Interview – Brian Nosek on Open Science

 
Jonathan and Chris interview Brian Nosek, a professor of psychology and the co-founder and director of the Center for Open Science. They discuss problems and solutions in modern scientific research, such as committing scientists… to stick to a protocol. 
 
Table of contents.
2:00 The culture of science. 
4:18 Publications as currency for career advancement. 
7:53 What researchers tell each other at the bar. 
10:22 Cynicism. 
12:48 The solution to climate change (not really). 
18:24 The paper is advertising for the research. 
22:16 Weaknesses of the peer review process. 
23:58 One data set, many scientists, different conclusions. 
27:29 Resistance to sharing. 
29:52 The road to the Center for Open Science. 
37:49 Signs of success. 
44:10 The generational gap in openness. 
46:55 Registered reports. 
 
LINKS:
 
The Center for Open Science website: http://www.cos.io
Project Implicit: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/
For scientists, the Open Science Framework: http://www.osf.io
 
Theme music: “Troll of the Mountain Swing” by the Underscore Orkestra.
 
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