Category: Metascience
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Open qualitative research resource and ideas collection
A few years ago, I was completely dismissive of qualitative research. I didn’t think it could tell us much and didn’t value qualitative work or findings. However, I’ve experienced a full 180 degree spin on my stance. I now appreciate qualitative work and the insights it brings. Inspired by Hans IJzerman’s tweet thread, I’ve collected […]
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Reflections on culture change towards open science
I recently attended two excellent virtual metascience conferences: the Surrey Reproducibility Society & ReproducibiliTea’s on May 29th and RIOT Science Club’s on the 11th of June. One of the common themes across both conferences was how the culture of academia was changing. The focus of Anne Scheel’s talk for the first conference1 was on Early Career […]
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Why every aspiring psychologist (academic?) should write blog posts
Writing is one of the most important aspects of any academic or practicicing psychologist’s work life. Crafting research papers for both and writing reports for practicising psychologists are the bread and butter of these professions. But good writing takes time to develop. Very few are naturally excellent writers. For the rest of us, we have […]
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Hurry up and wait: preprints and the speed of science
I think preprints are excellent. Sharing research without waiting for journals to publish it is a great way to spread valuable work. There are many articles [zotpressInText item=”{5421944:CLLX3DW6},{5421944:SUGB2BTE}”] and papers [zotpressInText item=”{5421944:6D66YSSE},{5421944:E2UBQLN5}”] highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of preprints, so I won’t rehash those arguments here. My positive stance towards preprints is becoming stronger the […]
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Summary of a critical discussion of preregistration and Registered Reports
Preregistration and Registered Reports (RRs) are rapidly gaining popularity as a means of asking rigorous scientific questions. I think preregistration, and especially RRs, will positively shape how psychologists engage in scientific work. But critically discussing them is vital for our collective understanding. To this end, I was invited to the Cambridge ReproducibiliTea meeting to chat […]
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Social media debates and social capital
I like science Twitter. Science social media has pretty much been my education for all things related to statistics, metascience, and philosophy of science. I’ve talked with great people and been exposed to ideas I would almost certainly never encountered otherwise. But the way it, and all mediums through which scientific ideas are informally discussed, […]
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ReproducibiliTea interview
I was recently interviewed by Amy Orben, Sophia Crüwell, and Sam Parsons for their excellent podcast ‘ReproducibiliTea’. We talked a little bit about myself before getting into some more interesting topics: open science, educational psychology, how the two interact (or how they don’t), and the developing nuance in understanding around open science practices. The link […]
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How to anonymise/pseudonymise your open data in R
Anonymising data, especially if it includes personal details like addresses or voting patterns, is very important if you want to share your data or results. Due to GDPR, all data collected in the E.U. has to be either anonymised or pseudonymised when used in ways other than what was initially intended[note]The benefits of doing so […]
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The lazy person’s perspective on programming: why you should code
Lots of people (myself included) bang on about coding. How great it is, how valuable it’s been, etc. You’re probably a bit bored of it. But if you’re not just yet, allow me to explain why it is probably a good idea for you to pick it up. Why am I uniquely qualified to do […]
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