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Feb 9, 2024 • 1h 26min

93. Nachum Ulanovsky: Bats, spatial navigation, and natural neuroscience

Nachum Ulanovsky is a professor at the Weizman Institute. We talk about his research on spatial navigation in bats, how Nachum started working with bats, the importance of natural behaviour, how to build a 700m long tunnel for neuroscience, and much more.Support the show: https://geni.us/bjks-patreonTimestamps0:00:00: How Nachum started working with bats0:09:29: The technical difficulties of working with bats and in a new species0:16:03: The Egyptian Fruit Bat0:19:42: Wild bats vs lab-born bats / spatial navigation in very large spaces0:26:28: How to build a 700m long tunnel for neuroscience0:44:30: 2 random questions about bats0:53:48: The social lives of bats & social place cells1:05:09: Why are there so many types of cells for spatial navigation?1:13:01: Natural neuroscience1:17:33: A book or paper more people should read1:20:39: Advice for PhD students/postdocsPodcast linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-podTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-pod-twtNachum's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/ulanovsky-webBen's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/bjks-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-twtReferences & linksBracken Cave in Texas, with millions of bats: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNPioS_roREThe Onion video on scientist who wasted life studying anteaters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXD9HnrNrvkEilam-Altstadter ... (2021). Stereotaxic brain atlas of the Egyptian fruit bat.Eliav ... (2021). Multiscale representation of very large environments in the hippocampus of flying bats. Science.Finkelstein ... (2015). Three-dimensional head-direction coding in the bat brain. Nature.Geva-Sagiv ... (2015). Spatial cognition in bats and rats: from sensory acquisition to multiscale maps and navigation. Nat Rev Neuro.Geva-Sagiv ... (2016). Hippocampal global remapping for different sensory modalities in flying bats. Nat Neuro.Hafting ... (2005). Microstructure of a spatial map in the entorhinal cortex. Nature.Hodgkin & Huxley (1952). A quantitative description of membrane current and its application to conduction and excitation in nerve. The J phys.Hubel & Wiesel (1962). Receptive fields, binocular interaction and functional architecture in the cat's visual cortex. The J phys.Lettvin... (1959). What the frog's eye tells the frog's brain. Proceedings of IRE.Miller (1956). The magical number seven, plus or minus two ... Psych Rev.O'Keefe & Dostrovsky (1971). The hippocampus as a spatial map ... Brain research.Omer ... (2018). Social place-cells in the bat hippocampus. Science.Sarel ... (2017). Vectorial representation of spatial goals in the hippocampus of bats. Science.Sarel ... (2022). Natural switches in behaviour rapidly modulate hippocampal coding. Nature.Tsoar ... (2011). Large-scale navigational map in a mammal. PNAS.Ulanovsky ... (2003). Processing of low-probability sounds by cortical neurons. Nature neuroscience.Ulanovsky & Moss (2007). Hippocampal cellular and network activity in freely moving echolocating bats. Nat Neuro.Yartsev & Ulanovsky (2013). Representation of three-dimensional space in the hippocampus of flying bats. Science.
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Feb 2, 2024 • 1h 7min

