Dan Quintana

17: Journals: Do we need them?

June 22nd, 2016  |  51 mins 2 secs

Do we really need scientific journals?

16: What makes a good psych study?

June 15th, 2016  |  49 mins 10 secs

What are the defining characteristics of a good psychology study?

15: Software and coding

June 8th, 2016  |  45 mins 27 secs

Dan and James discuss software and coding, including the tools they use

14: Science communication

June 2nd, 2016  |  32 mins 49 secs

Dan and James discuss public engagement, science communication, and the internet outrage machine.

13: Academic horror stories

May 26th, 2016  |  52 mins 12 secs

Dan and James discuss a few academic horror stories sent in by their listeners.

12: Reporting heart rate variability studies

May 22nd, 2016  |  59 mins 51 secs

Dan and James discuss their latest paper, in which they propose heart rate variability reporting guidelines. They also talk about saunas (why not?) and why the concept of 'sympathovagal balance' should be abandoned.

11: The placebo effect

May 10th, 2016  |  43 mins 38 secs

James and Dan discuss issues surrounding the placebo effect

10: Failure

May 4th, 2016  |  50 mins 29 secs

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?

9: What happens if your research is wrong?

April 28th, 2016  |  51 mins 46 secs

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.

8: The PhD to Postdoc transition

April 20th, 2016  |  50 mins 48 secs

James and Dan discuss how to navigate the PhD to Postdoc transition. They provide advice to a hypothetical first-year graduate student and also discuss the realities of the postdoc job market.

6: The research pipeline - getting from idea to publication

April 7th, 2016  |  53 mins 53 secs

psychology, research

In this episode, James and Dan talk about getting from research idea to publication. They also discuss the ethical approval process, getting research published, and share tips for running experiments

5: Do you even replicate?

March 30th, 2016  |  45 mins

file-drawer, oxytocin, replication, self-control

In this episode, James and Dan talk about replication in science, self-control, and the file-drawer problem in oxytocin research.

4: Meta-analysis or mega-silliness?

March 22nd, 2016  |  39 mins 46 secs

meta-analysis, psychology

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.

3: Scientific publishing

March 16th, 2016  |  49 mins 16 secs

psychology, publishing, research

Dan and James talk about Scihub and open access publishing.

2: Nutrition and Psychiatry

March 9th, 2016  |  47 mins 20 secs

nutrition, psychiatry

Dan and James talk about nutrition and psychiatry. They also introduce themselves (you know, because that's what you do for your second episode) and explain the origin of their podcast name.

1: So you want to measure heart rate variability...

March 2nd, 2016  |  43 mins 42 secs

Dan and James discuss what to do if you want to collect heart rate variability (HRV) data, oxytocin parties (yes, they're a thing), and the peer review process.