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Football Is Fixable, Alright?!35. Fixing... Football Over-AnalysisEver felt football is over-analysed? Is there really much more needed than "they need to score 1 more goal than the other team", or "that team played better than the team that lost"? Or should the beautiful game be broken down into a science, requiring expert analysis? Dan and James dive deep into this topic, analysing the issue with a fine tooth comb and making sure no stone is left unturned. Can they get to the bottom of this without their fearsome leader? We'll find out... alright?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com...2025-05-0638 min

Gay Music: In the Key of QJames Taylor Jr: Pride, Perseverance and Provocative PedagogyIn this insightful episode, host Dan welcomes James Taylor Junior, a classically trained vocalist who's been singing since the age of two. With a rich musical background and acclaimed performing style, James discusses his upcoming Pride album, the importance of queer community and history, and his personal journey as a queer person. The conversation explores the intersection of identity, belonging, and the power of music to connect people across different experiences.Key Topics:James's upcoming Pride album and its developmentThe continued importance of Pride as a concept and movementExploration of queer history and visibilityGender, masculinity, and...2025-04-0833 min

Football Is Fixable, Alright?!26. Big Debate! Fergie vs PepThe time has come for yet another big debate, and this is the big one! The unstoppable force of Sir Alex Ferguson faces up against the immovable object of Josep Guardiola, as the two titans battle for ultimate bragging rights. Dan and James must put aside their own biases to use the podcast’s methods of logic and reasoning, which may sound impossible, but they can do it… alright?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 2025-02-2551 min

Football Is Fixable, Alright?!16. Fixing... Manchester United (HEATED debate!)This week's episode may have fractured the trio irreparably! In the absence of the imposing figure of Ces, the dynamic duo of Dan and James take on the herculean task to fix the Red Devils. However, in doing so, they may have put a strain in their friendship forever! Will Dan be able to put aside his undeniable bias? Will James be able to allow Dan to finish a sentence? Find out... alright?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 2024-12-0255 min

The Rural Church & State PodcastEpisode 009: Our 2024 Election Predictions!Send us a textJames Decker is a rural mayor. Dan Stewart is a rural pastor. Both care deeply about their local community and want to make Stamford TX better! This is not a podcast on politics or theology, but a conversation on how to be a good neighbor...Be sure to check out our bookshop.org book list to order the books we're reading! If you purchase from that list, it will generate a small commission to help grow The Rural Church & State Podcast.On this episode, we give our election predictions...2024-10-2823 min

The Rural Church & State PodcastEpisode 008: The Privilege to NOT VoteSend us a textJames Decker is a rural mayor. Dan Stewart is a rural pastor. Both care deeply about their local community and want to make Stamford TX better! This is not a podcast on politics or theology, but a conversation on how to be a good neighbor...Be sure to check out our bookshop.org book list to order the books we're reading! If you purchase from that list, it will generate a small commission to help grow The Rural Church & State Podcast.On this episode. Dan and James discuss the...2024-10-1544 min

The StorONE PodcastHealthcare Storage with Dan HultinStorage and virtualization specialist and Senior Solutions Architect Dan Hultin discusses the evolving landscape of IT storage and its impact on the healthcare sector with host James Keating. Dan and James discuss data preservation and how the need to protect and preserve healthcare data has never been more critical, as well as retention requirements and the increasing regulatory demands requiring data retention for the long haul. Meet Dan Hultin. 2024-10-0812 min

The Rural Church & State PodcastEpisode 007: Into the KingdomSend us a textJames Decker is a rural mayor. Dan Stewart is a rural pastor. Both care deeply about their local community and want to make Stamford TX better! This is not a podcast on politics or theology, but a conversation on how to be a good neighbor...Be sure to check out our bookshop.org book list to order the books we're reading! If you purchase from that list, it will generate a small commission to help grow The Rural Church & State Podcast.On this episode. Dan and James discuss the...2024-08-1550 min

Solfate Podcast - Interviews with blockchain founders/builders on SolanaBlockchain Developer Education (feat. Dan, co-founder Heavy Duty Builders)Full notes for this episode at: https://solfate.com/podcast/58Follow @SolfatePod on Twitter for updates: https://twitter.com/SolfatePodPS: We are happy to announce the launch of our Solfate Drip channel where you can collect Solfate Podcast episodes as digital collectibles! Subscribe to our Drip channel today: drip.haus/solfate (we have some fun experiments planned)Notes from the showIn this conversation, Dan from Heavy Duty Builders discusses their mission to create a community for builders to connect, learn, and collaborate. They primarily focus on organizing online...2024-07-0258 min

The Rural Church & State PodcastEpisode 006: Political Season is Coming!Send us a textJames Decker is a rural mayor. Dan Stewart is a rural pastor. Both care deeply about their local community and want to make Stamford TX better! This is not a podcast on politics or theology, but a conversation on how to be a good neighbor...Be sure to check out our bookshop.org book list to order the books we're reading! If you purchase from that list, it will generate a small commission to help grow The Rural Church & State Podcast.On this episode, Dan and James discuss the...2024-04-0245 min

The Rural Church & State PodcastEpisode 005: New Year's Resolutions (in February)Send us a textJames Decker is a rural mayor. Dan Stewart is a rural pastor. Both care deeply about their local community and want to make Stamford TX better! This is not a podcast on politics or theology, but a conversation on how to be a good neighbor...Be sure to check out our bookshop.org book list to order the books we're reading! If you purchase from that list, it will generate a small commission to help grow The Rural Church & State Podcast.On this episode, we discuss New Year's resolutions...2024-02-2336 min

The Rural Church & State PodcastEpisode 004: Christmas SpecialSend us a textJames Decker is a rural mayor. Dan Stewart is a rural pastor. Both care deeply about their local community and want to make Stamford TX better! This is not a podcast on politics or theology, but a conversation on how to be a good neighbor...On this episode, we discuss the difficult, human side of the Christmas season. Join us for a vulnerable, real conversation about the Season of Hope.0:00 - Introduction2:57 - What Are We Reading? James Decker: 1. All the King's Men - Robert Penn Warr...2023-12-1535 min