92. Tom Hardwicke: Meta-research, reproducibility, and post-publication critique

 Tom Hardwicke is a Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne. We talk about meta-science, incuding Tom's work on post-publication critique and registered reports, what his new role as editor at Psychological Science entails, and much more.BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscience, psychology, and anything vaguely related, hosted by Benjamin James Kuper-Smith.Support the show: https://geni.us/bjks-patreonTimestamps0:00:00: What is meta-science/meta-research?0:03:15: How Tom got involved in meta-science0:21:51: Post-publication critique in journals0:39:30: How Tom's work (registered reports) led to policy changes at journals0:44:08: Tom is now the STAR (statistics, transparency, and rigor) editor at Psychological Science0:48:17: How to best share data that can be used by people with different backgrounds0:54:51: A book or paper more people should read0:56:36: Something Tom wishes he'd learnt sooner1:00:13: Jobs in meta-science1:03:29: Advice for PhD students/postdocsPodcast linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-podTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-pod-twtTom's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/hardwicke-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/hardwicke-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/hardwicke-twtBen's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/bjks-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-twtReferences & linksEpisodes w/ Nosek, Vazire, & Chambers: https://geni.us/bjks-nosekhttps://geni.us/bjks-vazirehttps://geni.us/bjks-chambersFoamhenge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FoamhengeMETRICS: https://metrics.stanford.edu/AIMOS: https://www.youtube.com/@aimosinc4164Chambers & Mellor (2018). Protocol transparency is vital for registered reports. Nature Human Behaviour.Hardwicke, Jameel, Jones, Walczak & Weinberg (2014). Only human: Scientists, systems, and suspect statistics. Opticon1826.Hardwicke & Ioannidis (2018). Mapping the universe of registered reports. Nature Human Behaviour.Hardwicke, Serghiou, Janiaud, Danchev, Crüwell, Goodman & Ioannidis (2020). Calibrating the scientific ecosystem through meta-research. Annual Review of Statistics and Its Application.Hardwicke, Thibault, Kosie, Tzavella, Bendixen, Handcock, ... & Ioannidis (2022). Post-publication critique at top-ranked journals across scientific disciplines: a cross-sectional assessment of policies and practice. Royal Society Open Science.Hardwicke & Vazire (2023). Transparency Is Now the Default at Psychological Science. Psychological Science.Kidwell, Lazarević, Baranski, Hardwicke, Piechowski, Falkenberg, ... & Nosek (2016). Badges to acknowledge open practices: A simple, low-cost, effective method for increasing transparency. PLoS biology.Nosek, Hardwicke, Moshontz, Allard, Corker, Dreber, ... & Vazire (2022). Replicability, robustness, and reproducibility in psychological science. Annual review of psychology.Ritchie (2020). Science fictions: Exposing fraud, bias, negligence and hype in science.
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Jan 26, 2024 • 1h 16min

91. Jessica Polka: Preprints, publishing peer reviews, and the joys of pipetting

Jessica Polka, Executive Director of ASAPbio, discusses preprints, the functions of peer review, and the future of scientific publishing. Topics include the benefits of preprints, the role of journals, and individual actions for change in the scholarly community.
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Jan 19, 2024 • 1h 41min

90. Brian Boyd: The life & works of Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita, and writing biographies

Brian Boyd is a Distinguished Professor in English and Drama at the University of Auckland. We talk mainly about Vladimir Nabokov: Brian wrote the defining biography on Nabokov (in addition to books on more specific aspects about Nabokov), so we discuss Nabokov's life & work, Brian's approachh to writing biographies, with some hints of the new biography Brian is writing about Karl Popper.BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscience, psychology, and anything vaguely related, hosted by Benjamin James Kuper-Smith.Support the show: https://geni.us/bjks-patreonTimestamps0:00:00: Why this is a special episode for me0:07:02: Nabokov's family & childhood0:15:54: The Russian Revolution, starting in 19170:19:52: Nabokov's study years in Cambridge and emigre years in Berlin in the 1920s and 30s0:30:19: Nabokov's early American years: teaching and butterflies0:35:56: Nabokov's Russian vs English works, and the problem of translations0:41:48: Lolita0:50:13: Pale Fire1:02:46: Nabokov's writing process1:07:26: Nabokov's reception1:10:00: Writing Nabokov's biography: how it started, meeting Nabokov's family, researching and writing, and the responsibility of writing the defining work on someone1:28:26: Which Nabokov book should new readers read first?1:30:58: A book or paper more people should read1:35:03: Something Brian wishes he'd learnt sooner1:38:47: Advice for PhD students/postdocsPodcast linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-podTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-pod-twtBrian's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/boyd-webBen's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/bjks-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-twtReferences and linksThe estate Nabokov inherent and immediately lost in th revolution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rozhdestveno_Memorial_EstateAda online, Brian's line-by-line annotations to Nabokov's Ada: https://www.ada.auckland.ac.nz/ Boyd (1985/2001). Nabokov's Ada: The Place of Consciousness. Boyd (1990). Vladimir Nabokov: The Russian Years. Boyd (1991). Vladimir Nabokov: The American Years.Boyd & Pyle (eds) (2000).  Nabokov’s Butterflies .Boyd (2001). Nabokov's Pale Fire: The Magic of Artistic Discovery.Grass (1959). Die Blechtrommel.James (1897). What Maisie Knew. Machado de Assis (1882). The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas. [The 2 new translations are by Thomson-DeVeaux (Penguin Classics), and by Jull Costa & Patterson (Liveright)]Nabokov (1929). The (Luzhin) Defense. Nabokov (1936). Invitation to a Beheading. Nabokov (1947). Bend Sinister. Nabokov (1955). Lolita. Nabokov (1957). Pnin. Nabokov (1962). Pale Fire. Nabokov (1967). Speak, Memory. Nabokov (1969). Ada or Ardor.Tarnowsky (1908). Les femmes homicides. [Nabokov's great-aunt; see also:  Huff-Corzine & Toohy (2023). The life and scholarship of Pauline Tarnowsky: Criminology's mother. Journal of Criminal Justice]Vila, Bell, Macniven, Goldman-Huertas, Ree, Marshall, ... & Pierce (2011). Phylogeny and palaeoecology of Polyommatus blue butterflies show Beringia was a climate-regulated gateway to the New World. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.
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Jan 13, 2024 • 1h 52min

