea - https://www.authorea.com Facebo...

In this episode, James and Dan talk about replication in science, self-control, and the file-drawer problem in oxytocin research. Links: Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/everythinghertzpodcast/ Twitter account https://www.twitter.com/hertzpodcast

Meta-analysis has become an increasingly popular tool used by many scientists to synthesise data. However, it's not without its detractors — from H. J. Eysenck, Ph. D., calling it "an exercise in mega-silliness" in 1978, to J. A. J. Heathers Ph. D., describing its use as a "profound moral failing" (he's half-serious) in 2016. In this episode, Dan defends meta-analysis against more recent criticism...

Dan and James talk about Scihub and open access publishing.

Dan and James talk about nutrition and psychiatry. They also introduce themselves (you know, because that's what you do for your second episode) and explain the origin of their podcast name.

Dan and James discuss what to do if you want to collect heart rate variability (HRV) data, oxytocin parties (yes, they're a thing), and the peer review process.