Displaying 3 items of Two Psychologists Four Beers with the tag "meta-science".
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Episode 126: Using AI to Improve Science (with Paul Litvak)
January 10th, 2026 | 1 hr 14 mins
ai, dead goose, meta-science, p-curve, robin dawes
Paul Litvak joins the show to talk about how AI tools can help us measure research quality and assess evidence in the scientific literature. His first project is a way to extract test statistics and p-values from papers automatically, with no manual coding needed. We also talk about legendary researcher Robin Dawes (for whom Paul's non-profit is named) and Paul's exit from academia. Plus, Yoel reveals a shameful secret about his use of AI.
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Episode 28: Better Advice (with Alexa Tullett)
August 21st, 2019 | 1 hr 5 mins
advice, black goat podcast, boaty mcboatface, early career researcher, meta-science
Yoel and Mickey welcome Alexa Tullett from the University of Alabama to the podcast. Co-host of The Black Goat podcast and board member of the Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS), Alexa talks about early career research, work-life balance, and starting the OG psychology podcast.
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Episode 8: Confessions of a Science Critic (with James Heathers)
August 29th, 2018 | 1 hr 2 mins
data thug, empathy, goosebumps, meta-science, science criticism, science reform, zealotry
Yoel and Mickey welcome Northeastern University research scientist and science critic James Heathers to their show. Yoel, Mickey, and James discuss science reform and the need for robust science criticism.