In 2012, Rink Hoekstra received two emails on the same day. One was from a journal editor, telling him that a manuscript was being rejected based on the recommendations of two reviewers. The other was from one of those reviewers, complimenting the paper and congratulating him on a job well done. The reviewer, Fiona Fidler, discovered that her review had been altered, and Rink and Fiona teamed out to figure out why. We spoke with Rink in 2018 about what happened, but we held on to the interview in anticipation of the episode being covered by the press. There's now an article out in Science, by journalist Cathleen O'Grady. In our conversation we talk about what happened, and we broaden out to a discussion of publication ethics. Why would an editor want to change a review without asking the reviewer? How does that damage a system that already has so little accountability? And what can authors or reviewers do when they suspect something is up? Link: Delete offensive language? Change recommendations? Some editors say it’s OK to alter peer reviews, by Cathleen O'Grady  The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at www.theblackgoatpodcast.com, on Twitter at @blackgoatpod, on Facebook at facebook.com/blackgoatpod/, and on instagram at @blackgoatpod. You can email us at letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com. You can subscribe to us on iTunes or Stitcher. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on freemusicarchive.org under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. Our logo was created by Jude Weaver. This is episode 86. Our interview was recorded on October 26, 2018; the introduction was recorded on October 28, 2020.

In 2012, Rink Hoekstra received two emails on the same day. One was from a journal editor, telling him that a manuscript was being rejected based on the recommendations of two reviewers. The other was from one of those reviewers, complimenting the paper and congratulating him on a job well done. The reviewer, Fiona Fidler, discovered that her review had been altered, and Rink and Fiona teamed out to figure out why. We spoke with Rink in 2018 about what happened, but we held on to the interview in anticipation of the episode being covered by the press. There's now an article out in Science, by journalist Cathleen O'Grady. In our conversation we talk about what happened, and we broaden out to a discussion of publication ethics. Why would an editor want to change a review without asking the reviewer? How does that damage a system that already has so little accountability? And what can authors or reviewers do when they suspect something is up? Link: <ul><li><a href="https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/10/delete-offensive-language-change-recommendations-some-editors-say-its-ok-alter-peer1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Delete offensive language? Change recommendations? Some editors say it’s OK to alter peer reviews</a>, by Cathleen O'Grady</li> </ul> The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at <a href="http://www.theblackgoatpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>, on Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/blackgoatpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>, on Facebook at <a href="http://facebook.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/blackgoatpod/</a>, and on instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>. You can email us at <a href="mailto:letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com">letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>. You can <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-black-goat/id1217953035" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe to us on iTunes</a> or <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-black-goat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">freemusicarchive.org</a> under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. Our logo was created by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/judeweaver/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jude Weaver</a>. This is episode 86. Our interview was recorded on October 26, 2018; the introduction was recorded on October 28, 2020.

You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth

Academics are under enormous stress right now, raising the possibility of a rising rate of burnout. Longtime structural trends in higher education have increased pressures for demonstrable productivity. On top of that are a global pandemic, resistance and backlash to calls for racial justice, and unstable politics in the U.S., the U.K., and elsewhere. In this episode we discuss burnout in academia. We focus on an emerging perspective from the healthcare field that describes burnout as resulting from moral injury. How is this idea relevant to people working in academia? In what ways can we be hurt by being trapped between the ideals and values that brought us into the field and the demands of our working environments? What can we do about it? Plus: A letter about reviewing papers from the global south that do not fit into the usual discourse. Links: Andrew Wilson's Twitter thread about burnout Moral Injury and Burnout in Medicine: A Year of Lessons Learned by Wendy Dean and Simon Talbot, Stat Burnout Is About Your Workplace, Not Your People by Jennifer Moss, Harvard Business Review Job Burnout by Christina Maslach, Wilmar Schaufeli, and Michael Leiter, Annual Review of Psychology  The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at www.theblackgoatpodcast.com, on Twitter at @blackgoatpod, on Facebook at facebook.com/blackgoatpod/, and on instagram at @blackgoatpod. You can email us at letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com. You can subscribe to us on iTunes or Stitcher. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on freemusicarchive.org under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. Our logo was created by Jude Weaver. This is episode 85. It was recorded on September 16/17 (US/AUS), 2020.

Academics are under enormous stress right now, raising the possibility of a rising rate of burnout. Longtime structural trends in higher education have increased pressures for demonstrable productivity. On top of that are a global pandemic, resistance and backlash to calls for racial justice, and unstable politics in the U.S., the U.K., and elsewhere. In this episode we discuss burnout in academia. We focus on an emerging perspective from the healthcare field that describes burnout as resulting from moral injury. How is this idea relevant to people working in academia? In what ways can we be hurt by being trapped between the ideals and values that brought us into the field and the demands of our working environments? What can we do about it? Plus: A letter about reviewing papers from the global south that do not fit into the usual discourse. Links: <ul><li>Andrew Wilson's <a href="https://twitter.com/PsychScientists/status/1113805479514398720" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter thread</a> about burnout</li> <li><a href="https://www.statnews.com/2019/07/26/moral-injury-burnout-medicine-lessons-learned/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Moral Injury and Burnout in Medicine: A Year of Lessons Learned</a> by Wendy Dean and Simon Talbot, Stat</li> <li><a href="https://hbr.org/2019/12/burnout-is-about-your-workplace-not-your-people" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Burnout Is About Your Workplace, Not Your People</a> by Jennifer Moss, Harvard Business Review</li> <li><a href="https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/pdf/10.1146/annurev.psych.52.1.397" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Job Burnout </a>by Christina Maslach, Wilmar Schaufeli, and Michael Leiter, Annual Review of Psychology</li> </ul> The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at <a href="http://www.theblackgoatpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>, on Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/blackgoatpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>, on Facebook at <a href="http://facebook.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/blackgoatpod/</a>, and on instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>. You can email us at <a href="mailto:letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com">letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>. You can <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-black-goat/id1217953035" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe to us on iTunes</a> or <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-black-goat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">freemusicarchive.org</a> under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. Our logo was created by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/judeweaver/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jude Weaver</a>. This is episode 85. It was recorded on September 16/17 (US/AUS), 2020.

They Give You This, But You Pay For That

Academics love awards. We give out career awards, mid-career awards, early-career awards. We give out awards for the best paper, the best theory, the best teaching, the best service. But what function do all those awards serve? And are we the better for having them? In this episode we talk about how awards fit into the academic ecosystem. How do recipients benefit from them? How do they help the organizations and research communities that give them out? What kinds of biases are baked into the system, and how can we counteract them? Should we consider radically changing how academic awards work, or even doing away with them? Plus: We answer a letter about why academia and policy research have such different norms around checking their numbers. The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at www.theblackgoatpodcast.com, on Twitter at @blackgoatpod, on Facebook at facebook.com/blackgoatpod/, and on instagram at @blackgoatpod. You can email us at letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com. You can subscribe to us on iTunes or Stitcher. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on freemusicarchive.org under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. Our logo was created by Jude Weaver. This is episode 84. It was recorded on September 2/3 (US/AUS), 2020.

Academics love awards. We give out career awards, mid-career awards, early-career awards. We give out awards for the best paper, the best theory, the best teaching, the best service. But what function do all those awards serve? And are we the better for having them? In this episode we talk about how awards fit into the academic ecosystem. How do recipients benefit from them? How do they help the organizations and research communities that give them out? What kinds of biases are baked into the system, and how can we counteract them? Should we consider radically changing how academic awards work, or even doing away with them? Plus: We answer a letter about why academia and policy research have such different norms around checking their numbers. The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at <a href="http://www.theblackgoatpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>, on Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/blackgoatpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>, on Facebook at <a href="http://facebook.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/blackgoatpod/</a>, and on instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>. You can email us at <a href="mailto:letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com">letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>. You can <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-black-goat/id1217953035" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe to us on iTunes</a> or <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-black-goat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">freemusicarchive.org</a> under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. Our logo was created by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/judeweaver/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jude Weaver</a>. This is episode 84. It was recorded on September 2/3 (US/AUS), 2020.

An Award-Winning Episode

The contact hypothesis is an old idea in social psychology. It posits that under the right circumstances, bringing people from different groups together can reduce prejudice. In this episode, we discuss a new field experiment by Salma Mousa testing whether putting Iraqi Christians and Muslims on soccer teams together can rebuild social cohesion after war. Part of our conversation focuses on the direct implications of this work for the contact hypothesis. We also discuss how this study stands out against some common patterns in social science research. Why, despite the long history of research and intuitive appeal of the contact hypothesis, have no studies like this been done before? How did this paper benefit from integrating rigorous quantitative methods with a careful understanding of history and context? How did a commitment to not just the letter, but also the spirit, of preregistration keep the conclusions aligned so well with the data? Plus: We answer a letter about whether the COVID pandemic means this is an especially bad time to start a Ph.D. program. Links: Building social cohesion between Christians and Muslims through soccer in post-ISIS Iraq, by Salma Mousa Can playing together help us live together? Commentary by Elizabeth Levy Paluck and Chelsey Clark Twitter thread by Betsy Paluck  The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at www.theblackgoatpodcast.com, on Twitter at @blackgoatpod, on Facebook at facebook.com/blackgoatpod/, and on instagram at @blackgoatpod. You can email us at letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com. You can subscribe to us on iTunes or Stitcher. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on freemusicarchive.org under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. Our logo was created by Jude Weaver. This is episode 83. It was recorded on August 19/20 (US/AUS), 2020.