89. Camillo Padoa-Schioppa: Value in the brain, orbitofrontal cortex, and causality in neuroscience

Camillo Padoa-Schioppa is a Professor of Neuroscience at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. In this conversation, we talk about Camillo's work on economic values in the brain, whether it is causally involved in choice, Camillo's career, working with different species, and much more.BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscience, psychology, and anything vaguely related, hosted by Benjamin James Kuper-Smith.Support the show: https://geni.us/bjks-patreonTimestamps0:00:00: The historic background of economic value0:12:31: How Camillo became a neuroeconomist0:38:50: What does neuroscience add to our understanding of behaviour?0:47:52: Value in the brain / discussing Camillo's 2006 Nature paper1:05:47: Does the brain even need to compute value?1:11:59: Causality in neuroscience / discussing Camillo's 2020 Nature paper1:27:19: Trivial decisions1:31:26: Is it wise to do neuroscience in humans and in animals, or should I focus on one approach?1:40:15: A book or paper more people should read1:43:19: Something Camillo wishes he'd learnt sooner1:45:53: Advice for PhD students/postdocsPodcast linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-podTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-pod-twtCamillo's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/padoa-schioppa-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/padoa-schioppa-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/padoa-schioppa-twtBen's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/bjks-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-twtReferencesBallesta ... & Padoa-Schioppa (2020). Values encoded in orbitofrontal cortex are causally related to economic choices. Nature.Bentham (1780). An introduction to the principles of morals and legislation.Gigerenzer & Gaissmaier (2011). Heuristic decision making. Annual review of psychology.Hayden & Niv (2021). The case against economic values in the orbitofrontal cortex (or anywhere else in the brain). Behavioral Neuroscience.Homer. Iliad.Homer. Odyssey.Padoa-Schioppa (2009). Range-adapting representation of economic value in the orbitofrontal cortex. Journal of Neuroscience.Padoa-Schioppa (2011). Neurobiology of economic choice: a good-based model. Annual review of neuroscience.Padoa-Schioppa & Assad (2006). Neurons in the orbitofrontal cortex encode economic value. Nature.Padoa-Schioppa & Conen (2017). Orbitofrontal cortex: a neural circuit for economic decisions. Neuron.Padoa-Schioppa ... & Visalberghi (2006). Multi-stage mental process for economic choice in capuchins. Cognition.Padoa-Schioppa, Li & Bizzi (2002). Neuronal correlates of kinematics-to-dynamics transformation in the supplementary motor area. Neuron.Smith (1759). The theory of moral sentiments.Salzman ... & Newsome (1990). Cortical microstimulation influences perceptual judgements of motion direction. Nature.Salzman ... & Newsome (1992). Microstimulation in visual area MT: effects on direction discrimination performance. Journal of Neuroscience.Visalberghi & Trinca (1989). Tool use in capuchin monkeys: Distinguishing between performing and understanding. Primates. Episode w/ Smaldino: https://geni.us/bjks-smaldino_2
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Jan 5, 2024 • 1h 2min

