Nullius In Verba
@nulliusverbapod
Nullius in Verba is a podcast about science—what it is and what it could be. Hosted by Smriti Mehta (@smreeteemehta) and Daniël Lakens (@lakens).
We're available on most major platforms, or you can add us directly using this feed: feed.podbean.com/nulliusinverba…
Interested in the latest metascience? Come to Eindhoven October 17th to listen to Dr. Duygu Uygun-Tunç (University of Chicago) and Dr. Lisa Spitzer (Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie) as keynote speakers, and Dr. Aaron Peikert for a workshop collaboration through Git! All free!
Registration is now open for the PMGS Meta-Research Symposium 2025! Abstract submissions are still welcome—deadline: July 31. Plus: join our mini-workshop on coordination using GitHub on the afternoon of October 16. Find all the details & sign up here: paulmeehlschool.github.io/2025-07-16-sym…
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 @nulliusverbapod on exploratory experimentation. Why does exploratory research seem to be valued less? How can we do it well? nulliusinverba.podbean.com/e/experimenta-…
Here's a new paper of mine just out (online) in BJPS: Severe Testing: Error Statistics vs Bayes Factor Tests. journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10.10…
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 🤗
If you are a researcher in health sciences and haven't already done so, I would encourage you to give @nulliusverbapod a listen. Some very thought-provoking discussions and readings that I wish I had been exposed to much earlier in my career.
If you are a researcher in health sciences and haven't already done so, I would encourage you to give @nulliusverbapod a listen. Some very thought-provoking discussions and readings that I wish I had been exposed to much earlier in my career.
Our podcast @nulliusverbapod consists of 60+ episode on what science is, and what it could be. Smriti and I are passionate about learning, so we read out classic papers and chapters in our separate 'Prologue' episodes. We have 17 so far. Here's a list of all these episodes:
Our podcast @nulliusverbapod consists of 60+ episode on what science is, and what it could be. Smriti and I are passionate about learning, so we read out classic papers and chapters in our separate 'Prologue' episodes. We have 17 so far. Here's a list of all these episodes:
development of a sound body of knowledge concerning human behavior’ If you want to listen to the entire paper, @nulliusverbapod has you covered. It's a classic so give it a listen: nulliusinverba.podbean.com/e/prologus-56-…
Second part of @nulliusverbapod 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-s…
Hard to express what a relief it is to have just submitted the first complete draft of my book manuscript to @ucpress 😮💨🥳 5+ years in the making. 249 pages. 82,000 words. 0 ChatGPT. 😉 A million thanks to all those who gave me guidance and inspired me along the way! 🙏
Had to say hi to Francis Bacon, such a regular guest on @nulliusverbapod , while visiting the old library in Trinity College.
If you like our theme music, Grandbrothers will be releasing a new LP that you can pre-order: shop.grandbrothersmusic.com/products
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-comm…
New episode of @nulliusverbapod ! 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-m…
New episode of @nulliusverbapod on Pseudoscience podbean.com/ew/pb-yggka-18… We discuss the demarcation problem, why we should not ignore Pseudoscience but teach students why it is so bad, and complain about the too popular Telepathy Tapes.
Part two: nulliusinverba.podbean.com/e/episode-53-f…
New episode, the first of two, on Scientific fraud: nulliusinverba.podbean.com/e/episode-52-f…
New episode, the first of two, on Scientific fraud: nulliusinverba.podbean.com/e/episode-52-f…
Our 50th episode is up! We discuss listeners questions. There were so many, we will continue in episode 51. This week: Is it important to have a philosophy of science? Are they beliefs, or can we justify them? And we discuss critical realist approaches to qualitative science.