The contact hypothesis is an old idea in social psychology. It posits that under the right circumstances, bringing people from different groups together can reduce prejudice. In this episode, we discuss a new field experiment by Salma Mousa testing whether putting Iraqi Christians and Muslims on soccer teams together can rebuild social cohesion after war. Part of our conversation focuses on the direct implications of this work for the contact hypothesis. We also discuss how this study stands out against some common patterns in social science research. Why, despite the long history of research and intuitive appeal of the contact hypothesis, have no studies like this been done before? How did this paper benefit from integrating rigorous quantitative methods with a careful understanding of history and context? How did a commitment to not just the letter, but also the spirit, of preregistration keep the conclusions aligned so well with the data? Plus: We answer a letter about whether the COVID pandemic means this is an especially bad time to start a Ph.D. program. Links: <ul><li><a href="https://science.sciencemag.org/content/369/6505/866" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Building social cohesion between Christians and Muslims through soccer in post-ISIS Iraq</a>, by Salma Mousa</li> <li><a href="https://science.sciencemag.org/content/sci/369/6505/769.full.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Can playing together help us live together?</a> Commentary by Elizabeth Levy Paluck and Chelsey Clark</li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/betsylevyp/status/1294272072777179137" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter thread</a> by Betsy Paluck</li> </ul> The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at <a href="http://www.theblackgoatpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>, on Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/blackgoatpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>, on Facebook at <a href="http://facebook.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/blackgoatpod/</a>, and on instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>. You can email us at <a href="mailto:letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com">letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>. You can <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-black-goat/id1217953035" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe to us on iTunes</a> or <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-black-goat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">freemusicarchive.org</a> under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. Our logo was created by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/judeweaver/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jude Weaver</a>. This is episode 83. It was recorded on August 19/20 (US/AUS), 2020.

Contact Sport

Scientific journal articles have a lot of numbers. Scientists are smart people with even smarter computers, so an outsider might think that, if nothing else, you can count on the math checking out. But modern data analysis is complicated, and computational reproducibility is far from guaranteed. In this episode, we discuss a recent set of articles published at the journal Cortex. A group of authors set out to replicate an influential 2010 article that claimed that if you reactivate a fear-laden memory, it becomes possible to change the emotional association - something with clear relevance to clinical practice. Along the way, the replicating scientists encountered anomalies which led them to try to reproduce the analyses in the original study - and they discovered that they could not. We talk about what this means for science. What are the implications of knowing that for a nontrivial number if scientific studies, the math doesn't add up? Will a new era of open data and open code be enough to fix the problem? How much will Verification Reports - a new publication format that Cortex has introduced - help with that process? Plus: We answer a letter about swinging for the fences when your dream job comes up but you don't feel ready yet. Links: The three R's of scientific integrity: Replicability, reproducibility, and robustness, by Robert McIntosh and Chris Chambers The Validity of the Tool “statcheck” in Discovering Statistical Reporting Inconsistencies, by Michèle Nuijten et al Analytic reproducibility in articles receiving open data badges at Psychological Science: An observational study, by Tom Hardwicke et al  The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at www.theblackgoatpodcast.com, on Twitter at @blackgoatpod, on Facebook at facebook.com/blackgoatpod/, and on instagram at @blackgoatpod. You can email us at letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com. You can subscribe to us on iTunes or Stitcher.   Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on freemusicarchive.org under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. Our logo was created by Jude Weaver.   This is episode 82. It was recorded on August 10, 2020.

Scientific journal articles have a lot of numbers. Scientists are smart people with even smarter computers, so an outsider might think that, if nothing else, you can count on the math checking out. But modern data analysis is complicated, and computational reproducibility is far from guaranteed. In this episode, we discuss a recent set of articles published at the journal Cortex. A group of authors set out to replicate an influential 2010 article that claimed that if you reactivate a fear-laden memory, it becomes possible to change the emotional association - something with clear relevance to clinical practice. Along the way, the replicating scientists encountered anomalies which led them to try to reproduce the analyses in the original study - and they discovered that they could not. We talk about what this means for science. What are the implications of knowing that for a nontrivial number if scientific studies, the math doesn't add up? Will a new era of open data and open code be enough to fix the problem? How much will Verification Reports - a new publication format that Cortex has introduced - help with that process? Plus: We answer a letter about swinging for the fences when your dream job comes up but you don't feel ready yet. Links: <ul><li><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010945220301726?via%3Dihub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The three R's of scientific integrity: Replicability, reproducibility, and robustness</a>, by Robert McIntosh and Chris Chambers</li> <li><a href="https://psyarxiv.com/tcxaj/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Validity of the Tool “statcheck” in Discovering Statistical Reporting Inconsistencies</a>, by Michèle Nuijten et al</li> <li><a href="https://osf.io/preprints/metaarxiv/h35wt/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Analytic reproducibility in articles receiving open data badges at Psychological Science: An observational study</a>, by Tom Hardwicke et al</li> </ul> The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at <a href="http://www.theblackgoatpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>, on Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/blackgoatpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>, on Facebook at <a href="http://facebook.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/blackgoatpod/</a>, and on instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>. You can email us at <a href="mailto:letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com">letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>. You can <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-black-goat/id1217953035" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe to us on iTunes</a> or <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-black-goat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">freemusicarchive.org</a> under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. Our logo was created by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/judeweaver/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jude Weaver</a>. This is episode 82. It was recorded on August 10, 2020.

Does Not Compute

How does psychology's response to the replication crisis fit into a broader history of science? In this episode we discuss a paper by sociologists Jeremy Freese and David Peterson that takes on that question. Are "epistemic activists" in psychology redefining what it means to be objective in science? Does a focus on reforming incentives mean we view scientists as economic actors for whom motives and dispositions are irrelevant? Does the last decade's growth in meta-research mean that meta-analysis is the new arbiter of objectivity? Does a shift to a systems perspective on science have parallels in other systemic analyses of institutions? Plus: We answer a letter about whether raising new concerns when you're reviewing a revision is obligatory, a jerk move, or both.   Links: Freese &amp; Peterson (2018). The Emergence of Statistical Objectivity: Changing Ideas of Epistemic Vice and Virtue in Science. DOI, full text Twitter discussion about positionality statements in quant papers White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism, by Robin DiAngelo Science as Social Knowledge: Values and Objectivity in Scientific Inquiry, by Helen Longino.  The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at www.theblackgoatpodcast.com, on Twitter at @blackgoatpod, on Facebook at facebook.com/blackgoatpod/, and on instagram at @blackgoatpod. You can email us at letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com. You can subscribe to us on iTunes or Stitcher.   Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on freemusicarchive.org under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. Our logo was created by Jude Weaver.   This is episode 81. It was recorded on July 22, 2020.

How does psychology's response to the replication crisis fit into a broader history of science? In this episode we discuss a paper by sociologists Jeremy Freese and David Peterson that takes on that question. Are "epistemic activists" in psychology redefining what it means to be objective in science? Does a focus on reforming incentives mean we view scientists as economic actors for whom motives and dispositions are irrelevant? Does the last decade's growth in meta-research mean that meta-analysis is the new arbiter of objectivity? Does a shift to a systems perspective on science have parallels in other systemic analyses of institutions? Plus: We answer a letter about whether raising new concerns when you're reviewing a revision is obligatory, a jerk move, or both. Links: <ul><li>Freese &amp; Peterson (2018). The Emergence of Statistical Objectivity: Changing Ideas of Epistemic Vice and Virtue in Science. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/0735275118794987" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DOI</a>, <a href="https://www.asanet.org/sites/default/files/attach/journals/sept18stfeature2.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">full text</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/NeilLewisJr/status/1258108082305077253" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter discussion</a> about positionality statements in quant papers</li> <li><a href="https://www.kizzysbooksandmore.com/book/9780807047415" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism</a>, by Robin DiAngelo</li> <li><a href="https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691020518/science-as-social-knowledge" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Science as Social Knowledge: Values and Objectivity in Scientific Inquiry</a>, by Helen Longino.</li> </ul> The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at <a href="http://www.theblackgoatpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>, on Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/blackgoatpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>, on Facebook at <a href="http://facebook.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/blackgoatpod/</a>, and on instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>. You can email us at <a href="mailto:letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com">letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>. You can <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-black-goat/id1217953035" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe to us on iTunes</a> or <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-black-goat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">freemusicarchive.org</a> under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. Our logo was created by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/judeweaver/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jude Weaver</a>. This is episode 81. It was recorded on July 22, 2020.

