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Methodology, scientific life, and bad language. Co-hosted by Dr. Dan Quintana (University of Oslo) and Dr. James Heathers (Cipher Skin)
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- 4 days ago1h 11m
196: Every public dataset is now a data ATM
We're back! After a long break, we catch up on why it's been so long: Dan's promotion and James's new venture capital gig at Helena where he can argue about science for a living. Then it's on to how much meta-science has changed in the past six months. Dan talks about using MetaCheck and local LLMs to find out whether shared materials on OSF actually get downloaded (mostly yes) and James argues that reanalysing public data is now so cheap it barely counts as a paper. We also get into why real human data is gaining value, how to disclose AI use (Disclosure: AI was used to help create these notes, based on the recording), and why open-weight models at "temperature zero" make reproducibility of LMM output easier. We also cover the worry about outsourcing thinking, what LLMs mean for grants, and why data provenance is going to matter. Other links Helena The metacheck R package Dan's OSF downloads preprint Ollama for local LLM use The OpenAlex scholarly database
- Jan 14, 202637 min
195: Living meta-analysis
We discuss how living meta‑analyses—meta‑analyses that are continuously updated as new studies appear—can cut research waste and keep evidence current. We also chat about how using synthetic research participants is a terrible idea. Links * The BMJ Christmas special paper on how recent is "recent" (https://www.bmj.com/content/391/bmj-2025-086941) * The synthetic panel (https://www.qualtrics.com/support/survey-platform/distributions-module/synthetic-panels/) service * The paper (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2025.107713) describing a living meta-analysis platform for oxytocin research * A preprint commentary (https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/udexg_v1) on living meta-analysis Social media links - Dan on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/dsquintana.bsky.social) - James on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/jamesheathers.bsky.social) - Everything Hertz on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/hertzpodcast.bsky.social)
- Nov 10, 202544 min
194: Author verification
We discuss whether preprint servers and journals should require author identity verification for submitting manuscripts. This would probably speed up the submission process, but is this worth the potential downsides? We also discuss the similarities and differences between academia and professional sports and a weird case of author identity theft. Other links * The BJKS podcast https://bjks.buzzsprout.com Social media links - Dan on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/dsquintana.bsky.social) - James on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/jamesheathers.bsky.social) - Everything Hertz on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/hertzpodcast.bsky.social)
- Aug 7, 202559 min
193: The pop-up journal
Dan and James chat about a a new 'pop-up journal' concept for addressing specific research questions. They also answer a listener question from a journal grammar editor and discuss a new PNAS article on paper mills Links * The pop-up journal (https://popupjournal.com) * The episode (https://everythinghertz.com/58) where Dan's wife went into labor * The PNAS paper mill paper (https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2420092122) * A blog post (https://reeserichardson.blog/2025/08/04/a-do-or-die-moment-for-the-scientific-enterprise/) from the PNAS paper lead author, Reese Richardson. * The Nature piece (https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02446-5) on the paper Social media links - Dan on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/dsquintana.bsky.social) - James on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/jamesheathers.bsky.social) - Everything Hertz on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/hertzpodcast.bsky.social) Citation Quintana, D. S., & Heathers, J. (2025, August 7). 193: The pop-up journal, Everything Hertz [Audio podcast], DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/2ZMQ7
- Jul 1, 202547 min
192: Outsourcing in academia
Dan and James answer listener questions on outsourcing in academia and differences in research culture between academic institutions and commercial institutions. Social media links - Dan on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/dsquintana.bsky.social) - James on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/jamesheathers.bsky.social) - Everything Hertz on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/hertzpodcast.bsky.social) Citation Quintana, D. S., & Heathers, J. (2025, July 1). 192: Outsourcing in academia, Everything Hertz [Audio podcast], DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/3MC2R
- Jun 3, 202548 min
191: Cleaning up contaminated medical treatment guidelines
James and Dan discuss James' newly funded 'Medical Evidence Project', whose goal is to find questionable medical evidence that is contaminating treatment guidelines. Links * James' blog post (https://jamesclaims.substack.com/p/how-should-we-fund-scientific-error) from last year * The carthorse child blog post (https://medium.com/hackernoon/introducing-sprite-and-the-case-of-the-carthorse-child-58683c2bfeb) * The blog post (https://jamesclaims.substack.com/p/introducing-the-medical-evidence) announcing the project * A write up in Nature (https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01739-z?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nature&linkId=14776408) about the project Other links - Dan on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/dsquintana.bsky.social) - James on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/jamesheathers.bsky.social) - Everything Hertz on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/hertzpodcast.bsky.social) Citation Quintana, D. S., & Heathers, J. (2025, June 4). 191: Cleaning up contaminated medical treatment guidelines Everything Hertz [Audio podcast], DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/537BN
- Apr 2, 202544 min
190: What happens when you pay reviewers?
We chat about two new studies that took different approaches for evaluating the impact of paying reviewers on peer review speed and quality. Links * James' 450 movement proposal (https://jamesheathers.medium.com/the-450-movement-1f86132a29bd) * The paper (https://journals.lww.com/ccmjournal/fulltext/9900/effect_of_monetary_incentives_on_peer_review.488.aspx) from Critical Care Medicine * The preprint (https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.18.644032v1) from Biology Open Other links - Dan on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/dsquintana.bsky.social) - James on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/jamesheathers.bsky.social) - Everything Hertz on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/hertzpodcast.bsky.social) Citation Quintana, D. S., & Heathers, J. (2025, April 2). 190: What happens when you pay reviewers?, Everything Hertz [Audio podcast], DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/PHQ2K
- Mar 2, 202553 min
189: Crit me baby, one more time
Dan and James discuss a recent piece that proposes a post-publication review process, which is triggered by citation counts. They also cover how an almetrics trigger could be alternatively used for a more immediate post-publication critique. Links * The Chonicle piece (https://www.chronicle.com/article/social-science-is-broken-heres-how-to-fix-it?sra=true) by Andrew Gelman and Andrew King [Free to read with email registration] * The paper (https://psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2022-14587-001.html) by Peder Isager and collegues on how to decide what papers we should replicate. Here is the preprint (https://files.de-1.osf.io/v1/resources/2gurz/providers/osfstorage/5f4f4314a392b9002f1d9576?action=download&direct&version=2). * The ERROR project (https://error.reviews/about/) Other links Everything Hertz on Bluesky - Dan on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/dsquintana.bsky.social) - James on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/jamesheathers.bsky.social) - Everything Hertz on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/hertzpodcast.bsky.social) Citation Quintana, D. S., & Heathers, J. (2025, Mar 2). 189: Crit me baby, one more time, Everything Hertz [Audio podcast], DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/3X5UR
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