James Heathers
Co-Host of Everything Hertz
James is a psychophysiologist and meta-scientists. He co-hosts Everything Hertz.
James Heathers has hosted 186 Episodes.
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27: Complaints and grievances
September 23rd, 2016 | 52 mins 45 secs
Dan and James discuss complaints and grievances. Stay tuned for part 2 (next episode) where things get positive.
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26: Interpreting effect sizes
September 9th, 2016 | 45 mins 31 secs
Dan and James discuss Dan's recent preprint describing an effect size distribution analysis on HRV studies.
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25: Misunderstanding p-values
August 27th, 2016 | 55 mins 2 secs
P-values are universal, but do we really know what they mean? In this episode, Dan and James discuss a recent paper describing the failure to correctly interpret p-values in a sample of academic psychologists.
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24: Incentive structures in science
August 17th, 2016 | 1 hr 20 secs
Science funding has a series of built in incentive structures, but what sort of science does this produce?
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23: Serious academics
August 11th, 2016 | 52 mins 40 secs
Can you be a "serious academic" while still posting photos on Instagram? In this episode, James and Dan discuss a recent article bemoaning the infiltration of the "selfie epidemic" into academia.
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22: Pokemon and public health
August 3rd, 2016 | 59 mins 15 secs
Pokemon Go is sweeping the world and getting people walking again! But is the Pokemon Go 'model' a golden opportunity to tackle obesity or just another fad?
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21: This is your brain on steroids
July 22nd, 2016 | 58 mins 17 secs
Dan and James discuss a new paper that compared brain structure in long-term steroid users and non-using weightlifters
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20: Sample sizes in psychology studies
July 13th, 2016 | 1 hr 1 min
Can psychologists learn more by studying fewer people?
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19: Let us spray: oxytocin and spirituality
July 6th, 2016 | 47 mins 24 secs
Dan and James discuss a recent paper on intranasal oxytocin and spirituality
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18: Data sharing
June 29th, 2016 | 51 mins 28 secs
Withholding data: bad science or scientific misconduct?
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17: Journals: Do we need them?
June 22nd, 2016 | 51 mins 2 secs
Do we really need scientific journals?
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16: What makes a good psych study?
June 15th, 2016 | 49 mins 10 secs
What are the defining characteristics of a good psychology study?
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15: Software and coding
June 8th, 2016 | 45 mins 27 secs
Dan and James discuss software and coding, including the tools they use
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14: Science communication
June 2nd, 2016 | 32 mins 49 secs
Dan and James discuss public engagement, science communication, and the internet outrage machine.
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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.
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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.