88. Juliana Schroeder: Talking to strangers, undersociality, and replicable field studies

Juliana Schroder is a professor at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. In this conversation, we talk about her research in which she asks people to talk to strangers, and how this experience is usually a lot more pleasant than people expect. We talk about how the research came to be, what they found, how culture and norms affect the results, how to create robust and replicable field studies, and much more.BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscience, psychology, and anything vaguely related, hosted by Benjamin James Kuper-Smith.Support the show: https://geni.us/bjks-patreonTimestamps00:00: The origin of Juliana's studies on talking to strangers02:15: Why don't people talk to strangers (during commutes)?05:46: What happens when strangers are forced to talk to each other?08:47: How to start a conversation13:31: Cultural differences in talking to strangers31:19: How to create robust and replicable field studies48:04: What's next for this line of research?54:14: A book or paper more people should read55:26: Something Juliana wishes she'd learnt sooner57:13: Advice for PhD students/postdocsPodcast linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-podTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-pod-twtJuliana's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/schroeder-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/schroeder-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/schroeder-twtBen's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/bjks-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-twtReferencesBoothby, Cooney, Sandstrom & Clark (2018). The liking gap in conversations: Do people like us more than we think? Psychological Science.Epley (2015). Mindwise: Why we misunderstand what others think, believe, feel, and want.Epley, Kardas, Zhao, Atir & Schroeder (2022). Undersociality: Miscalibrated social cognition can inhibit social connection. Trends in Cognitive Sciences.Epley & Schroeder (2014). Mistakenly seeking solitude. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General.Kardas, Schroeder & O'Brien (2022). Keep talking: (Mis) understanding the hedonic trajectory of conversation. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.Roy (1997). The god of small things.Sandstrom, Boothby & Cooney (2022). Talking to strangers: A week-long intervention reduces psychological barriers to social connection. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. Sandstrom & Boothby (2021). Why do people avoid talking to strangers? A mini meta-analysis of predicted fears and actual experiences talking to a stranger. Self and Identity.Schroeder, Lyons & Epley (2022). Hello, stranger? Pleasant conversations are preceded by concerns about starting one. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General.
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Jan 1, 2024 • 1h 24min

87. Rick Betzel: Network neuroscience, generative modeling, and collaborations

Rick Betzel is an Associate professor at India University Bloomington. We talk about his research on network neuroscience, how to find good collaborators, Rick's path to network neuroscience, and much more.Support the show: https://geni.us/bjks-patreonTimestamps0:00:00: What's the purpose of connectomics if understanding a species' entire connectome (as in C elegans) doesn't allow us to fully understand its behaviour?0:03:57: Rick's very very linear path to network neuroscience0:19:41: Multi-scale brain networks0:43:40: Collaborations (between people who collect data and people who analyse data)0:52:33: The future of network neuroscience: generative modeling, network control, and edge-centric connectomics1:13:15: A book or paper more people should read1:15:55: Something Rick wishes he'd learnt sooner1:18:01: Advice for PhD students/postdocsPodcast linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-podTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-pod-twtRick's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/betzel-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/betzel-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/betzel-twtBen's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/bjks-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-twtReferencesAkarca ... (2021). A generative network model of neurodevelopmental diversity in structural brain organization. Nat Comm.Barabási (2003). Linked.Barabási & Albert (1999). Emergence of scaling in random networks. Science.Betzel (2022). Network neuroscience and the connectomics revolution. In Connectomic deep brain stimulation.Betzel & Bassett (2017). Multi-scale brain networks. Neuroimage.Betzel & Bassett (2017). Generative models for network neuroscience: prospects and promise. Journal of The Royal Society Interface.Betzel ... (2012). Synchronization dynamics and evidence for a repertoire of network states in resting EEG. Front comp neuro.Bullmore & Sporns (2009). Complex brain networks: graph theoretical analysis of structural and functional systems. Nat Rev Neuro.Cook ... (2019). Whole-animal connectomes of both Caenorhabditis elegans sexes. Nature.Feltner & Dapena (1986). Dynamics of the shoulder and elbow joints of the throwing arm during a baseball pitch. J Appl Biomech.Lindsay (2021). Models of the mind.Nieminen ... (2022). Multi-locus transcranial magnetic stimulation system for electronically targeted brain stimulation. Brain stimulation.Oh ... (2014). A mesoscale connectome of the mouse brain. Nature.Rubinov & Sporns (2010). Complex network measures of brain connectivity: uses and interpretations. Neuroimage.Scheffer ... (2020). A connectome and analysis of the adult Drosophila central brain. Elife.Sporns (2016). Networks of the Brain.Van Den Heuvel & Sporns (2011). Rich-club organization of the human connectome. J Neuro.Watts & Strogatz (1998). Collective dynamics of ‘small-world’networks. Nature.White ... (1986). The structure of the nervous system of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B.Winding ... (2023). The connectome of an insect brain. Science.Yan ... (2017). Network control principles predict neuron function in the Caenorhabditis elegans connectome. Nature. 
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Dec 22, 2023 • 1h 33min