The Rural Church & State PodcastEpisode 003: Interviewing Dr. Myles WerntzSend us a textJames Decker is a rural mayor. Dan Stewart is a rural pastor. Both care deeply about their local community and want to make Stamford TX better! This is not a podcast on politics or theology, but a conversation on how to be a good neighbor...On this episode, we continue with our mini-series on isolation by interviewing Dr. Myles Werntz, who wrote a book called From Isolation to Community. 0:00 - Introduction1:30 - Interview Introductions13:30 - Definition of Isolation35:50 - Danger of Survival Mode47:30 - What...2023-11-011h 02

The Rural Church & State PodcastEpisode 002: Isolation and the Need For CommunitySend us a textJames Decker is a rural mayor. Dan Stewart is a rural pastor. Both care deeply about their local community and want to make Stamford TX better! This is not a podcast on politics or theology, but a conversation on how to be a good neighbor...On this episode, we begin a multiple episode discussion on the dangers of living in isolation, and the innate need that all of us have for community. Then, we interview Lauren Decker, the wife of James, and the owner of Stamford Commons.0:00 - Introduction.2023-09-011h 17

Deans Counsel18: Dan LeClair (GBSN) on How the Rules for "Deaning" Have ChangedA podcast for deans and academic leadership.DEANS COUNSELJames Ellis | Moderator | Dean of the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California (2007-2019)David Ikenberry | Moderator | Dean of the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado-Boulder (2011-2016)Ken Kring | Moderator | Co-Managing Director, Global Education Practice and Senior Client Partner at Korn FerryDeansCounsel.com--EPISODE 18: Dan LeClair (GBSN) on How the...2023-08-1830 min

Mouldy RoguesEpisode NinetyIn this episode Dan and James fight over another Top Trump Top Trumps and find out the Secrets to a Long Life from a 250 year old man.2023-08-0621 min

The Rural Church & State PodcastEpisode 001: Community in Crisis!Send us a textJames Decker is a rural mayor. Dan Stewart is a rural pastor. Both care deeply about their local community and want to make Stamford TX better! This is not a podcast on politics or theology, but a conversation on how to be a good neighbor...On this episode, the discussion portion is on community in crisis! How are we to respond as good citizens and neighbors in tough times. Then, our hosts interview Preston Cox, the chamber of commerce manager in Stamford to talk about the importance of community engagement for...2023-08-011h 16

The Rural Church & State PodcastTrailer: What is this podcast!?Send us a textJames Decker is a rural mayor. Dan Stewart is a rural pastor. Both care deeply about their local community and want to make Stamford TX better! This is not a podcast on politics or theology, but a conversation on how to be a good neighbor...On this podcast trailer, James and Dan talk about the reasons they are starting the project, as well as introduce themselves to the listeners. The audience for this podcast is Stamford, but anyone living in a small town or rural community can benefit from these conversations.2023-07-1319 min

The Unknown Show with Milquetoast & Co.Episode 12: Evette Preston (Preston & James)Dan and James have the total pleasure of having a wonderful guest in the Unknown Studio; Evette Preston owner of Preston and James on 2920 E. Colfax Avenue right here in Denver. We dig into what went into starting Evette's vision and what keeps her creative flame lit. We'll be honest, we got a little misty on this one. What a wonderful guest and episode, please enjoy!Find Preston and James here:https://www.instagram.com/prestonandjames/https://prestonandjames.comFeatured song: "Spinning" Milquetoast & Co. copyright 2022/23Follow The Unknown Show wit...2023-05-0151 min

HUNGRY.How James Cochran Won Great British Menu and Leadership Lessons From Michelin Star Restaurants - James Cochran, Dan Henry, 12.51, Around The CluckPressure. Perfection.Stress. Suffering.Teamwork. Trust.Authentic Creativity.Delicious leadership lessons bubble in the kitchen and spill in the board room.Leading a brigade of chefs or challenger brands are the same.The latest guests on HUNGRY. are James Cochran and Dan Henry.James’ career sparkles:- Worked under Bret Graham at The Ledbury, taking it from a 1 to 2 Michelin Star * - becoming the 11th best restaurant in the world.- Head Chef of The Harwood Arms, London’s ONLY Michelin Star...2022-08-301h 25

Everything Hertz157: LimitationsDan and James discuss a new preprint that examined the types of limitations authors discuss in their published articles and whether these limitation types has changed over the past decade, especially in light of methodological reform efforts. Links The Genetic Lottery by Kathryn Paige Harden The limitations preprint by Beth Clarke and collegues Simine Vazire’s episode (also known as the one where Dan's wife starts going into labor) The heartbeat paper from Galvez-Pol and collegues Rand Wilcox and robust statistical methods The tweet thread explainer from Beth Clarke Other links Everything Hertz on so...2022-07-1146 min

Everything Hertz156: Looking for seedersDan and James discuss a recent paper that concluded (again) that most researchers aren't compliant with their published data sharing statement and whether torrents (remember them?) are a viable alternative for sharing large datasets. Links The data request paper The paper Dan and James co-authored led by Julian Koenig Our episode with Henry Drysdale Our episode with Chris Chambers The meta-psychology journal Other links Everything Hertz on social media Dan on twitter James on twitter Everything Hertz on twitter Everything Hertz on Facebook Support us on Patreon and get bonus stuff! $1 per month: A 20...2022-06-2150 min

Private Practice PodcastThe Nightmare Interpretation before ChristmasIt's the biggest episode of Private Practice Podcast ever, stuffed with immature humour and games that illuminate the gargantuan fallacy of fairness like a brightly shining star. After last year's not-a-Christmas-Special, this year the fun and games with Dan and James are dialled up to induce tinnitus, as we bring you four new festive features, including Pigs in Blankety Blankets and Freud's Psychoanalytic Christmas Quiz. For Dan, the worst thing about this Christmas is the nightmare that James offers for some Freudian interpretation, closely followed by the twisted Oliver Sacks remix of the traditional Sack Game. For James, it's...2021-12-181h 59

