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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 died), and ECNP's "negative data" prize The audio quality of this recording isn't up to our usual standards as we were both travelling and without our normal recording gear. We'll be back with our normal gear next episode! Links James’ letter to the editor/obituary on sympathovagal balance The Mirror neuron book that Dan mentioned The Wall of Shame page An archive of the Wall of Shame page if it gets taken down A story from 2014 on Paul Brooks and his Science Fraud website Another story on Paul Brooks from Retraction Watch News story: Missing Australian 'fraudster' could have cut off her own FOOT to trick police into thinking she is dead, cops say after body part is found Best Negative Data Prize 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% discount on Everything Hertz merchandise, a monthly newsletter, access to the occasional bonus episode, and the the warm feeling you're supporting the show $5 per month or more: All the stuff you get in the one dollar tier PLUS a bonus episode every month Citation Quintana, D.S., Heathers, J.A.J. (Hosts). (2022, April 18) "153: Shame shame shame", Everything Hertz [Audio podcast], DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/YZ8VGSupport Everything Hertz

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 stuff we mention The tweet from Chris Jackson that started it all Chris Jackson's Hertz episode on the cumulative advantage of academic capital The Science Diagrams that Look Like Shitposts twitter account 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% discount on Everything Hertz merchandise, a monthly newsletter, access to the occasional bonus episode, and the the warm feeling you're supporting the show $5 per month or more: All the stuff you get in the one dollar tier PLUS a bonus episode every month Citation Quintana, D.S., Heathers, J.A.J. (Hosts). (2022, April 4) "152: Sorry Not Sorry", Everything Hertz [Audio podcast], DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/WBVXZSupport Everything Hertz

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 job market. Links The twitter discussion on Associate editor pay kicked off by Eiko Fried The p-hacking paper from Angelika Stefan and Felix Schönbrodt The sample size preprint from Daniel Lakens 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% discount on Everything Hertz merchandise, a monthly newsletter, access to the occasional bonus episode, and the the warm feeling you're supporting the show $5 per month or more: All the stuff you get in the one dollar tier PLUS a bonus episode every month Citation Quintana, D.S., Heathers, J.A.J. (Hosts). (2022, March 21) "151: The dirty dozen", Everything Hertz [Audio podcast], DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/KNM59Support Everything Hertz

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 original authors should get the last word when a comment on an article is submitted Links The paper on citation impact and social media visibility of Great Barrington and John Snow signatories for COVID-19 strategy The Rapid Responses comments on the paper The peer review reports for the paper Send us an audio question! About PubPeer 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% discount on Everything Hertz merchandise, a monthly newsletter, access to the occasional bonus episode, and the the warm feeling you're supporting the show $5 per month or more: All the stuff you get in the one dollar tier PLUS a bonus episode every month Citation Quintana, D.S., Heathers, J.A.J. (Hosts). (2022, February 28) "150: Why can't you do nothing?", Everything Hertz [Audio podcast], DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/7RPA4Support Everything Hertz

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: Rohin's YouTube channel Rohin on Twitter Can you be so fit that you die video? Why does getting in the water want to make you pee video What is the stupidest nerve in the body video Can you legally buy a human skeleton video The Tibbies YouTube channel Up and atom YouTube Channel Belinda Carr YouTube Channel 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% discount on Everything Hertz merchandise, a monthly newsletter, access to the occasional bonus episode, and the the warm feeling you're supporting the show $5 per month or more: All the stuff you get in the one dollar tier PLUS a bonus episode every month Episode citation Quintana, D.S., Heathers, J.A.J. (Hosts). (2022, February 14) "149: Medical misinformation (with Rohin Francis)", Everything Hertz [Audio podcast], DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/7RCMNSpecial Guest: Rohin Francis.Support Everything Hertz

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 was mentioned: The tweet from Dr. Eliza Bliss-Moreau on acedemic reference letter The tweet from Gilad Feldman about the 100 references he's submitted in 2020 alone The AMWA-EMWA-ISMPP joint position statement paper on medical publications, preprints, and peer review, 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% discount on Everything Hertz merchandise, a monthly newsletter, access to the occasional bonus episode, and the the warm feeling you're supporting the show $5 per month or more: All the stuff you get in the one dollar tier PLUS a bonus episode every month Episode citation Quintana, D.S., Heathers, J.A.J. (Hosts). (2022, January 31) "148: Academic reference letters", Everything Hertz [Audio podcast], DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/VZ67Support Everything Hertz

We discuss the $7000 'accelerated publication' option for some Taylor & Francis journals that promises 3-5 week publication and a novel type of research fellowship. Details for the accelerated publication The New Science 2022 Summer Fellowship We have new merch! Use the discount code 'METAL' to get 20% off (valid until January 31st, 2022). 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% discount on Everything Hertz merchandise, a monthly newsletter, access to the occasional bonus episode, and the the warm feeling you're supporting the show $5 per month or more: All the stuff you get in the one dollar tier PLUS a bonus episode every month Episode citation Quintana, D.S., Heathers, J.A.J. (Hosts). (2022, January 17) "147: The $7000 golden ticket", Everything Hertz [Audio podcast], DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/VNPBJSupport Everything Hertz

The podcast discusses topics such as deciding on starting a PhD, important questions to ask potential supervisors, financial challenges of being a PhD student, future of higher education, reasons for leaving academia after a PhD, utility of PhDs inside and outside of academia, and tips for starting and finishing a PhD on time.

We discuss the results from the cancer biology reproducibility project, the inevitable comparisons with reproducibility in psychology, and authorship expectations for posting public datasets. Links The paper investigating the replicability of preclinical cancer biology The paper on the impact of alphabetical order on career outcomes in economics (whose authorship order are determinedby alphabetical order That human sports science paper that inlcluded a cranionotomy 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% discount on Everything Hertz merchandise, a monthly newsletter, access to the occasional bonus episode, and the the warm feeling you're supporting the show $5 per month or more: All the stuff you get in the one dollar tier PLUS a bonus episode every month Episode citation Quintana, D.S., Heathers, J.A.J. (Hosts). (2021, December 13) "145: Our boat is sinking slightly slower", Everything Hertz [Audio podcast], DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/634QJSupport Everything Hertz

If your child asked you whether they should pursue a career in academia, what would you say? We discuss this question plus three more quick-fire topics: the death of expertise, memorable presentations, and including internships in more graduate programs Links Get a 30% discount on a Scite subscription for a year, just use the coupon code EVERYTHINGHERTZ via this link The “Remind me of this later” twitter bot The Chase, Chance, and Creativity book 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% discount on Everything Hertz merchandise, a monthly newsletter, access to the occasional bonus episode, and the the warm feeling you're supporting the show $5 per month or more: All the stuff you get in the one dollar tier PLUS a bonus episode every month Episode citation Quintana, D.S., Heathers, J.A.J. (Hosts). (2021, November 15) "144: The role of luck in academia", Everything Hertz [Audio podcast], DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/BKAH6Sponsored By:Scite: Everything Hertz listeners can get 30% off for a year of access to scite, just use the promo code EVERYTHINGHERTZ at checkout Promo Code: EVERYTHINGHERTZSupport Everything Hertz