86. Elisabeth Bik: Reporting scientific misconduct, the arms race between fraud & fraud detection, and the microbiome of dolphins

Elisabeth Bik is a science integrity consultant. In this conversation, we talk about her work on reporting scientific errors and misconduct, how one becomes a full-time scientific integrity consultant, her postdoc work on the microbiome of dolphins, reactions to her work (both positive and negative), how to deal with online abuse, the arms race between fraudsters and fraud detectors, and much more.BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscience, psychology, and anything vaguely related, hosted by Benjamin James Kuper-Smith.Support the show: https://geni.us/bjks-patreonTimestamps0:00:00: How Elisabeth became a full-time science integrity consultant0:04:45: The microbiome of dolphins0:12:02: What should I do if I find errors or fraud in a paper?0:28:58: Reactions to Elisabeth's work: awards, online abuse, and lots of silence from journals0:52:23: Should you report misconduct if you're in a vulnerable position?0:58:19: What problems are worth reporting?1:05:51: How does one become a (full-time) research integrity consultant?1:13:21: The arms race between people commiting fraud and people detecting fraud1:22:49: A book or paper more people should read1:25:26: Something Elisabeth wishes she'd learnt sooner1:29:09: Advice for PhD students/postdocsPodcast linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-podTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-pod-twtElisabeth's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bik-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/bik-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/bik-twtBen's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/bjks-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-twtReferences & linksPubPeer: https://pubpeer.com/COPE: https://publicationethics.org/John Maddox Prize: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maddox_PrizeEpisode w/ Joe Hilgard: https://geni.us/bjks-hilgardBik, Casadevall  & Fang (2016). The prevalence of inappropriate image duplication in biomedical research publications. MBio.Bik, Costello, Switzer, Callahan, Holmes, Wells, ... & Relman (2016). Marine mammals harbor unique microbiotas shaped by and yet distinct from the sea. Nature Communications.Brown & Heathers (2017). The GRIM test: A simple technique detects numerous anomalies in the reporting of results in psychology. Social Psychological and Personality Science.Reich (2009): Plastic fantastic: How the Biggest Fraud in Physics Shook the Scientific
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Dec 15, 2023 • 1h 24min