British Ultra Running PodcastEpisode 39: Dan And James’ upcoming eventsDan and James catch up after another huge break. 24 hour races and Dan And James’ upcoming events get some air time. The sound is still pretty bad but we have the great Steve Ashworth ready to help us now. Funky town. 2021-11-2800 min

Everything Hertz143: A little less conversation, a little more actionDan and James discuss the differences between 'talk' and 'action' in scientific reform and why reforms are taking such a long time to be realised. They also chat about whether messy (but correct) code is worse than no code at all, and revisit the grad student who never said "no". Other links Get a 30% discount on a Scite subscription for a year, just use the coupon code EVERYTHINGHERTZ via this link James' blog post on why he loves preprints The grad student who never said "no" (archived) blog post Everything Hertz on social media ...2021-11-0154 min

Everything Hertz140: You can’t buy cat biscuits with ‘thank you’ emailsJames proposes that peer review reports should be published as their own citable objects, provided that the manuscript author thinks that the peer review report is of sufficient quality and the peer reviewers agree Other links and things we discuss An update on James’ start up job The American service industry Dan’s first outing since the pandemic started The villlage of Hell, in Norway The villiage of Fucking (now changed to Fugging) in Austria The Hertz long term archive on Open Science Framework We’re up for doing a syllabus episodes that you can assign to you...2021-09-201h 01

Everything Hertz137: Ten rules for improving academic work-life balanceDan and James share their thoughts on a recent paper that proposes ten rules for improving academic work-life balance for early career researchers and the figure from this paper that became a meme. Here are the rules: Long hours do not equal productive hours Examine your options for flexible work practices Set boundaries to establish your workplace and time Commit to strategies that increase your efficiency and productivity Have a long-term strategy to help with prioritization, and review it regularly Make your health a priority Regularly interact with family and friends Make time for volunteer work...2021-08-0253 min

Everything Hertz133: Manuscript submission feesSome journals use nominal manuscript submission fees to discourage frivolous submissions. However, it has been suggested that increasing submission fees could reduce article processing charges. Dan and James discuss this proposal, along with the recently released code of conduct for scientific integrity from the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences. James’ Atlantic piece Submission fees for mansucripts The scholarly kitchen blog post We have a new partner: Paperpile! Our PeerJ episode with Jason Hoyt The code of conduct for scientific integrity from the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences Everything Hertz on social media Dan on tw...2021-06-0749 min

The Healthtech Podcast#195 The Story of Huma with CEO Dan Vahdat 💉This week, James is joined by Dan Vahdat, the CEO and Founder of global digital health company Huma which, not-for-profit, is helping double Covid-19 clinical capacity for hospitals across the UK, Germany and the UAE using digital wards. The company uses people's phones, digital biomarkers and connected sensors, to collect and share patient data with their clinicians and researchers. They already help with Covid and are now tackling the patient waiting list backlog by helping care for patients before and after surgery, helping hospitals prioritise those most in need. Get in contact with Dan: dan@huma.c...2021-05-0940 min

Everything Hertz130: Normalizing retractions (with Dorothy Bishop)Dan and James chat with Dorothy Bishop (University of Oxford) about the importance of normalizing the retraction of scientific papers, publication ethics, and whether paper mills (companies that make fake papers at scale) are an issue in the psychological sciences Here are some links and stuff we covered: Dorothy's thoughts on how the adoption of open science practices has been progressing since we last had her on the show in June 2018 The European Research Council's new open access journal, which is free to publish in if you're ERC funded Dan's proposal of something similar in a 2019...2021-04-191h 00

Everything Hertz129: Transparency auditsDan and James discuss the recently proposed "transparency audit", why it received so much blowback, and the characteristics of successful reform schemes The specifics... The computational research integrity conference The transparancy leaderboard proposed by Curate Science Our episode with Chris Jackson, that James mentioned What about a transparency leaderboard for instiutions? What are the characteristics of grassroots reform schemes that worked? Other links [Dan on twitter](www.twitter.com/dsquintana) [James on twitter](www.twitter.com/jamesheathers) [Everything Hertz on twitter](www.twitter.com/hertzpodcast) [Everything Hertz on Facebook](www.facebook.com/everythinghertzpodcast/) ...2021-04-0556 min

British Ultra Running PodcastEpisode 37 : Dan and James in ConversationThis week Dan and James discuss important matters such as the consistency of Maurten gels, running around the back of Luton Airport, the Barkley Marathons and their race plans for 2021. 2021-03-2100 min

Everything Hertz121: Transparent peer reviewDan and James discuss the pros and cons of transparent peer-review, in which peer review reports are published alongside manuscripts, as a keynote feature at the recent Munin Conference on scholarly publishing. Here's what they cover and some links: Watch the video of this episode on the Everything Hertz YouTube page What is transparent peer-review? The permanancy of open peer review reports CLOCKSS provides a sustainable dark archive to ensure the long-term survival of Web-based scholarly content Open peer reviews provide additional info for historians What changes when you know that your review is going to...2020-12-0757 min

Everything Hertz119: Rules of thumbDan and James discuss how rules of thumbs in science, such as those often applied to sample sizes and effect sizes, lead to mindless research evaluation. More info and links: Is there any justifcation for holding back the public posting of data becuase you're not done with your analyses We have a new episode partner, Scite! Scite helps researchers quickly see how a research paper has been cited and if it has been supported or disputed by subsequent research Get a 30% discount on a 12-month Premium Scite subscription. Use the coupon code: HERTZ (offer expires January 1, 2021) ...2020-11-0256 min