Objective Unknown

The upcoming academic term will be unusual, to say the least. The global pandemic led to emergency shutdowns in March, and it is likely that many colleges and universities will continue teaching partially or wholly online. And protests against anti-Black racism in the United States and elsewhere have led to institutional statements about taking an antiracist stand - which may or may not translate into real change. In this episode, we discuss some of the changes and how we are thinking about them in our work. How did we adapt our teaching for remote learning, and what do we think fall will look like? What changes can we make to our teaching and service to be more antiracist? How can we stay focused and motivated when we're acting as individuals against systemic problems? Plus, we answer a letter about working in the lab of your more senior and prominent partner. Simine chides her co-hosts over ignoring Southern Hemisphere seasons (and the one who writes episode titles promises to try harder, right after he gets this one pun out of his system). And Sanjay talks about coping with grief under social distancing. The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at www.theblackgoatpodcast.com, on Twitter at @blackgoatpod, on Facebook at facebook.com/blackgoatpod/, and on instagram at @blackgoatpod. You can email us at letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com. You can subscribe to us on iTunes or Stitcher. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on freemusicarchive.org under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. Our logo was created by Jude Weaver. This is episode 80. It was recorded on July 8, 2020.

The upcoming academic term will be unusual, to say the least. The global pandemic led to emergency shutdowns in March, and it is likely that many colleges and universities will continue teaching partially or wholly online. And protests against anti-Black racism in the United States and elsewhere have led to institutional statements about taking an antiracist stand - which may or may not translate into real change. In this episode, we discuss some of the changes and how we are thinking about them in our work. How did we adapt our teaching for remote learning, and what do we think fall will look like? What changes can we make to our teaching and service to be more antiracist? How can we stay focused and motivated when we're acting as individuals against systemic problems? Plus, we answer a letter about working in the lab of your more senior and prominent partner. Simine chides her co-hosts over ignoring Southern Hemisphere seasons (and the one who writes episode titles promises to try harder, right after he gets this one pun out of his system). And Sanjay talks about coping with grief under social distancing. The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at <a href="http://www.theblackgoatpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>, on Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/blackgoatpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>, on Facebook at <a href="http://facebook.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/blackgoatpod/</a>, and on instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>. You can email us at <a href="mailto:letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com">letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>. You can <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-black-goat/id1217953035" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe to us on iTunes</a> or <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-black-goat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">freemusicarchive.org</a> under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. Our logo was created by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/judeweaver/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jude Weaver</a>. This is episode 80. It was recorded on July 8, 2020.

The Impending Fall of Academia

Scientific knowledge is always contingent and uncertain, even when it's the best we have. Should that factor into how we communicate science to the public, and if so, how? We discuss a recent article about the effects of communicating uncertainty on people's trust in scientific findings and scientists. When should and shouldn't scientists communicate uncertainty, and how should they do it? How should scientists prioritize keeping people's trust versus being up front about what they don't know? What are the different sources of uncertainty in scientific knowledge, and how should scientists deal with all of them? Plus, we get a followup letter from someone who asked about career support for a nonacademic partner - and they share what they learned and how things worked out. Link: The effects of communicating uncertainty on public trust in facts and numbers, by Anne Marthe van der Bles et al.  The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at www.theblackgoatpodcast.com, on Twitter at @blackgoatpod, on Facebook at facebook.com/blackgoatpod/, and on instagram at @blackgoatpod. You can email us at letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com. You can subscribe to us on iTunes or Stitcher. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on freemusicarchive.org under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. Our logo was created by Jude Weaver. This is episode 79. It was recorded on April 27, 2020.

Scientific knowledge is always contingent and uncertain, even when it's the best we have. Should that factor into how we communicate science to the public, and if so, how? We discuss a recent article about the effects of communicating uncertainty on people's trust in scientific findings and scientists. When should and shouldn't scientists communicate uncertainty, and how should they do it? How should scientists prioritize keeping people's trust versus being up front about what they don't know? What are the different sources of uncertainty in scientific knowledge, and how should scientists deal with all of them? Plus, we get a followup letter from someone who asked about career support for a nonacademic partner - and they share what they learned and how things worked out. Link: <ul><li><a href="https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/117/14/7672.full.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The effects of communicating uncertainty on public trust in facts and numbers</a>, by Anne Marthe van der Bles et al.</li> </ul> The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at <a href="http://www.theblackgoatpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>, on Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/blackgoatpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>, on Facebook at <a href="http://facebook.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/blackgoatpod/</a>, and on instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>. You can email us at <a href="mailto:letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com">letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>. You can <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-black-goat/id1217953035" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe to us on iTunes</a> or <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-black-goat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">freemusicarchive.org</a> under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. Our logo was created by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/judeweaver/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jude Weaver</a>. This is episode 79. It was recorded on April 27, 2020.

Inexact Science

The COVID-19 pandemic is creating major and serious disruptions to just about everything, and higher education is no exception. In this episode we talk about how our work has been affected by measures to slow down the coronavirus. How have we adjusted to remote teaching? What effects have the social distancing measures had on our research? How are we mentoring students in light of such an uncertain future? What bigger changes and disruptions could be in store for academia? Plus: We answer a letter about when and how students should draw on their expertise when their advisor is in a different discipline. The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at www.theblackgoatpodcast.com, on Twitter at @blackgoatpod, on Facebook at facebook.com/blackgoatpod/, and on instagram at @blackgoatpod. You can email us at letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com. You can subscribe to us on iTunes or Stitcher. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on freemusicarchive.org under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. Our logo was created by Jude Weaver. This is episode 78. It was recorded on April 7, 2020.

The COVID-19 pandemic is creating major and serious disruptions to just about everything, and higher education is no exception. In this episode we talk about how our work has been affected by measures to slow down the coronavirus. How have we adjusted to remote teaching? What effects have the social distancing measures had on our research? How are we mentoring students in light of such an uncertain future? What bigger changes and disruptions could be in store for academia? Plus: We answer a letter about when and how students should draw on their expertise when their advisor is in a different discipline. The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at <a href="http://www.theblackgoatpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>, on Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/blackgoatpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>, on Facebook at <a href="http://facebook.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/blackgoatpod/</a>, and on instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>. You can email us at <a href="mailto:letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com">letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>. You can <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-black-goat/id1217953035" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe to us on iTunes</a> or <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-black-goat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">freemusicarchive.org</a> under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. Our logo was created by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/judeweaver/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jude Weaver</a>. This is episode 78. It was recorded on April 7, 2020.

COVID Operations

In recent years there has been a lot of talk about public trust in science - how much there is, in what ways, whether we deserve it or not. In this episode, we discuss an article by historian and philosopher Rachel Ankeny that asks whether "trust" is even the right concept to be talking about. What does it mean to trust an abstraction like "science"? When people argue about trust in science, are they even talking about the same thing - the findings, the people, the process, or something else? And we discuss Ankeny's proposed alternative: that instead of the public's trust, scientists should be seeking out engagement. What would an engagement model looks like? How would engagement benefit the public? How would it benefit science? And what about people who just wouldn't want to engage? Plus: We answer a letter from someone who likes, but doesn't love, teaching, and wants to know if that's good enough for academia. Links: How The Pandemic Will End, by Ed Yong in The Atlantic A comment on Everett et al. (2020): No evidence for the effectiveness of moral messages on public health behavioural intentions during the COVID-19 pandemic, by Farid Anvari. (Note: After we recorded the episode, the authors of the original paper updated it and then invited Farid to join them as a co-author. A great outcome!) The Taboo Against Explicit Causal Inference in Nonexperimental Psychology, by Michael Grosz, Julia Rohrer, and Felix Thoemmes Science in an age of scepticism, by Rachel Ankeny in Griffith Review  The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at www.theblackgoatpodcast.com, on Twitter at @blackgoatpod, on Facebook at facebook.com/blackgoatpod/, and on instagram at @blackgoatpod. You can email us at letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com. You can subscribe to us on iTunes or Stitcher. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on freemusicarchive.org under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. Our logo was created by Jude Weaver. This is episode 77. It was recorded on March 26, 2020.

In recent years there has been a lot of talk about public trust in science - how much there is, in what ways, whether we deserve it or not. In this episode, we discuss an article by historian and philosopher Rachel Ankeny that asks whether "trust" is even the right concept to be talking about. What does it mean to trust an abstraction like "science"? When people argue about trust in science, are they even talking about the same thing - the findings, the people, the process, or something else? And we discuss Ankeny's proposed alternative: that instead of the public's trust, scientists should be seeking out engagement. What would an engagement model looks like? How would engagement benefit the public? How would it benefit science? And what about people who just wouldn't want to engage? Plus: We answer a letter from someone who likes, but doesn't love, teaching, and wants to know if that's good enough for academia. Links: <ul><li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/03/how-will-coronavirus-end/608719/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How The Pandemic Will End</a>, by Ed Yong in The Atlantic</li> <li><a href="https://psyarxiv.com/de7q9/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A comment on Everett et al. (2020): No evidence for the effectiveness of moral messages on public health behavioural intentions during the COVID-19 pandemic</a>, by Farid Anvari. (Note: After we recorded the episode, the authors of the original paper updated it and then invited Farid to join them as a co-author. A great outcome!)</li> <li><a href="https://psyarxiv.com/8hr7n/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Taboo Against Explicit Causal Inference in Nonexperimental Psychology</a>, by Michael Grosz, Julia Rohrer, and Felix Thoemmes</li> <li><a href="https://www.griffithreview.com/articles/science-in-an-age-of-scepticism/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Science in an age of scepticism</a>, by Rachel Ankeny in Griffith Review</li> </ul> The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at <a href="http://www.theblackgoatpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>, on Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/blackgoatpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>, on Facebook at <a href="http://facebook.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/blackgoatpod/</a>, and on instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>. You can email us at <a href="mailto:letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com">letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>. You can <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-black-goat/id1217953035" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe to us on iTunes</a> or <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-black-goat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">freemusicarchive.org</a> under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. Our logo was created by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/judeweaver/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jude Weaver</a>. This is episode 77. It was recorded on March 26, 2020.

