Everything Hertz

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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13: Academic horror stories

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 James mentioned) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JYFgoaEeaQ Facebook page https://www.facebook.com...

May 26, 2016•52 min

12: Reporting heart rate variability studies

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://www.nature.com/tp/journal/v6/n5/abs/tp201673a.html Dan and Gail's heart rate variability meta-ana...

May 21, 2016•1 hr

11: The placebo effect

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 Support Everything Hertz...

May 10, 2016•44 min

10: Failure

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? Support Everything Hertz

May 04, 2016•50 min

9: What happens if your research is wrong?

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/Galvanic_vestibular_stimulation The one slide on the tDCS presentation that Dan found https://twitter...

Apr 28, 2016•52 min

8: The PhD to Postdoc transition

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 https://www.facebook.com/everythinghertzpodcast/ Twitter account https://www.twitter.com/hertzpodcast S...

Apr 20, 2016•51 min

Episode 7: 7: The writing process

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.com/everythinghertzpodcast/ Twitter account https://www.twitter.com/hertzpodcast Support Everything He...

Apr 15, 2016•50 min

6: The research pipeline - getting from idea to publication

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 Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/everythinghertzpodcast/ Twitter account https://www.twitter.com/her...

Apr 07, 2016•54 min

5: Do you even replicate?

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 Support Everything Hertz

Mar 30, 2016•45 min

4: Meta-analysis or mega-silliness?

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 criticisms put forward by James and offers suggestions on how meta-analysis can be improved. Links: PRISMA stat...

Mar 22, 2016•40 min

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