Everything Hertz117: How we peer-review papersDan and James choose a preprint and walk through how they would peer-review it. James also provides an update on his recent proposal that scientists should be paid for performing peer reviews for journals published by for-profit companies Specific links and topics: An update on the 450 movement, which proposes that scientists should be paid for performing peer reviews for journals published by for-profit companies You should follow Overly Honest Editor on Twitter The Volkswagen fellowships Emma Mills, from Lancaster University, asks us how we review papers We review this paper: "Direct perception of other people’s he...2020-10-051h 04

Everything Hertz116: In my opinionDan and James chat about a recent twitter discussion on open science funding and the benefits of Editors sharing their opinions online. James also shares three project proposals that he thinks deserves funding, which Dan ranks. Other stuff... The Twitter thread from Tage Rai on conflicts of interest in funding on science The Raytheon Amphitheater at Northeastern University How Nature Human Behavior evaluates your mansucripts, from episode 105. Good and bad experiences with Frontiers journals A contract for getting paid for reviews Get access to our Patreon newsletter The peer-review process at eLife James' three grant proposal...2020-09-211h 17

Everything Hertz113: Citation neededDan and James discuss whether scientists should spend more time creating and editing Wikipedia articles. They also chat about how they read scientific articles and the heuristics they use to help decide whether a paper's worth their time. Here are some more details and links: Send in your audio questions here How does James read so much and what tips do Dan and James have for reading papers? The Stork paper recommendation service How James and Dan rapidly judge whether a paper is worth the time to read The benefit of a memorable paper title Peer...2020-08-0353 min

Everything Hertz112: Leaving academiaDan and James chat about James' new industry job, why he quit academia, the biggest differences between academia and industry, and why it's crucial for early career researchers to have a plan B. James new industry job James' medium blog post Having a plan B (and plan C) in academia Using consulting a bridge to a full-time industry job How to get an industry job The role of grant success in academia More research is now open access than not Get 20% off our merch by using the promo code "AUGUST" It's now easier to not be employed in...2020-07-2751 min

Everything Hertz109: Open scientific publishing [Live episode]Dan and James recorded a live episode on open publishing as part of the Open Publishing Fest. They also ran a survey (from start to finish) during the course of the episode on the public's perception of open scientific publishing and discuss the results. Here are more stuff they covered, plus links! The Open Publishing Fest We collected data LIVE thanks to Prolific! Go to prolific.co/everythinghertz to get $50 worth of credit for just $1 How to build a low cost book scanner A prepreprint repository for African researchers What is the role of "niche" preprint...2020-06-0151 min

Everything Hertz106: Science on the runDan and James discuss whether getting rapid outcomes to address the pandemic is worth the increased risk of mistakes—how can researchers perform research that is both urgent and accurate? Here's other stuff they discuss... Whiskey as a hobby James' pandemic tips How publication practices have changed during the pandemic The news article that stated bioRxiv papers are peer-reviewed Peer review during a pandemic The impact of the corona virus on employment in academia Bad peer-reviewed studies do more damage than bad preprints Preprints that require permission for citation Is there a need for the rapid di...2020-04-2050 min

Make it a Great One with Dr. DanZombies, Ostriches, and Unicorns...Oh My!...Parenting with comic writer James Breakwell Get ready to laugh out loud! Today Dr. Dan treats listeners to an episode filled with humor and real life parenting advice from the hilarious author, professional comic writer, and (in his own words) “amateur father” James Breakwell (best known as the Twitter phenomena @XplodingUnicorn). A parent of four daughters, James Breakwell is the popular author of several funny parenting books including the newest How to Save Your Child from Ostrich Attacks, Accidental Time Travel, and Anything Else that Might Happen on an Average Tuesday. James tackles challenges ordinary challenges parents encounter in their own everyday lives and at the same t...2020-03-2638 min

Everything Hertz104: Now we'll discover which meetings could've been emailsDan and James discuss the COVID-19 pandemic and how it's impacting academia Other things they discuss: Roy and HG's gymnastics commentary from the Sydney 2000 olympics News tickers and collective anxiety How will cancelled talks and events influence our careers? Use the promo code "everythinghertz" to get $50 in free Prolific credit that you can use to recruit online participants for your next study, more details here Using ‘Second Life’ for conferences Tools for working from home "It’s just a cough" skit Other links [Dan on twitter](www.twitter.com/dsquintana) [James on twitter](www.twitte...2020-03-161h 03

Everything Hertz103: Swiping rightDan and James discuss rejection in academia and emerging science communication mediums. Here are a few links and other things they cover: The main university of Sydney bar has closed because all the youth are playing Fortnite and on TikTok How should you respond to rejection? The rejected paper on fasting during Ramadan and cognitive control What if there was Tinder for manuscript submission? Josh’s tweet about citations in Wikipedia Grant lotteries The Steven Bradbury reference The use of TikTok for science communication Dan and James argues about whether blogs or twitter threads are better Disney pr...2020-03-021h 17

Everything Hertz102: Master of noneShould research scientists build their knowledge and skillset broadly at the risk of being a master of none? Dan and James discuss this, along with a recent editorial on the use of Twitter in academia. Here's other stuff they cover: Some tools that Dan's using right now: BioRender, Canva, Slack, 99designs, and Notion. Dan pre-registers a prediction Herchandise! Use the code "EH102" to get a 20% discount on Hertz merchandise (valid until March 2, 2020) The k-index editorial Roger Ebert's statue James wanted a picture of this fish in the show notes, for some reason Other links ...2020-02-171h 04

Everything Hertz101: Punishing research misconductDan and James cover a new paper which discusses whether research misconduct should be criminalised. If so, where do we draw the line and who should investigate these cases? Here's an episode overview and links to stuff we mentioned: We’re a pop science podcast, apparently Elizabeth Bik’s wikipedia page Elizabeth’s Patreon page The original consortium letter The apology letter from the APS The “love of science” tweet How James got into science Tal’s “science is not a jobs program” tweet The 'Should research misconduct be criminalised?' article Professor charged with spending $96k in...2020-02-0359 min