Joe Public, Will You Marry Me?

Three psychologists talk about doing science. With Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire.

Never boring, usually useful. Appreciate the nuance.

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Love getting to hear about best methods in psychology and professional development!

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The Black Goat

Personality tests are perennially popular - good ones and bad ones alike. In this episode we talk about personality testing in the public sphere. What do we think accounts for their popularity. What do people get out of taking them? What distinguishes good ones from bad ones? And we spend a little time trying to guess each other's Big Five profiles. Plus: A letter about raising open science when you're applying to graduate school. The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at www.theblackgoatpodcast.com, on Twitter at @blackgoatpod, on Facebook at facebook.com/blackgoatpod/, and on instagram at @blackgoatpod. You can email us at letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com. You can subscribe to us on iTunes. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on freemusicarchive.org under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. This is episode 45. It was recorded on October 16, 2018.

Personality tests are perennially popular - good ones and bad ones alike. In this episode we talk about personality testing in the public sphere. What do we think accounts for their popularity. What do people get out of taking them? What distinguishes good ones from bad ones? And we spend a little time trying to guess each other's Big Five profiles. Plus: A letter about raising open science when you're applying to graduate school. The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at <a href="http://www.theblackgoatpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>, on Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/blackgoatpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>, on Facebook at <a href="http://facebook.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/blackgoatpod/</a>, and on instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>. You can email us at <a href="mailto:letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com">letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>. You can <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-black-goat/id1217953035" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe to us on iTunes</a>. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">freemusicarchive.org</a> under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. This is episode 45. It was recorded on October 16, 2018.

Testing 1-2-3

Scientists have to follow a lot of rules. We have IRB rules, journal submission rules, university rules - lots of rules. But some of the most important rules in science aren't rules at all - they are norms. Guiding principles that shape the work we do. In this episode, we discuss a classic paper by the sociologist Robert Merton on 4 norms that govern scientific work. Are these norms an expression of scientific values, or just a means to an end? How well do scientists follow them, individually or collectively? Is science doing as well today as Merton thought it was back in 1942 - and is following these norms really the way to make science work right? Plus: We answer a letter about question to ask a prospective PhD advisor. Links: Sanjay's muse, Mr. Autumn Man The normative structure of science by Robert Merton Normative dissonance in science: Results from a national survey of U.S. scientists by Melissa S. Anderson, Brian C. Martinson, and Raymond De Vries  The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at www.theblackgoatpodcast.com, on Twitter at @blackgoatpod, on Facebook at facebook.com/blackgoatpod/, and on instagram at @blackgoatpod. You can email us at letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com. You can subscribe to us on iTunes or Stitcher. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on freemusicarchive.org under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. Our logo was created by Jude Weaver. This is episode 67. It was recorded on October 8, 2019.

Scientists have to follow a lot of rules. We have IRB rules, journal submission rules, university rules - lots of rules. But some of the most important rules in science aren't rules at all - they are norms. Guiding principles that shape the work we do. In this episode, we discuss a classic paper by the sociologist Robert Merton on 4 norms that govern scientific work. Are these norms an expression of scientific values, or just a means to an end? How well do scientists follow them, individually or collectively? Is science doing as well today as Merton thought it was back in 1942 - and is following these norms really the way to make science work right? Plus: We answer a letter about question to ask a prospective PhD advisor. Links: <ul><li>Sanjay's muse, <a href="https://www.theonion.com/mr-autumn-man-walking-down-street-with-cup-of-coffee-1819574012" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mr. Autumn Man</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.collier.sts.vt.edu/5424/pdfs/merton_1973.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The normative structure of science</a> by Robert Merton</li> <li><a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1525/jer.2007.2.4.3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Normative dissonance in science: Results from a national survey of U.S. scientists</a> by Melissa S. Anderson, Brian C. Martinson, and Raymond De Vries</li> </ul> The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at <a href="http://www.theblackgoatpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>, on Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/blackgoatpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>, on Facebook at <a href="http://facebook.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/blackgoatpod/</a>, and on instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>. You can email us at <a href="mailto:letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com">letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>. You can <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-black-goat/id1217953035" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe to us on iTunes</a> or <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-black-goat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">freemusicarchive.org</a> under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. Our logo was created by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/judeweaver/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jude Weaver</a>. This is episode 67. It was recorded on October 8, 2019.

Everybody Act Normal

In this episode we talk about situationism in psychology. What are some of the different definitions of situationism? Is it a theory? An agenda? An ideology? We talk about the evidence for various assumptions or predictions of situationism, the historical and political context in which it arose, the relation of situationist ideas to a historical rift between social and personality psychologists, and how situationism affects the field today. Plus: We respond to a letter about planning new research when you have doubts about what you are building on. Links: Jedi Counsel episode "Ask Us Anything", where two actual clinicial psychologists respond to our previous letter from a clinical graduate student about podcasting The Actor–Observer Asymmetry in Attribution: A (Surprising) Meta-Analysis, by Bertram Malle About Situationism at the Situationist blog Simine's letter to Invisibilia  The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at www.theblackgoatpodcast.com, on Twitter at @blackgoatpod, on Facebook at facebook.com/blackgoatpod/, and on instagram at @blackgoatpod. You can email us at letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com. You can subscribe to us on iTunes. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on freemusicarchive.org under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. This is episode 37. It was recorded June 18, 2018.

In this episode we talk about situationism in psychology. What are some of the different definitions of situationism? Is it a theory? An agenda? An ideology? We talk about the evidence for various assumptions or predictions of situationism, the historical and political context in which it arose, the relation of situationist ideas to a historical rift between social and personality psychologists, and how situationism affects the field today. Plus: We respond to a letter about planning new research when you have doubts about what you are building on. Links: <ul><li><a href="https://jedicounselpodcast.podbean.com/e/jedi-counsel-podcast-98-ask-us-anything/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jedi Counsel episode "Ask Us Anything"</a>, where two actual clinicial psychologists respond to our previous letter from a clinical graduate student about podcasting</li> <li><a href="https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/f19e/82952efd3ee868be8a9ac96e58bff1957590.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Actor–Observer Asymmetry in Attribution: A (Surprising) Meta-Analysis</a>, by Bertram Malle</li> <li><a href="https://thesituationist.wordpress.com/about-situationism/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">About Situationism</a> at the Situationist blog</li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10107781434429900&amp;id=7955361" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Simine's letter to Invisibilia</a></li> </ul> The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at <a href="http://www.theblackgoatpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>, on Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/blackgoatpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>, on Facebook at <a href="http://facebook.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/blackgoatpod/</a>, and on instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>. You can email us at <a href="mailto:letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com">letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>. You can <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-black-goat/id1217953035" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe to us on iTunes</a>. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">freemusicarchive.org</a> under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. This is episode 37. It was recorded June 18, 2018.

Situation Normal

Many scientists are inspired by other scientists - people whose work and careers they admire and want to emulate. But sometimes our idols turn out to be flawed as scientists or as people. How do you cope when that happens? Is it a problem to even have idols at all - and what would be the alternative? Plus: We respond to a letter about getting help for your psychological struggles when your classmates work at the counseling center. And should first-time teachers tell their students that they are new? The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at www.theblackgoatpodcast.com, on Twitter at @blackgoatpod, or on Facebook at facebook.com/blackgoatpod/. You can email us at letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com. You can subscribe to us on iTunes. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on freemusicarchive.org under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. This is episode 17. It was recorded September 1, 2017.

Many scientists are inspired by other scientists - people whose work and careers they admire and want to emulate. But sometimes our idols turn out to be flawed as scientists or as people. How do you cope when that happens? Is it a problem to even have idols at all - and what would be the alternative? Plus: We respond to a letter about getting help for your psychological struggles when your classmates work at the counseling center. And should first-time teachers tell their students that they are new? The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at <a href="http://www.theblackgoatpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>, on Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/blackgoatpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>, or on Facebook at <a href="http://facebook.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/blackgoatpod/</a>. You can email us at letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com. You can <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-black-goat/id1217953035" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe to us on iTunes</a>. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">freemusicarchive.org</a> under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. This is episode 17. It was recorded September 1, 2017.

