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The Black Goat

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

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Inexact Science

Inexact Science

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

30 Apr 2020

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Testing 1-2-3

Testing 1-2-3

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

31 Oct 2018

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

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

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A Blooming, Buzzing Confusion

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

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Significant Feelings

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

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

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Talk the Talk

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

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

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The PhD Who Caught the Car

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

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Because Reasons (with Ellen Evers)

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Nobody Goes There Anymore, It's Too Crowded

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

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Creativity and Rigor

Creativity and Rigor

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

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

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