Everything Hertz100: Hundredth episode live special (with Daniel Lakens, Amy Orben, and Chris Chambers)To celebrate our 100th episode, which we video-streamed live, Dan and James were joined by three special guests: Daniel Lakens, Amy Orben, and Chris Chambers. Here's what they covered in this episode: James and Dan share their favourite episodes The power of the Twitter direct message Daniel Lakens joins us to discuss his recent work on helping people make better statistical decisions Can you create cross-discipline effect size guidelines? What would Jacob Cohen say if we could bring him back to life? Academic backup career plans Our new partnership with Prolific James' piece on not treating...2020-01-271h 50

Everything Hertz99: Science advocacyDan 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 and links to stuff they mention: James’ thoughts on thanksgiving James’s hot mic tweet The Tom Bartlett story in the Chronicle about the criminologist accused of cooking the books The SCORE DAPRA project A listener question from Crystal Steltenpohl: What is a scientist’s role in advocacy? Julieanne Smolinski piece on Hollywood diets Sunbathe your arsehole, for wellness Dealing with bad sc...2020-01-0649 min

Everything Hertz97: Slow scienceDan 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 cover in this episode Thank you patrons day! Social media algorithms reward outrage, not quality of substance A paper on slow science from Uta Frith, which includes a proposal of publication limits Is information overload really a problem? The META platform for a weekly research digest Would reducing the volume of publications really improve quality? The working paper that simulated the quality vs. quantity...2019-12-021h 00

Everything Hertz96: The chaotic state of doctoral researchDan 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 sense of uncertainty, harassment in the lab, and gruelling work hours. Things they discuss... James met an Australian member of parliament and won a commendation from Sense under Science The Doing Good symposium The Nature PhD survey Bloat in academia What people like the most about being a PhD student Are we just not hearing that much from people who are having a good...2019-11-1847 min

Everything Hertz95: All good presentations are alike; each bad presentation is bad in its own wayDan 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/jamesheathers/status/1188582859528949766?s=20 We’re approaching 100 episodes! ReproducibiliTea is spreading worldwide! Why do some people not trust polished presentations? The Mike Morrison episode on the Better Poster The “I want a refund for a bad presentation” blog post What does James consider a ‘good’ presentation? Conference apps Why don’t we teach PhD students to do things that they’ll need further in their careers, like making presentations...2019-11-041h 03

Private Practice PodcastFlow, Episode 1 – What's this all about?We're starting a new season of the podcast with an introduction to Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's idea of 'Flow' as a process of ordering consciousness. Having looked at a different idea in psychoanalysis in each episode of the previous season, this time we're taking more time to discuss one idea in detail, and gradually look at how it applies to the ideas of Season 4 as well as other real-life situations. There are 10 chapters in the book and we are looking at one chapter per episode. You can read along throughout the season if you wish, and details of the book are...2019-11-031h 01

Everything Hertz94: Predicting the replicability of researchDan and James chat with Fiona Fidler (University of Melbourne), who is leading the repliCATS project, which aims to develop accurate techniques to elicit estimates of the replicability of research. This is also the first time they interview a guest live! Here's what they discuss... The story behind repliCATS Australia's best export, Tim Tams The SCORE project organised by DARPA Can anyone use the repliCATS methodology? Dan, Fiona, and James talk about did their honours theses (this is roughly the Australian equivalent of a Masters) What would a successful repliCATS project look like? What sort of...2019-10-2158 min

Everything Hertz93: Double-blind peer review vs. open scienceDan 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 double-blind review? How many journals don’t accept preprints? Bias in the review process How practical is blinded review? Do the benefits of preprints outweighs not having blinded review? James' approach to getting comments on his preprints Convincing your supervisor to adopt open science practices The preprint that James won’t submit for publication, for some reason We get reviews... Our first live guest! Ot...2019-10-0754 min

Everything Hertz92: Chaos in the brickyardDan 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 Metascience conference How is google scholar influencing citation patterns A slide from @Jevinwest's presentation on Google Scholars Is this a symptom of lazy citaton practices rather than the algorithm? What are the alternatives to google scholar? Should google open up the algorithm? GS will find your preprint and link it to the paywall link Why is Google Scholar free? What would make...2019-09-161h 13

Everything Hertz90: Mo data mo problemsDan and James discuss two listener questions on performing secondary data analysis and the potential for prestige to creep into open science reforms. More info and links: Why generate your own dataset when you can get a high impact paper using public data? Thanks to Stu Murray for the question Will people steal your ideas? The journal Scientific Data Are we now incentivising data mining rather than data collecting? Synthetic data Dan’s recent synthetic data preprint primer Ego and prestige got us into the mess we’re trying to fix with open science, but how can...2019-08-1958 min

Everything Hertz88: The pomodoro episodeDan and James apply the pomodoro principle by tackling four topics within a strict ten-minute time limit each: James' new error detection tool, academic dress codes, the "back in my day..." defence for QRPs, and p-slacking. Here are links and details... James won an award James’ new error detection tool, DEBIT Academic dress codes P-slacking The p-slacking paper Marcus Crede’s paper: A Negative Effect of a Contractive Pose Is Not Evidence for the Positive Effect of an Expansive Pose A preview of our next episode on conflicts of interest in psychology Other links [Dan...2019-07-151h 00

Everything Hertz86: Should I stay or should I go?Dan and James answer a listener question on whether they should stick it out for a few months in a toxic lab to get one more paper or if they should leave. Other stuff they cover: We don’t like cricket, oh no, we love it James is bad at tribalism We answer a listener question about a bad lab environment The “Dutch Bounce” The Golden Lab Child Demonstrating independence by writing a sole author paper What should you do if there’s a late authorship switch on your paper? Having an upfront conversation about authorship James on...2019-06-171h 04