All Your Idols Have Clay Feet

Social media is becoming a bigger and bigger part of the academic workplace. In this episode we talk about its role and share some thoughts about ways that people use it. Should you even be on social media? What are good and bad ways to talk about yourself and your work? What are some other ways that social media fits in to academic work besides networking and self-promotion? How do you handle bad behavior and avoid it yourself? Plus: We respond to a letter from a new faculty member about contributing to open science when more senior colleagues may have reservations. Links: Simine on Everthing Hertz talking about podcasting PsychMAP on Facebook, "A group for constructive, open-minded, and nuanced conversations about psychological methods and practices"  The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at www.theblackgoatpodcast.com, on Twitter at @blackgoatpod, or on Facebook at facebook.com/blackgoatpod/. You can email us at letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com. You can subscribe to us on iTunes. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on freemusicarchive.org under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. This is episode 32. It was recorded April 16, 2018.

Social media is becoming a bigger and bigger part of the academic workplace. In this episode we talk about its role and share some thoughts about ways that people use it. Should you even be on social media? What are good and bad ways to talk about yourself and your work? What are some other ways that social media fits in to academic work besides networking and self-promotion? How do you handle bad behavior and avoid it yourself? Plus: We respond to a letter from a new faculty member about contributing to open science when more senior colleagues may have reservations. Links: <ul><li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/everything-hertz/58-lessons-from-podcasting-with-simine-vazire" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Simine on Everthing Hertz</a> talking about podcasting</li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/psychmap/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PsychMAP on Facebook</a>, "A group for constructive, open-minded, and nuanced conversations about psychological methods and practices"</li> </ul> The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at <a href="http://www.theblackgoatpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>, on Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/blackgoatpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>, or on Facebook at <a href="http://facebook.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/blackgoatpod/</a>. You can email us at <a href="mailto:letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com">letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>. You can <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-black-goat/id1217953035" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe to us on iTunes</a>. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">freemusicarchive.org</a> under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. This is episode 32. It was recorded April 16, 2018.

A Blooming, Buzzing Confusion

Anna Alexandrova

Scientists often turn to philosophers for answers to the big questions about science: what is the meaning of what we do, what makes it valid, why does it even matter? In this episode we put all our thorniest questions to our guest, Anna Alexandrova. Anna is a philosopher of science at Cambridge University and author of the new book A Philosophy for the Science of Well-Being. We talk about replicability and reform in science, what scientists can learn from philosophy beyond the Popper-Kuhn-Lakatos canon, the important role of norms in scientific discourse, and how you do science on values-laden concepts like well-being. Plus: Simine's dad Hamid drops by, and Alexa and Sanjay try to pry out some embarrassing childhood stories about their cohost. And we respond to listener feedback about our discussion of the two-body problem in our job market episode. Discussed in this episode: Dual-Career Academic Couples resource page at the Clayman Institute Anna Alexandrova’s webpage A Philosophy for the Science of Well-Being, Anna Alexandrova's new book Who is the expert on your well-being? Blogpost by Anna Alexandrova  Merchants of Doubt by Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway In Defense of Brain Mapping by Wil Cunningham The Fate of Knowledge by Helen Longino  The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at www.theblackgoatpodcast.com, on Twitter at @blackgoatpod, or on Facebook at facebook.com/blackgoatpod/. You can email us at letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com. You can subscribe to us on iTunes. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on freemusicarchive.org under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. This is episode 18. It was recorded September 26 and 28, 2017.

Scientists often turn to philosophers for answers to the big questions about science: what is the meaning of what we do, what makes it valid, why does it even matter? In this episode we put all our thorniest questions to our guest, Anna Alexandrova. Anna is a philosopher of science at Cambridge University and author of the new book A Philosophy for the Science of Well-Being. We talk about replicability and reform in science, what scientists can learn from philosophy beyond the Popper-Kuhn-Lakatos canon, the important role of norms in scientific discourse, and how you do science on values-laden concepts like well-being. Plus: Simine's dad Hamid drops by, and Alexa and Sanjay try to pry out some embarrassing childhood stories about their cohost. And we respond to listener feedback about our discussion of the two-body problem in our job market episode. Discussed in this episode: <ul><li><a href="http://gender.stanford.edu/dual-career-academic-couples" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dual-Career Academic Couples</a> resource page at the Clayman Institute</li> <li><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/aaalexandrova/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anna Alexandrova’s webpage</a></li> <li><a href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/a-philosophy-for-the-science-of-well-being-9780199300518?cc=us&amp;lang=en&amp;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Philosophy for the Science of Well-Being</a>, Anna Alexandrova's new book</li> <li><a href="https://blog.oup.com/2017/09/well-being-experts-philosophy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Who is the expert on your well-being?</a> Blogpost by Anna Alexandrova </li> <li><a href="http://www.merchantsofdoubt.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Merchants of Doubt</a> by Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway</li> <li><a href="http://socialneuro.psych.utoronto.ca/in%20defense%20of%20brain%20mapping.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In Defense of Brain Mapping</a> by Wil Cunningham</li> <li><a href="https://press.princeton.edu/titles/7156.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Fate of Knowledge</a> by Helen Longino</li> </ul> The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at <a href="http://www.theblackgoatpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>, on Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/blackgoatpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>, or on Facebook at <a href="http://facebook.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/blackgoatpod/</a>. You can email us at letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com. You can <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-black-goat/id1217953035" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe to us on iTunes</a>. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">freemusicarchive.org</a> under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. This is episode 18. It was recorded September 26 and 28, 2017.

The Meaning of It All (with Anna Alexandrova)

Everybody's talking about p-values. An important part of the replicability discussion has been about the correct use and interpretation of p-values, and the potentially distorting incentives attached to getting one below .05. And recently, Simine was a co-author on a paper proposing to redefine the interpretive threshold for calling something "significant." In this episode we talk about p-values: our feelings about them, how we were taught to think about them and how that has changed over the years, and the role of thresholds and categorization of evidence in our scientific thinking. Plus: A letter-writer asks if you should put more faith in the "pre-crisis" early work of present-day open science advocates. Discussed in this episode: Shiny app showing the distribution of p-values, by Kristoffer Magnusson Redefine Statistical Significance by Benjamin et al. And the responses: Justify Your Alpha by Lakens et al., and Abandon Statistical Significance by McShane et al.  The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at www.theblackgoatpodcast.com, on Twitter at @blackgoatpod, or on Facebook at facebook.com/blackgoatpod/. You can email us at letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com. You can subscribe to us on iTunes. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on freemusicarchive.org under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. This is episode 22. It was recorded November 22, 2017.

Everybody's talking about p-values. An important part of the replicability discussion has been about the correct use and interpretation of p-values, and the potentially distorting incentives attached to getting one below .05. And recently, Simine was a co-author on a paper proposing to redefine the interpretive threshold for calling something "significant." In this episode we talk about p-values: our feelings about them, how we were taught to think about them and how that has changed over the years, and the role of thresholds and categorization of evidence in our scientific thinking. Plus: A letter-writer asks if you should put more faith in the "pre-crisis" early work of present-day open science advocates. Discussed in this episode: <ul><li><a href="http://rpsychologist.com/d3/pdist/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shiny app showing the distribution of p-values</a>, by Kristoffer Magnusson</li> <li><a href="https://psyarxiv.com/mky9j" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Redefine Statistical Significance</a> by Benjamin et al.</li> <li>And the responses: <a href="https://psyarxiv.com/9s3y6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Justify Your Alpha</a> by Lakens et al., and <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1709.07588" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Abandon Statistical Significance</a> by McShane et al.</li> </ul> The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at <a href="http://www.theblackgoatpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>, on Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/blackgoatpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>, or on Facebook at <a href="http://facebook.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/blackgoatpod/</a>. You can email us at letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com. You can <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-black-goat/id1217953035" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe to us on iTunes</a>. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">freemusicarchive.org</a> under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. This is episode 22. It was recorded November 22, 2017.

Significant Feelings

Science is in a period of especially pitched disagreement. Beyond the usual scientific disagreements about theories and studies, we are talking - and disagreeing - about deep questions about the nature and practice of science. In today's episode we talk about how to disagree with people about issues related to open science, replicability, and scientific reform. How do you decide when to pick an argument? How do you disagree constructively? Did the open science movement attract people in the early days who are comfortable with disagreement, and how has that changed? What do you do if you are the only "open science person" in your lab or department, and you have to work with people who are opposed to the way you see things? Plus: Our letter of the week is about being politically conservative in academia. And it was a big week for awards in psychology. Discussed in this episode: The 2017 Leamer-Rosenthal Prizes for Open Social Science, awarded by BITSS Betsy Levy Paluck's website and an NPR article about her Macarthur Genius Award How to Disagree by Paul Graham  The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at www.theblackgoatpodcast.com, on Twitter at @blackgoatpod, or on Facebook at facebook.com/blackgoatpod/. You can email us at letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com. You can subscribe to us on iTunes. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on freemusicarchive.org under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. This is episode 19. It was recorded October 13, 2017.

