The Black Goat

Scientific knowledge is always contingent and uncertain, even when it's the best we have. Should that factor into how we... Read more

Personality tests are perennially popular - good ones and bad ones alike. In this episode we talk about personality test... Read more

Scientists have to follow a lot of rules. We have IRB rules, journal submission rules, university rules - lots of rules.... Read more

In this episode we talk about situationism in psychology. What are some of the different definitions of situationism? Is... Read more

Many scientists are inspired by other scientists - people whose work and careers they admire and want to emulate. But so... Read more

Social media is becoming a bigger and bigger part of the academic workplace. In this episode we talk about its role and ... Read more

Scientists often turn to philosophers for answers to the big questions about science: what is the meaning of what we do,... Read more

Everybody's talking about p-values. An important part of the replicability discussion has been about the correct use and... Read more

Science is in a period of especially pitched disagreement. Beyond the usual scientific disagreements about theories and ... Read more

Academics give a lot of talks. Job talks, conference talks, colloquium talks, brownbag talks, pub talks. In this episode... Read more

To get your PhD you have to do a dissertation. For some this is an important product that demonstrates your ability to p... Read more

When you're faculty at a research university, you get mixed messages about teaching: it's a big part of the job, but you... Read more

You made it! Now what in the world happens next? In today's episode, we talk about starting your first tenure-track job.... Read more

On today's episode we are joined by Ellen Evers, an assistant professor of marketing at the Haas School of Business at U... Read more

Conferences are expensive, carbon-belching, superficial prestige-fests. At least, that's what some people will tell you.... Read more

So you got through the interview. What happens next? If you're lucky, you might get a job offer - and we want you to be ... Read more

In our annual end-of-year episode, we talk about noteworthy reflections and events from the year that just passed. Alexa... Read more

In this episode we explore the relationship between creativity and rigor. Some psychologists have commented that they at... Read more

Self-promotion: the idea makes some people cringe and others salivate. In this episode, we talk about self-promotion in ... Read more

Psychology calls itself a behavioral science, but how often do we measure actual behavior? In this episode we discuss wh... Read more