Private Practice PodcastCore Beliefs'James Hall, My Life in Words' – This week Dan asks James to try and work out from where exactly his beliefs about himself come. Some would call this an unwise move, as the answer is likely to be comprehensive merely in the first act. But this episode offers a starting point for how jumbled thoughts can be ordered with the psychoanalytical process. It's an introduction to the idea of Core Beliefs, both for James and anyone else who has never fully questioned the truth of the internal conversation. As Dan says half way through, "Right, now we're getting there…"2019-06-0358 min

Everything Hertz83: Back to our dirty unwashed rootsBy popular demand, Dan and James are kicking it old school and just shooting the breeze. They cover whether scientists should be on Twitter, if Fortnite is ruining our youth, book recommendations, and null oxytocin studies. Stuff they cover and links to obsure references Should scientists be on twitter? James runs a Twitter experiment Scite has now gone live, listen to our episode on this platform Our dreams of a live Hertz episode Is Fortnite killing our youth and the parallels with the “heavy metal” scare Amy Orben’s screen time study Multiverse analysis Book recomm...2019-05-0859 min

Trails to the BorderS2E4 - And the Winner is... Aski Holistic Adventures(Originally recorded November 26) Dan and James meet up right after, as James calls it, "American Thanksgiving" to learn that the ski season in Whistler is "banging". After a quick check in, the episode introduces Michela Carrière, a Cree / Métis young entrepreneur from Saskatchewan. Michela has been an adventure guide, herbalist, and bead artist for nearly 15 years. She has run Aski Holistic Adventures (https://www.askiholisticadventures.com) for only 12 months, but already won several awards and is getting lots of attention. We will learn what inspired her to start her business and some valuable wisdom she has pi...2019-02-1736 min

TK with James Scott: A Writing, Reading, & Books PodcastSWC 02: Dan O'Brien, Beth Blickers, & Emily ShainIn the second in a series of conversations recorded at the Sewanee Writers' Conference in the summer of 2018, James spoke to three people from the world of playwriting: old friend and playwright Dan O'Brien, agent Beth Blickers, and actor Emily Shain. They discuss what draws them to work, how the written word earns its space, and the great value of surprise. - Dan O'Brien: http://www.danobrien.org/ Dan and James discuss: David Baldacci THE HOUSE IN SCARSDALE: A MEMOIR FOR THE STAGE NEW LIFE Paul Wa...2019-02-051h 33

Everything Hertz77: Promiscuous expertiseDan and James discuss how to deal with the problem of scientists who start talking about topics outside their area of expertise. They also discuss what they would do differently if they would do their PhDs again Here's what they cover... The podcast will now be permanently archived on Open Science Framework James did a talk at the Sound Education conference on podcasting for early career researchers. Here's the video if you want to see him squirm uncomfortably in his chair for 20 minutes and/or hear his thoughts our approach to podcasting The temptation for academics...2019-02-0455 min

British Ultra Running PodcastEpisode 19: Dan and James open 2019Episode 19 features what is essentially a chance to listen to a telephone call between Dan and James. They discuss the opening events of 2019 including Jasmin Paris’ and Jim Manns’ epic races at the Spine and Spine Challenger. Dan and James’ ‘races’ at Country to Capital and a look ahead into what 2019 has in store. 2019-01-3052 min

Everything Hertz76: Open peer reviewPeer review is typically conducted behind closed doors. There's been a recent push to make open peer review standard, but what's often left out of these conversations are the potential downsides. To illustrate this, Dan and James discuss a recent instance of open peer review that led to considerable online debate. Here's what they cover... How should we navigate the open review of preprints? Gate keepers gonna gate keep, but is this better out in the open? Weaponising openness Some people don't realise that some data can’t be shared Should the reviewers of rejected papers fo...2019-01-2148 min

Trails to the BorderS2E3 - Inspiration from Oregon Entrepreneurs(Originally recorded November 14) Dan and James meet up right before, as James calls it, "American Thanksgiving". After a quick check in, the episode turns to two entrepreneurs in Oregon. Kieron Weidner of First Nature Tours (firstnaturetours.com) and James Good of Good Bike Co. (goodbikeco.com) discuss how they became entrepreneurs, what challenges they face, and what gets them up and excited every day. Happy Holidays everyone! We have one more episode to publish for Season two, and for 2018. Thank you for your support and encouragement. We are learning a lot, and greatly enjoy the...2018-12-2338 min

Everything Hertz74: 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 academia to industry. More info on what they cover: How Elisabeth get into error detection of scientific images The process of detecting errors in images How groups of authors tend to publish multiple papers with problematic images The association between journal prestige and problematic images Providing monetary incentives for publications Making the jump from academia to industry The current state of microbiome research Links 2018-12-1951 min

Everything Hertz73: Update your damn syllabusDan 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 should be used for instruction? What would Dan and James include in a new syllabus? Should students be taught scientific communication? If we’re going to add new stuff to a syllabus, what gets removed? Are courses too big these days? Should students be taught how to set up a side hustle to apply their research skills outside of academia? Links Patreon: https://ww...2018-12-031h 01

Everything Hertz72: Anonymity in scientific publishingDan 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 get bonus features. Here's the episode lowdown James describes his first experience eating a “ding dong” Why James and Dan do the show What is Patreon? The Journal of Controversial Ideas The link between a vaccine batch and narcolepsy in Norway Can you “claim” our anonymous article a few years into the future? What’s the difference between anonymous blogging and anonymous journal articles? The new Ne...2018-11-1658 min

Everything Hertz71: Moving for your jobIn 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 education” conference Dan’s first day of school as a latino in a white neighbourhood Our thoughts on the restrictive social media policy at the SfN (Society for Neuroscience)conference Why and how Dan and James moved overseas from Australia Do you really need to move overseas to demonstrate independence? The two-body problem Can you demonstrate independence with sole-author papers? Links SFN social...2018-11-0554 min

Everything Hertz70: Doubling-blinding dog ballsDan 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 a new proposal to shift publication culture in which researchers pledge to publish exclusively in community-run journals but only when a pre-specified threshold of support for this commitment by the research community has been met. Here's an overview of the episode: It’s fat bear week! The new proposal to fix the stranglehold of commercial publishers in academia Flipping journals to open access The ‘grievance studies’ hoax When J...2018-10-151h 06

