24: Incentive structures in science - a podcast by Dan Quintana

Science funding has a series of built in incentive structures, but what sort of science does this produce?
Some of the topics discussed:Feedback from our 'Public health and Pokemon' episode (#22)
Incentive structures in scienceWhat we should be doing in science compared to what we are doing
Quantity vs. QualityThe analysis of Trump's tweets for negativity vs. positivity
Pre-registrationHow much detail do you need to go into when it comes to pre-registering an analysis
APS journal badges - they're working!Data sharing makes you more careful with your data
Solutions to the incentive problem have to come from the policy levelThe grant funding lottery system proposal
The PhD oversupplyGaming the system
James wants to mandate science communicationDan wants to include replication studies in PhD programs
Scientist names that suit their research areaLinks
The article on incentive structureshttps://medium.com/the-spike/how-a-happy-moment-for-neuroscience-is-a-sad-moment-for-science-c4ba00336e9c#.x3sea13i1
The Allen brain atlashttp://observatory.brain-map.org
Analysis of Trump's tweetshttp://varianceexplained.org/r/trump-tweets/
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