Science is in a period of especially pitched disagreement. Beyond the usual scientific disagreements about theories and studies, we are talking - and disagreeing - about deep questions about the nature and practice of science. In today's episode we talk about how to disagree with people about issues related to open science, replicability, and scientific reform. How do you decide when to pick an argument? How do you disagree constructively? Did the open science movement attract people in the early days who are comfortable with disagreement, and how has that changed? What do you do if you are the only "open science person" in your lab or department, and you have to work with people who are opposed to the way you see things? Plus: Our letter of the week is about being politically conservative in academia. And it was a big week for awards in psychology. Discussed in this episode: <ul><li><a href="http://www.bitss.org/2017/10/12/recipients-of-2017-leamer-rosenthal-prizes-for-open-social-science/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The 2017 Leamer-Rosenthal Prizes for Open Social Science</a>, awarded by BITSS</li> <li><a href="http://www.betsylevypaluck.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Betsy Levy Paluck's website</a> and an <a href="http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/10/11/556869077/genius-grant-winner-used-a-soap-opera-to-prove-a-point-about-prejudice" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NPR article about her Macarthur Genius Award</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.paulgraham.com/disagree.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How to Disagree</a> by Paul Graham</li> </ul> The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at <a href="http://www.theblackgoatpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>, on Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/blackgoatpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>, or on Facebook at <a href="http://facebook.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/blackgoatpod/</a>. You can email us at letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com. You can <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-black-goat/id1217953035" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe to us on iTunes</a>. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">freemusicarchive.org</a> under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. This is episode 19. It was recorded October 13, 2017.

Disagreeing about Science

Academics give a lot of talks. Job talks, conference talks, colloquium talks, brownbag talks, pub talks. In this episode we talk about talks. How do you approach different audiences and formats? How do you manage a format or audience where interrupting with questions is the norm? How, and how much, do you prepare for different kinds of talks? How do you handle nerves when the stakes feel high? We share some of our own observations and experiences about giving academic presentations. Plus: We answer a letter about how "alt-acs" are perceived within academia. The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at www.theblackgoatpodcast.com, on Twitter at @blackgoatpod, on Facebook at facebook.com/blackgoatpod/, and on instagram at @blackgoatpod. You can email us at letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com. You can subscribe to us on iTunes or Stitcher. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on freemusicarchive.org under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. Our logo was created by Jude Weaver. This is episode 68. It was recorded on October 16, 2019.

Academics give a lot of talks. Job talks, conference talks, colloquium talks, brownbag talks, pub talks. In this episode we talk about talks. How do you approach different audiences and formats? How do you manage a format or audience where interrupting with questions is the norm? How, and how much, do you prepare for different kinds of talks? How do you handle nerves when the stakes feel high? We share some of our own observations and experiences about giving academic presentations. Plus: We answer a letter about how "alt-acs" are perceived within academia. The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at <a href="http://www.theblackgoatpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>, on Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/blackgoatpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>, on Facebook at <a href="http://facebook.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/blackgoatpod/</a>, and on instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>. You can email us at <a href="mailto:letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com">letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>. You can <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-black-goat/id1217953035" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe to us on iTunes</a> or <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-black-goat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">freemusicarchive.org</a> under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. Our logo was created by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/judeweaver/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jude Weaver</a>. This is episode 68. It was recorded on October 16, 2019.

Talk the Talk

To get your PhD you have to do a dissertation. For some this is an important product that demonstrates your ability to produce original research. To others, it's a vestigial ritual and a waste of time on the way to becoming a productive scholar. In this episode we discuss dissertations - what they've been in the past, what they are today, and where they might go in the future. Is a dissertation necessary for the kinds of work that someone might do with a PhD? As graduate training has evolved, how well has the dissertation kept up? Are oral defenses a valuable part of the process or an elaborate hazing ritual? Are they better if they're public, private, or don't happen at all? And most importantly, should all defenses involve swords? Plus: We discuss a letter about escaping from a toxic and abusive advisor. The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at www.theblackgoatpodcast.com, on Twitter at @blackgoatpod, on Facebook at facebook.com/blackgoatpod/, and on instagram at @blackgoatpod. You can email us at letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com. You can subscribe to us on iTunes or Stitcher. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on freemusicarchive.org under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. Our logo was created by Jude Weaver. This is episode 70. It was recorded on November 20, 2019.

To get your PhD you have to do a dissertation. For some this is an important product that demonstrates your ability to produce original research. To others, it's a vestigial ritual and a waste of time on the way to becoming a productive scholar. In this episode we discuss dissertations - what they've been in the past, what they are today, and where they might go in the future. Is a dissertation necessary for the kinds of work that someone might do with a PhD? As graduate training has evolved, how well has the dissertation kept up? Are oral defenses a valuable part of the process or an elaborate hazing ritual? Are they better if they're public, private, or don't happen at all? And most importantly, should all defenses involve swords? Plus: We discuss a letter about escaping from a toxic and abusive advisor. The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at <a href="http://www.theblackgoatpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>, on Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/blackgoatpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>, on Facebook at <a href="http://facebook.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/blackgoatpod/</a>, and on instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>. You can email us at <a href="mailto:letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com">letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>. You can <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-black-goat/id1217953035" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe to us on iTunes</a> or <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-black-goat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">freemusicarchive.org</a> under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. Our logo was created by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/judeweaver/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jude Weaver</a>. This is episode 70. It was recorded on November 20, 2019.

Doctorpiece Theater

When you're faculty at a research university, you get mixed messages about teaching: it's a big part of the job, but you get all kinds of not-so-subtle messages that you are supposed to think of yourself as a researcher first. In today's episode, we talk about where teaching fits into our identities and values, and how that has evolved over our careers. Alexa talks about her experiences volunteering to teach in a prison; Simine tells how she found a way to be her quiet, skeptical self in front of hundreds of people; and Sanjay talks about looking for the overlap between rigor and showmanship. Also: In our letter of the week, we answer a question about doing professional service for scientific societies and how that looks on the job market. The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at www.theblackgoatpodcast.com, on Twitter at @blackgoatpod, or on Facebook at facebook.com/blackgoatpod/. You can email us at letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com. You can subscribe to us on iTunes. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on freemusicarchive.org under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. This is episode 20. It was recorded October 26, 2017.

When you're faculty at a research university, you get mixed messages about teaching: it's a big part of the job, but you get all kinds of not-so-subtle messages that you are supposed to think of yourself as a researcher first. In today's episode, we talk about where teaching fits into our identities and values, and how that has evolved over our careers. Alexa talks about her experiences volunteering to teach in a prison; Simine tells how she found a way to be her quiet, skeptical self in front of hundreds of people; and Sanjay talks about looking for the overlap between rigor and showmanship. Also: In our letter of the week, we answer a question about doing professional service for scientific societies and how that looks on the job market. The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at <a href="http://www.theblackgoatpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>, on Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/blackgoatpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>, or on Facebook at <a href="http://facebook.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/blackgoatpod/</a>. You can email us at letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com. You can <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-black-goat/id1217953035" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe to us on iTunes</a>. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">freemusicarchive.org</a> under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. This is episode 20. It was recorded October 26, 2017.

The Learning Curve

You made it! Now what in the world happens next? In today's episode, we talk about starting your first tenure-track job. How do you get ready for your new role and responsibilities? What should you do to line up the mentorship, support, and reality-checking you'll need? How do you want your lab to operate? When should you start taking grad students? How do you get ready to teach? Plus: We get fired up about a letter from a grad student whose advisor and department are hostile to open science. And we discuss some recent resignations of editors at major journals. Links: Some instances of apparent duplicate publication by Dr. Robert J. Sternberg, by Nick Brown The Unbearable Heaviness of Text Recycling, by James Heathers Dear APS: It’s not me, it’s YOU!, by Bobbie Spellman A Leading Political Scientist Used An Academic Journal To Deny Allegations of Sexual Harassment. Now He’s Resigned As Its Editor  The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at www.theblackgoatpodcast.com, on Twitter at @blackgoatpod, or on Facebook at facebook.com/blackgoatpod/. You can email us at letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com. You can subscribe to us on iTunes. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on freemusicarchive.org under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. This is episode 33. It was recorded April 23, 2018.

You made it! Now what in the world happens next? In today's episode, we talk about starting your first tenure-track job. How do you get ready for your new role and responsibilities? What should you do to line up the mentorship, support, and reality-checking you'll need? How do you want your lab to operate? When should you start taking grad students? How do you get ready to teach? Plus: We get fired up about a letter from a grad student whose advisor and department are hostile to open science. And we discuss some recent resignations of editors at major journals. Links: <ul><li><a href="http://steamtraen.blogspot.com/2018/04/some-instances-of-apparent-duplicate.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Some instances of apparent duplicate publication by Dr. Robert J. Sternberg</a>, by Nick Brown</li> <li><a href="https://medium.com/@jamesheathers/the-unbearable-heaviness-of-text-recycling-12389fe9850d" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Unbearable Heaviness of Text Recycling</a>, by James Heathers</li> <li><a href="https://morepops.wordpress.com/2018/04/22/dear-aps-its-not-me-its-you/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dear APS: It’s not me, it’s YOU!</a>, by Bobbie Spellman</li> <li><a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/peteraldhous/william-jacoby-sexual-harassment-journal?utm_term=.xg48xdza1a#.ekxBJmqkAk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Leading Political Scientist Used An Academic Journal To Deny Allegations of Sexual Harassment. Now He’s Resigned As Its Editor</a></li> </ul> The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at <a href="http://www.theblackgoatpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>, on Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/blackgoatpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>, or on Facebook at <a href="http://facebook.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/blackgoatpod/</a>. You can email us at <a href="mailto:letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com">letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>. You can <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-black-goat/id1217953035" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe to us on iTunes</a>. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">freemusicarchive.org</a> under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. This is episode 33. It was recorded April 23, 2018.