85. Peter Bandettini: The history, present, and future of fMRI

Peter Bandettini is director of the fMRI core facility at the National Institute of Mental Health. In this episode, we talk about the history, present, and future of fMRI, alongside Peter's career.Support the show: https://geni.us/bjks-patreonTimestamps0:00:00: How Peter got started working on fMRI in the early 1990s0:05:48: What was possible in neuroimaging in the late 80s0:18:44: Major advances in fMRI in the 1990s0:26:39: History of structural MRI0:29:02: Major advances in fMRI since 20000:40:11: The future of fMRI0:58:19: What is Peter working on?1:06:31: A book or paper more people should read1:14:36: Something Peter wishes he'd learnt sooner1:21:52: Advice for PhD students/postdocsPodcast linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-podTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-pod-twtPeter's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bandettini-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/bandettini-scholarBen's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/bjks-scholarReferencesThis episode broke the character limit of show notes, couldn't include all references. Bandettini ... (1992). Time course EPI of human brain function during task activation. Magnetic resonance in medicine.Belliveau ... (1991). Functional mapping of the human visual cortex by magnetic resonance imaging. Science.Biswal ... (1995). Functional connectivity in the motor cortex of resting human brain using echo‐planar MRI. Magnetic resonance in medicine.Blamire ... (1992). Dynamic mapping of the human visual cortex by high-speed magnetic resonance imaging. PNAS.Engel ... (1994). fMRI of human visual cortex. Nature.Finn ... (2015). Functional connectome fingerprinting: identifying individuals using patterns of brain connectivity. Nat Neuro.Gordon ... (2017). Precision functional mapping of individual human brains. Neuron.Gordon ... (2023). A somato-cognitive action network alternates with effector regions in motor cortex. Nature.Hasson ... (2004). Intersubject synchronization of cortical activity during natural vision. Science.Huber ... (2017). High-resolution CBV-fMRI allows mapping of laminar activity and connectivity of cortical input and output in human M1. Neuron.Huth ... (2012). A continuous semantic space describes the representation of thousands of object and action categories across the human brain. Neuron.Kamitani ... (2005). Decoding the visual and subjective contents of the human brain. Nat Neuro.Kwong ... (1992). Dynamic magnetic resonance imaging of human brain activity during primary sensory stimulation. PNAS.Newbold ... (2020). Plasticity and spontaneous activity pulses in disused human brain circuits. Neuron.Norman ... (2006). Beyond mind-reading: multi-voxel pattern analysis of fMRI data. TiCS.Ogawa ... (1990). Brain magnetic resonance imaging with contrast dependent on blood oxygenation. PNAS.Ogawa ... (2000). An approach to probe some neural systems interaction by functional MRI at neural time scale down to milliseconds. PNAS.Sereno ... (1995). Borders of multiple visual areas in humans revealed by functional magnetic resonance imaging. Science.Toi ... (2022). In vivo direct imaging of neuronal activity at high temporospatial resolution. Science.
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Dec 8, 2023 • 1h 2min

84. Brian Nosek: Improving science, the past & future of the Center for Open Science, and failure in science

Brian Nosek is a professor of psychology at the University of Virginia, and Co-founder and Executive Director of the Center for Open Science. In this conversation, we discuss the Center for Open Science, Brian's early interest in improving science, how COS got started, what Brian would like to do in the future, and how to figure out whether ideas are working.BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscience, psychology, and anything vaguely related, hosted by Benjamin James Kuper-Smith.Support the show: https://geni.us/bjks-patreonTimestamps00:00: Brian's early interest in improving science15:24: How the Center for Open Science got funded (by John and Laura Arnold)26:08: How long is COS financed into the future?29:01: What if COS isn't benefitting science anymore?35:42: Is Brian a scientist or an entrepreneur?40:58: The future of the Center for Open Science51:13: A book or paper more people should read54:42: Something Brian wishes he'd learnt sooner58:53: Advice for PhD students/postdocsPodcast linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-podTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-pod-twtBrian's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/nosek-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/nosek-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/nosek-twtBen's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/bjks-scholarTwitter: https://geni.us/bjks-twtReferences & LinksArticle about John Arnold: https://www.wired.com/2017/01/john-arnold-waging-war-on-bad-science/Scientific virtues (including stupidity): https://slimemoldtimemold.com/2022/02/10/the-scientific-virtues/Cohen (1994). The earth is round (p<. p05). American psychologist.Greenwald (1975). Consequences of prejudice against the null hypothesis. Psychological bulletin.Greenwald, McGhee & Schwartz (1998). Measuring individual differences in implicit cognition: the implicit association test. Journal of personality and social psychology.Hardwicke & Ioannidis (2018). Mapping the universe of registered reports. Nature Human Behaviour.Meehl (1967). Theory-testing in psychology and physics: A methodological paradox. Philosophy of science.Nosek, Banaji & Greenwald (2002). Harvesting implicit group attitudes and beliefs from a demonstration web site. Group Dynamics: Theory, research, and practice.Nosek & Bar-Anan (2012). Scientific utopia: I. Opening scientific communication. Psychological Inquiry. Nosek, Spies & Motyl (2012). Scientific utopia: II. Restructuring incentives and practices to promote truth over publishability. Perspectives on Psychological Science.Rosenthal (1979). The file drawer problem and tolerance for null results. Psychological bulletin.Open Science Collaboration (2015). Estimating the reproducibility of psychological science. Science.Schwartz (2008). The importance of stupidity in scientific research. Journal of Cell Science.Uhlmann, Ebersole, Chartier, Errington, Kidwell, Lai, McCarthy, Riegelman, Silberzahn & Nosek (2019). Scientific utopia III: Crowdsourcing science. Perspectives on Psychological Science.

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