Everything Hertz66: Ideal worlds vs grim truthsDan and James answer listener questions on tips for starting your PhD and the role of statistics in exploratory research. Other stuff they cover: James new paper on people that voluntarily give themselves goosebumps Dan’s new podcast: Physiology and Behavior A preview of next weeks guest, Nathan Hall When things are taken out of context on Twitter What do you do when people are angry with you on the internet? Tips for people starting a PhD Can inferential statistics play a role in exploratory research? Why don’t journals publish peer review reports? Why is Psyc...2018-08-0654 min

Everything Hertz65: Blockchain and open science (with Jon Brock)Dan and James chat with Jon Brock (Cognitive scientist at Frankl) about the use of blockchain technology for open science. Here's what they cover: What is the blockchain? Why Jon made the jump from academia to Frankl A cryptocurrency for open science What do institutional review boards think about using blockchain for data collection and storage? Autism heterogeneity How will this approach scale to biological signals and genetics data? What’s something that Jon’s changed him mind about in regards to academia? Links Frankl http...2018-07-1654 min

Trails to the BorderEpisode 1: Celebrating Canada AND America DayWelcome to Trails to the Border Podcast, a podcast where Two entrepreneurs on two sides of a border talk about business, travel, and their love of nature. From Canada is James Anderson, and from the United States is Dan Moore. In this first episode James informs Dan that July 1 is Canada Day - a relevant day as both countries have now imposed tariffs on each other. What does this "trade war" mean for the strong relationships between Canada and the US? Is there a case for open borders? If Trudeau gave Trump a stack of pancakes with Canadian maple syrup...2018-07-0329 min

Everything Hertz64: Salami slicingDan and James talk about the recent SIPS conference answer a listener question on "salami slicing" the outcomes from one study into multiple papers. Here's what they cover: What is the SIPS conference? [0:24] A SIPS proposal for Google scholar to highlight commentaries and replication attempts on specific articles [15:42] James and Dan’s favourite Hertz episodes [20:43] We answer a listener question on Salami slicing [28:45] Can you publish too much? [48:10] Links SIPS conference: https://www.improvingpsych.org/SIPS2018/ Reproducibilitea podcast: https://soundcloud.com/reproducibilitea Salami slicing tweet: https://twitter.com/academicswrite/status/1008719899940786176 Cumulative impact factors: http://kh...2018-07-021h 01

Everything Hertz62: Adopting open science practices (with Dorothy Bishop)Dan and James chat about the adoption of open science practices with Dorothy Bishop, Professor of Developmental Neuropsychology at the University of Oxford. Here are some highlights from the show: Why Dorothy starting adopting open science practices Forking paths of analysis Dorothy’s experience with her first registered report Issues around data deposition When someone finds an error in your data What happens when a senior researcher is using questionable research practices? What to do when you’re caught doing something wrong Detecting errors in other papers The potential for open data to be weaponised How erro...2018-06-0457 min

Everything Hertz59: Rethinking the scientific journal (with Rickard Carlsson)Despite cosmetic changes, scientific journals haven't changed that much over the past few decades. So what if we were to completely rethink how a scientific journal should operate in today's environment? Dan and James are joined by Rickard Carlsson (Linnaeus University, Sweden), who is the Co-Editor of the new "Meta-Psychology" journal. Here's what they cover: Why start a new psychology journal? What’s new about this journal? How does the journal have no subscription fees and no article processing fees? How does a new journal increase its profile? The difficulties in publishing negative results Th...2018-04-161h 02

Everything Hertz58: Lessons from podcasting (with Simine Vazire)Dan and James are joined by Simine Vazire (University of California, Davis and co-host of the Black Goat podcast) to chat about the role of podcasting in scientific communication. Dan's wife also starts going into labor during the episode, so this is an extra special one - make sure you listen through the ENTIRE episode. Here's what the cover: Why Simine started podcasting The perils of being a "methodologist terrorist" researcher Why podcast when you could blog or tweet? Dan and James’ favourite things about podcasting The current role of blogs Navigating the public/private crossover of...2018-04-021h 01

Sales Is KingAcing C-Suite Selling: Interview with James MuirThe new dynamics in the B2B world today require that Sales Execs are able to connect with and influence many different stakeholders in order to be successful. Senior executives are becoming more involved in these decisions today and therefore Sales Execs more frequently find themselves in front of members of the C-Suite. But according to Forrester only 20% of salespeople are meeting the expectations of these senior execs. In this episode, Dan interviews the author of "The Perfect Close" and selling visionary, James Muir. Dan and James discuss what sellers are doing wrong today; what these senior execs are looking...2018-03-1137 min

Everything Hertz56: Registered reports (with Chris Chambers)Dan and James are joined by Chris Chambers (Cardiff University) to discuss the Registered Reports format. Here’s an overview of what they covered: What is a registered report and why should we implement them? [1:47] The impact of conscious and unconscious bias on scientific publication [6:17] Common objections to registered reports [8:21] The slippery slope fallacy [14:33] The advantages of registered reports for early career researchers [15:47] The generational divide for embracing methodological reforms [19:13] The launch of registered reports in 2013 [23:30] The “tone debate” in psychology [24:50] Dealing with publishing decisions as an early...2018-02-0253 min

Everything Hertz53: Skin in the gameDan and James discuss whether you need to have “skin in the game” to critique research. Here's what else they cover in the episode: Should scientists be required to communicate their science? If your research is likely to be misinterpreted try and get out of in front of what's going to be said Will science communication just become another metric? The distinction between “science communication” and “science media” Who’s going to pay for all science communicators that we’ll need to communicate everyone’s science? Dan and James mispronounce Dutch and German names and give a formal apology t...2017-11-171h 06