The PhD Who Caught the Car

Ellen Evers

On today's episode we are joined by Ellen Evers, an assistant professor of marketing at the Haas School of Business at U.C. Berkeley. We talk with Ellen about working at a business school, and how it is similar and different from being in a psychology department; how people in different fields think about rationality, and how that plays out in her own interdisciplinary work; and how the larger conversation around open science and replicability has made its way into decision research and marketing. Plus: We answer a letter about dealing with a helicopter advisor as an early-career researcher. Link: Ellen Evers homepage  The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at www.theblackgoatpodcast.com, on Twitter at @blackgoatpod, on Facebook at facebook.com/blackgoatpod/, and on instagram at @blackgoatpod. You can email us at letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com. You can subscribe to us on iTunes. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on freemusicarchive.org under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. This is episode 38. It was recorded July 3, 2018.

On today's episode we are joined by Ellen Evers, an assistant professor of marketing at the Haas School of Business at U.C. Berkeley. We talk with Ellen about working at a business school, and how it is similar and different from being in a psychology department; how people in different fields think about rationality, and how that plays out in her own interdisciplinary work; and how the larger conversation around open science and replicability has made its way into decision research and marketing. Plus: We answer a letter about dealing with a helicopter advisor as an early-career researcher. Link: <ul><li><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/erkevers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ellen Evers</a> homepage</li> </ul> The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at <a href="http://www.theblackgoatpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>, on Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/blackgoatpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>, on Facebook at <a href="http://facebook.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/blackgoatpod/</a>, and on instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>. You can email us at <a href="mailto:letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com">letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>. You can <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-black-goat/id1217953035" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe to us on iTunes</a>. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">freemusicarchive.org</a> under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. This is episode 38. It was recorded July 3, 2018.

Because Reasons (with Ellen Evers)

Conferences are expensive, carbon-belching, superficial prestige-fests. At least, that's what some people will tell you. In this episode we consider some of the arguments against academic conferences. Are they really worth the costs to the individual and to the planet? Can you actually communicate scientific substance in a conference or a talk? Are keynotes just warmed-over nuggets from your old Psych 101 class? And what are you even supposed to get out of conferences anyway? We discuss these arguments and relay some of our own dissatisfactions, but we also talk about why we keep going anyway. Plus: We answer a letter about breaking in to academic Twitter. Link: Brad Love's tweet  The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at www.theblackgoatpodcast.com, on Twitter at @blackgoatpod, on Facebook at facebook.com/blackgoatpod/, and on instagram at @blackgoatpod. You can email us at letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com. You can subscribe to us on iTunes. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on freemusicarchive.org under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. This is episode 41. It was recorded in two parts, on August 24 and September 3, 2018.

Conferences are expensive, carbon-belching, superficial prestige-fests. At least, that's what some people will tell you. In this episode we consider some of the arguments against academic conferences. Are they really worth the costs to the individual and to the planet? Can you actually communicate scientific substance in a conference or a talk? Are keynotes just warmed-over nuggets from your old Psych 101 class? And what are you even supposed to get out of conferences anyway? We discuss these arguments and relay some of our own dissatisfactions, but we also talk about why we keep going anyway. Plus: We answer a letter about breaking in to academic Twitter. Link: <ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/ProfData/status/1024283293120974849" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brad Love's tweet</a></li> </ul> The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at <a href="http://www.theblackgoatpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>, on Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/blackgoatpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>, on Facebook at <a href="http://facebook.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/blackgoatpod/</a>, and on instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>. You can email us at <a href="mailto:letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com">letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>. You can <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-black-goat/id1217953035" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe to us on iTunes</a>. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">freemusicarchive.org</a> under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. This is episode 41. It was recorded in two parts, on August 24 and September 3, 2018.

Nobody Goes There Anymore, It's Too Crowded

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 ready! In this episode we talk about the process of negotiating for your first job. How should you start preparing (you're gonna start preparing, right?) Who do you negotiate with and what do they actually want? What kinds of things can you ask for, and how should you ask for them? How do you handle exploding deadlines (boo!) and multiple offers (yay!)? We share our experiences on how to approach this important step in launching your career. The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at www.theblackgoatpodcast.com, on Twitter at @blackgoatpod, or on Facebook at facebook.com/blackgoatpod/. You can email us at letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com. You can subscribe to us on iTunes. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on freemusicarchive.org under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. This is episode 25. It was recorded January 4, 2018.

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 ready! In this episode we talk about the process of negotiating for your first job. How should you start preparing (you're gonna start preparing, right?) Who do you negotiate with and what do they actually want? What kinds of things can you ask for, and how should you ask for them? How do you handle exploding deadlines (boo!) and multiple offers (yay!)? We share our experiences on how to approach this important step in launching your career. The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at <a href="http://www.theblackgoatpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>, on Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/blackgoatpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>, or on Facebook at <a href="http://facebook.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/blackgoatpod/</a>. You can email us at <a href="mailto:letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com">letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>. You can <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-black-goat/id1217953035" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe to us on iTunes</a>. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">freemusicarchive.org</a> under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. This is episode 25. It was recorded January 4, 2018.

Welcome To The Big Leagues

In our annual end-of-year episode, we talk about noteworthy reflections and events from the year that just passed. Alexa reflects on breakups, and wonders why we don't take them more seriously as a significant disruption to other people's lives. Sanjay talks about hitting a low point and deciding to finally do something about it. And Simine talks about starting a new relationship and finding a new job that will take her halfway around the world. Plus: we answer a letter about whether scientists should mix advocacy and science. The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at www.theblackgoatpodcast.com, on Twitter at @blackgoatpod, on Facebook at facebook.com/blackgoatpod/, and on instagram at @blackgoatpod. You can email us at letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com. You can subscribe to us on iTunes or Stitcher. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on freemusicarchive.org under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. Our logo was created by Jude Weaver. This is episode 72. It was recorded on December 10, 2019.

In our annual end-of-year episode, we talk about noteworthy reflections and events from the year that just passed. Alexa reflects on breakups, and wonders why we don't take them more seriously as a significant disruption to other people's lives. Sanjay talks about hitting a low point and deciding to finally do something about it. And Simine talks about starting a new relationship and finding a new job that will take her halfway around the world. Plus: we answer a letter about whether scientists should mix advocacy and science. The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at <a href="http://www.theblackgoatpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>, on Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/blackgoatpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>, on Facebook at <a href="http://facebook.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/blackgoatpod/</a>, and on instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>. You can email us at <a href="mailto:letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com">letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>. You can <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-black-goat/id1217953035" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe to us on iTunes</a> or <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-black-goat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">freemusicarchive.org</a> under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. Our logo was created by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/judeweaver/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jude Weaver</a>. This is episode 72. It was recorded on December 10, 2019.

The Year 2019 in Review

In this episode we explore the relationship between creativity and rigor. Some psychologists have commented that they at odds, others have suggested that you can pursue one independent of the other. We examine the argument that expecting research to be rigorous gets in the way of creativity. What makes a scientific idea creative, and how is that different from creativity in other domains? Can people be creative in the ways they try to be rigorous? Are creative ideas more prestigious than rigorous methods? Have cheap ideas given a bad name to scientific creativity, and have bad criticisms given a bad name to rigor? Also: A letter about whether people requesting data from published articles should have to preregister. Simine on Circle of Willis John Pfaff on Tatter Charting the future of social psychology on stormy seas: Winners, losers, and recommendations by Roy Baumeister Daryl Bem interviewed at Slate A guide for reviewers: Editorial hardball in the 70s by Richard Nisbett The anticreativity letters: Advice from a senior tempter to a junior tempter by Richard Nisbett A perspectivist approach to theory construction by William McGuire Implications of the credibility revolution for productivity, creativity, and progress by Simine Vazire  The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at www.theblackgoatpodcast.com, on Twitter at @blackgoatpod, or on Facebook at facebook.com/blackgoatpod/. You can email us at letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com. You can subscribe to us on iTunes. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on freemusicarchive.org under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. This is episode 26. It was recorded January 19, 2018.

