Nullius In Verba

Our new episode on incentives in science is out now! We talk about the different kinds of incentives (prestige, awards, money, tenure, etc.)--when they help and how they might hurt science. nulliusinverba.podbean.com/e/incentives...

Episode 74: Notiones Vague | Nullius in Verba In this episode, we discuss the problems associated with vague concepts in psychological science. We talk about the jingle-jangle fallacy, the trade-off between broad concepts and more precise…

New episode of Nullius In Verba! We discuss the jingle-jangle fallacy, the problem of vague concepts, how the incentive structures promote vagueness, why people who prefer more rigour have to be called the validity 'police', and much more!

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One of the best episodes so far (both parts)! Loved the back and forth and the camaraderie between @lakens.bsky.social and Smriti Mehta. Found myself laughing out in the train a few times! 😅

Episode 73: Scientismus - II | Nullius in Verba In this episode, we continue our discussion of scientism. We talk about 6 problems with scientism that have been raised by Susan Haack, if we should feel bad about having some sympathy for scientism,…

Part 2 of our discussion on Scientism at Nullius in Verba is out:
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We talk about 6 problems with scientism that have been raised by Susan Haack, and if we should feel bad about having some sympathy for scientism.

Great podcast on scientific knowledge (and maybe other kinds?), with Daniël Lakens and Smriti Mehta 👍

Starting the new year with a new podcast episode of Nullius In Verba on 'Scientism' nulliusinverba.podbean.com/e/episode-72...

In the first of two parts, we ask if it is ok to think that science is the best way to generate knowledge, or if this is too dismissing of 'other ways of knowing'.

Our Spotify Wrapped tells us that collectively you have listened a total of 181 days to our podcast - and that's just for those of you using Spotify to listen to @nulliusinverba.bsky.social

Thank you all so much for listening!

Extremely grateful that there are people who have spent almost a full day of this year listening to our little podcast! ❤️

Prologus 66: The Psychology of Controversy (E. G. Boring) Podcast Episode · Nullius in Verba · 05/09/2025 · 1h 5m

@nulliusinverba.bsky.social This prologue episode is absolutely fascinating. As scientists we have to be able to argue the case for new ideas, and at the same time, be able to judge them dispassionately. Psychologically, this isn’t easy, even for psychologists.

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New episode on Premature Experimentation: nulliusinverba.podbean.com/e/episode-63... Are experiments overused, and should we make greater use of other approaches to knowledge generation? If so, which methods should we use instead? Enjoy!

No new episode this week! Smriti is busy teaching an introduction to psychology course, and Daniel is relaxing in his garden with a new puppy.

New episode of @nulliusinverba.bsky.social on exploratory experimentation. Why does exploratory research seem to be valued less? How can we do it well? nulliusinverba.podbean.com/e/experiment...

We are very happy that the content of our little podcast is resonating with fellow academics. Although, with more than a thousand listeners per episode, maybe we are not that little anymore 🤗

As a podcast that mainly tries to educate listeners about decade old papers, we very much agree!

RE @nulliusinverba.bsky.social ep 59: Meehl seems to assume that research is harder than teaching; teachers should be paid less and if you can't do interesting research you're "demoted" to teaching. Why not the opposite? Why not pay teachers more and say "if you cannot teach, do"?

It is clear Meehl thought he was much smarter than most other psychologist, so much is clear from his writing :)

He discusses the tendency of scientists to call other scientists racists with no good arguments in the book.

New episode! The 3rd and final part of our discussion of Paul Meehl's unpublished book 'The Seven Sacred Cows of Academia' nulliusinverba.podbean.com/e/seven-sacr...

Second part of @nulliusinverba.bsky.social discussing Paul Meehl's 7 sacred cows of academia. Meehl criticizes one of our favorite topics: The idea that all research professors do is worthwhile. nulliusinverba.podbean.com/e/episode-60...

Thanks for letting us know. I fear you are right! We will fix it one day in the future. :)

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A little late, but the new episode on science communication is out now!
We discuss the Carl Sagan effect, pop science books, science journalism, YouTube channels, podcasts... and coffee and sandwiches. nulliusinverba.podbean.com/e/science-co...

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3/ NULLIUS IN VERBA
Nullius in Verba investigates the roots of scientific ideals and practices. Why are some things called "scientific" and who decided that? (And a lot of Bacon quotes.)
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The book that they discuss on the Nullius in verba podcast suggested in my googledoc is focussed on 8 steps to develop and test theories - these steps could perhaps be utilised to develop a theory of impact? Dubin 1969 Theory Building

3. What does it mean to build a theory?
Nullius in verba episode 29: nulliusinverba.podbean.com/e/theory-bui....

New episode of @nulliusinverba.bsky.social ! We (very) critically discuss the classic paper by John Ioannidis 'Why most published research findings are false'. What did he get wrong, and why is it still interesting to read the paper? nulliusinverba.podbean.com/e/episode-56...

EP #14 | How can Social Media Affect Mental Health? | Amy Orben Cognitations · Episode

My PhD student @adigitaltanay.bsky.social released an episode of his podcast Cognitations interviewing ... me. One of the toughest interviewers I've had! You can listen to it here: open.spotify.com/episode/6L7q...

He will feature some other team members next, so do give the podcast a follow 🤳