Everything Hertz50: Special 50th episode (LIVE)Dan and James celebrate their 50th episode with a live recording! They cover a blog post that argues grad students shouldn’t be publishing, what’s expected of today’s postdocs, and the ‘tone’ debate in psychology. BONUS: You can also watch the video of this episode on the Everything Hertz podcast channel (link below) Other stuff they cover: James offends a sociologist, as is his wont The argument for why grad students shouldn’t publish Gatekeepers controlling what’s being published Editors that Google authors before sending papers out for review Judging researchers on their insti...2017-09-141h 39

TK with James Scott: A Writing, Reading, & Books PodcastDan O'Brien & Shuchi SaraswatDan talks to James about his remarkable new collections of plays, PLAYS ONE, and poetry, NEW LIFE, made even more remarkable by Dan's fight with colon cancer. The afternoon after a clean scan, he and James discuss the illness, young writers, and their shared affinity for not reading reviews. Then, Shuchi Saraswat talks about her excellent essay for Tin House and, as a book buyer for Brookline Booksmith, recommends her favorite summer reads and fall books to look forward to. - Dan O'Brien: http://www.danobrien.org/ Dan and James Discuss: I...2017-09-121h 39

Everything Hertz49: War and p'sIn this episode Dan and James discuss a forthcoming paper that's causing a bit of a stir by proposing that biobehavioral scientists should use a 0.005 p-value statistical significance threshold instead of 0.05. Stuff they cover: A summary of the paper and how they decided on 0.005. Whether raising the threshold the best way to improve reproducibility? Is 0.005 too stringent? Would this new threshold unfairly favour “super” labs? If we keep shifting the number does any threshold really matter? Dan and James’ first impressions of the paper A crash course on Mediterranean taxation systems What would a 0.005 threshold practi...2017-07-3155 min

Everything Hertz44: Who’s afraid of the New Bad People? (with Nick Brown)James and Dan are joined by Nick Brown (University of Groningen) to discuss how the New Bad People — also known as shameless little bullies, vigilantes, the self-appointed data police, angry nothings, scientific McCarthyites, second-stringers, whiners, the Stasi, destructo-critics, and wackaloons* — are trying to improve science Here’s what they cover Power imbalances in academia Publication bias Euphemisms for people who are publicly critical of science How to go about questioning the scientific record Peer reviewed criticism vs. blog posts Making meta-analysis easier Data-recycling Well-being and genomics Popular science books and conflicts of interest The ‘typical’ response to a Lette...2017-05-191h 08

Everything Hertz38: Work/life balance - Part 2Dan and James continue their discussion on work/life balance in academia. They also suggest ways to get your work done within a sane amount of hours as well as how to pick the right lab. Some of the topics covered: Feedback from our last episode Why the podcast started in the first place The "Red Queen" problem Does the "70 hour lab" produce better work? Some experiments aren't suited to a 9-5 schedule More tips for anonomusly skiving off at work What are cognitive limits off focused work? Do early career researchers even earn the minimum...2017-02-241h 02

Everything Hertz29: Learning new skillsDan and James talk about how they learn new things. Some of the topics discussed: Internet memes Consolidating old ideas rather than learning new ones Why learn a new skill when you just get someone else to do it? A lesson of not having a good understanding statistical software... James and Dan butt heads about meta-analysis (again) Learning new things is interesting How did people learn things before the internet? How to follow things on Twitter without being on Twitter Links Bayes factor paper with 'primer' paper matrix https://alexanderetz.com/2016/02/07/understanding-bayes-how-to-become-a-bayesian-in-eight-easy-steps/ 2016-10-1648 min

Everything Hertz25: Misunderstanding p-valuesP-values are universal, but do we really know what they mean? In this episode, Dan and James discuss a recent paper describing the failure to correctly interpret p-values in a sample of academic psychologists. Some of the topics discussed: Common p-value misconceptions James tests Dan on his p-value knowledge p-values vs. effect size The problem of sample size with p-value interpretation The Facebook mood manipulation study Data peeking Equivalent p-values do not represent equivalent results Meta-analytical thinking Using significance as a categorical factor Statistical vs. clinical significance Clinical trial registration and 'secondary outcome creep' Dan and...2016-08-2755 min

Everything Hertz22: Pokemon and public healthPokemon Go is sweeping the world and getting people walking again! But is the Pokemon Go 'model' a golden opportunity to tackle obesity or just another fad? Some of the topics discussed: James plays "Pokemon or Cholesterol medication?" Dan tries to explain Pokemon Go to James James' first contact with Pokemon Go "trainers" Should health interventions be modeled on Pokemon Go? Other exercise augmented reality health apps What's the app's endgame? Can health authorities copy this model? We make a correction from episode 17: PLoS is in fact a non-profit journal, not a for-profit journal Dan and...2016-08-0359 min

Everything Hertz21: This is your brain on steroidsIt's well established that steroid use is associated with many adverse healthy outcomes, but what does it actually do to your brain? Dan and James discuss an interesting new paper that compared brain structure in long-term steroid users and non-using weightlifters. Some of the topics discussed: A summary of the study How are steroids typically used? What are the differences in use between sports? The recruitment of 'real' users James gives Dan a surprise Norwegian test (he doesn't do too well) The things Dan and James liked about the study (hint: many things) Steroid...2016-07-2258 min

Everything Hertz19: Let us spray: oxytocin and spiritualityDan 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 and Lord's paradox (yep, it's called that) Dan applauding the authors for posting ALL their data online James disagrees with Dan on approaches to pre-registering studies James promises never to chew during a recording (sorry!) Producing...2016-07-0647 min

Everything Hertz16: What makes a good psych study?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 approaches (that tend to always provide marvellous results) Repeated measures ANOVAs vs. linear mixed models Publishing convenient ideas, even if they’re wrong Fishing expeditions The ‘nocebo’ effect in action What...2016-06-1549 min

Everything Hertz14: Science communicationDan 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/hertzpodcastSupport Everything Hertz 2016-06-0232 min