In this episode we explore the relationship between creativity and rigor. Some psychologists have commented that they at odds, others have suggested that you can pursue one independent of the other. We examine the argument that expecting research to be rigorous gets in the way of creativity. What makes a scientific idea creative, and how is that different from creativity in other domains? Can people be creative in the ways they try to be rigorous? Are creative ideas more prestigious than rigorous methods? Have cheap ideas given a bad name to scientific creativity, and have bad criticisms given a bad name to rigor? Also: A letter about whether people requesting data from published articles should have to preregister. <ul><li>Simine on <a href="http://circleofwillispodcast.com/episode-8-simine-vazire" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Circle of Willis</a></li> <li>John Pfaff on <a href="https://player.fm/series/tatter/episode-5-nonstandard" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tatter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002210311600007X" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Charting the future of social psychology on stormy seas: Winners, losers, and recommendations</a> by Roy Baumeister</li> <li><a href="https://slate.com/health-and-science/2017/06/daryl-bem-proved-esp-is-real-showed-science-is-broken.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daryl Bem interviewed at Slate</a></li> <li><a href="https://experts.umich.edu/en/publications/a-guide-for-reviewers-editorial-hardball-in-the-70s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A guide for reviewers: Editorial hardball in the 70s</a> by Richard Nisbett</li> <li><a href="http://www-personal.umich.edu/~nisbett/anticreat.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The anticreativity letters: Advice from a senior tempter to a junior tempter</a> by Richard Nisbett</li> <li><a href="http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1207/s15327957pspr0802_11" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A perspectivist approach to theory construction</a> by William McGuire</li> <li><a href="https://psyarxiv.com/2yphf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Implications of the credibility revolution for productivity, creativity, and progress</a> by Simine Vazire</li> </ul> The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at <a href="http://www.theblackgoatpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>, on Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/blackgoatpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>, or on Facebook at <a href="http://facebook.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/blackgoatpod/</a>. You can email us at <a href="mailto:letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com">letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>. You can <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-black-goat/id1217953035" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe to us on iTunes</a>. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">freemusicarchive.org</a> under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. This is episode 26. It was recorded January 19, 2018.

Creativity and Rigor

Self-promotion: the idea makes some people cringe and others salivate. In this episode, we talk about self-promotion in academic science. What amount - and maybe more importantly, what kind - is right? Why do some people shy away from it while others dive in? What even counts as self-promotion? Is it a luxury to be able to do without active self-promotion? How do cultural and other differences play into self-promotion? Plus: We answer a letter about bringing open science practices into clinical psychology. Links: Leveraging the open science framework in clinical psychological assessment research, by Jennifer Tackett, Cassandra Brandes, and Kathleen Reardon Using implementation science to close the gap between the optimal and typical practice of quantitative methods in clinical science, by Kevin King, Michael D. Pullmann, Aaron R. Lyon, Shannon Dorsey, and Cara C. Lewis Practical tips for ethical data sharing, by Michelle N. Meyer Recommendations for increasing the transparency of analysis of pre-existing datasets, by Sara Weston, Stuart Ritchie, Julia Rohrer, and Andrew Przybylski Dorothy Bishop's blog, BishopBlog Teaching replication, by Michael C. Frank and Rebecca Saxe The Collaborative Replications and Education Project A few people to follow on Twitter for open and transparent clinical psychological science: Grace Binion, Cassie Brandes, Kevin King, Kathleen Reardon, Jennifer Tackett  The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at www.theblackgoatpodcast.com, on Twitter at @blackgoatpod, on Facebook at facebook.com/blackgoatpod/, and on instagram at @blackgoatpod. You can email us at letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com. You can subscribe to us on iTunes or Stitcher. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on freemusicarchive.org under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. Our logo was created by Jude Weaver. This is episode 53. It was recorded on February 15, 2019.

Self-promotion: the idea makes some people cringe and others salivate. In this episode, we talk about self-promotion in academic science. What amount - and maybe more importantly, what kind - is right? Why do some people shy away from it while others dive in? What even counts as self-promotion? Is it a luxury to be able to do without active self-promotion? How do cultural and other differences play into self-promotion? Plus: We answer a letter about bringing open science practices into clinical psychology. Links: <ul><li><a href="https://psyarxiv.com/wm5g6/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leveraging the open science framework in clinical psychological assessment research</a>, by Jennifer Tackett, Cassandra Brandes, and Kathleen Reardon</li> <li><a href="https://psyarxiv.com/n2v68/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Using implementation science to close the gap between the optimal and typical practice of quantitative methods in clinical science</a>, by Kevin King, Michael D. Pullmann, Aaron R. Lyon, Shannon Dorsey, and Cara C. Lewis</li> <li><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=michelle+meyer+open+data&amp;oq=michelle+meyer+open+data&amp;aqs=chrome..69i57j69i60l5.2440j0j4&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Practical tips for ethical data sharing</a>, by Michelle N. Meyer</li> <li><a href="https://psyarxiv.com/zmt3q/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Recommendations for increasing the transparency of analysis of pre-existing datasets</a>, by Sara Weston, Stuart Ritchie, Julia Rohrer, and Andrew Przybylski</li> <li>Dorothy Bishop's blog, <a href="http://deevybee.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BishopBlog</a></li> <li><a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1745691612460686" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Teaching replication</a>, by Michael C. Frank and Rebecca Saxe</li> <li><a href="https://osf.io/wfc6u/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Collaborative Replications and Education Project</a></li> <li>A few people to follow on Twitter for open and transparent clinical psychological science: <a href="https://twitter.com/beercatphd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grace Binion</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/cmbrandes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cassie Brandes</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/KMKing_Psych" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kevin King</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/kathleenwade" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kathleen Reardon</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/JnfrLTackett" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jennifer Tackett</a></li> </ul> The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at <a href="http://www.theblackgoatpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>, on Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/blackgoatpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>, on Facebook at <a href="http://facebook.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/blackgoatpod/</a>, and on instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>. You can email us at <a href="mailto:letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com">letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>. You can <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-black-goat/id1217953035" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe to us on iTunes</a> or <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-black-goat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">freemusicarchive.org</a> under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. Our logo was created by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/judeweaver/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jude Weaver</a>. This is episode 53. It was recorded on February 15, 2019.

Our Best Episode Ever

Psychology calls itself a behavioral science, but how often do we measure actual behavior? In this episode we discuss what is involved in measuring realistic, meaningful behavior in psychology research - not just self-reports and response times. What counts as "behavior" anyway? Why does it seem like psychologists measure less behavior than they used to? What are the scientific, professional, or logistical reasons why researchers decide not to measure behavior? Our discussion is anchored around an article by Roy Baumeister, Kathleen Vohs, and David Funder with the delightful title "Psychology as the Science of Self-Reports and Finger Movements: Whatever Happened to Actual Behavior?" (linked below). Plus: We answer a letter about whether or how to try to get a retention offer as you are advancing in your career. Links: Psychology as the Science of Self-Reports and Finger Movements: Whatever Happened to Actual Behavior? by Roy Baumeister, Kathleen Vohs, and David Funder (full text) Measuring Happiness Is Harder (But Maybe Also Easier) Than You Think, by Rich Lucas Social Psychology and Science: Some Lessons From Solomon Asch by Paul Rozin (full text) Hedge drift and advanced motte-and-bailey, by Stefan Schubert  The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at www.theblackgoatpodcast.com, on Twitter at @blackgoatpod, on Facebook at facebook.com/blackgoatpod/, and on instagram at @blackgoatpod. You can email us at letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com. You can subscribe to us on iTunes or Stitcher. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on freemusicarchive.org under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. Our logo was created by Jude Weaver. This is episode 55. It was recorded on March 18, 2019.

Psychology calls itself a behavioral science, but how often do we measure actual behavior? In this episode we discuss what is involved in measuring realistic, meaningful behavior in psychology research - not just self-reports and response times. What counts as "behavior" anyway? Why does it seem like psychologists measure less behavior than they used to? What are the scientific, professional, or logistical reasons why researchers decide not to measure behavior? Our discussion is anchored around an article by Roy Baumeister, Kathleen Vohs, and David Funder with the delightful title "Psychology as the Science of Self-Reports and Finger Movements: Whatever Happened to Actual Behavior?" (linked below). Plus: We answer a letter about whether or how to try to get a retention offer as you are advancing in your career. Links: <ul><li><a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1745-6916.2007.00051.x" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Psychology as the Science of Self-Reports and Finger Movements: Whatever Happened to Actual Behavior?</a> by Roy Baumeister, Kathleen Vohs, and David Funder (<a href="http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.861.6436&amp;rep=rep1&amp;type=pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">full text</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://deskreject.com/2019/03/measuring-happiness-is-hard/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Measuring Happiness Is Harder (But Maybe Also Easier) Than You Think</a>, by Rich Lucas</li> <li><a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1207/S15327957PSPR0501_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Social Psychology and Science: Some Lessons From Solomon Asch</a> by Paul Rozin (<a href="https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/68ba/6a6f3796565a59a783c5a78f10ff4ca56581.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">full text</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/oMYeJrQmCeoY5sEzg/hedge-drift-and-advanced-motte-and-bailey" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hedge drift and advanced motte-and-bailey</a>, by Stefan Schubert</li> </ul> The Black Goat is hosted by Sanjay Srivastava, Alexa Tullett, and Simine Vazire. Find us on the web at <a href="http://www.theblackgoatpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>, on Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/blackgoatpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>, on Facebook at <a href="http://facebook.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/blackgoatpod/</a>, and on instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blackgoatpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blackgoatpod</a>. You can email us at <a href="mailto:letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com">letters@theblackgoatpodcast.com</a>. You can <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-black-goat/id1217953035" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe to us on iTunes</a> or <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-black-goat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>. Our theme music is Peak Beak by Doctor Turtle, available on <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">freemusicarchive.org</a> under a Creative Commons noncommercial attribution license. Our logo was created by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/judeweaver/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jude Weaver</a>. This is episode 55. It was recorded on March 18, 2019.

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