113: Citation needed - a podcast by Dan Quintana

Dan and James discuss whether scientists should spend more time creating and editing Wikipedia articles. They also chat about how they read scientific articles and the heuristics they use to help decide whether a paper's worth their time.
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How does James read so much and what tips do Dan and James have for reading papers?The Stork (https://www.storkapp.me/) paper recommendation service
How James and Dan rapidly judge whether a paper is worth the time to readThe benefit of a memorable paper title
Peer review forces you to read papers carefullyJames screens a few papers for further reading on the spot based on their titles
What is the role of Wikipedia in science communication and education?Jess Wade's (https://twitter.com/jesswade) project advocating for better representation of female scientists on Wikipedia
Wikipedia articles vs. textbooksDo we even need textbooks in psychology?
The Biological Psychology wiki textbook (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Biological_Psychology) is a ghost townUsing the R bookdown package (https://bookdown.org/home/) for online books
Other links- Dan on twitter (www.twitter.com/dsquintana)
- James on twitter (www.twitter.com/jamesheathers)- Everything Hertz on twitter (www.twitter.com/hertzpodcast)
- Everything Hertz on Facebook (www.facebook.com/everythinghertzpodcast/)Music credits: Lee Rosevere (freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/)
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$5 a month or more: All the stuff you get in the $1 tier PLUS a bonus mini episode every month (extras + the bits we couldn't include in our regular episodes)Episode citation
Quintana, D.S., Heathers, J.A.J. (Hosts). (2020, August 3) "113: Citation needed", Everything Hertz [Audio podcast], DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/3D6YJ

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