Podcasts Science Everything Hertz 124: From Ptolemy to Takeshi's Castle

124: From Ptolemy to Takeshi's Castle

Published: Jan. 18, 2021, 7 a.m.

We discuss under which circumstances retracting decades-old articles is worth the time. We also chat about why LinkenIn is underrated (yes, really) and special journal issues are overrated.

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A more specific list of topics and links:

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  • We play a game of "overated/underated", in which Dan has a list of stuff that he asks James whether these things are overrated or underated (or appropiated rated)
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  • Why LinkedIn is underated
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  • Graphical abstracts are underrated
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  • Online conferences are underrated
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  • Authors should have the chance to wildly speculate (as long as it's marked as wild speculation)
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  • Sourdough bread is so gorgeous that even hipsters can't ruin it
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  • Special journal themes are overrated
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  • Should we bother putting the energy into retracting old studies?
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  • The retracted article that Eysenck co-authored, entitled \u201cCoffee-Drinking and Personality as Factors in the Genesis of Cancer and Coronary Heart Disease\u201d
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  • THIS is Takeshi's Castle
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Other links

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Music credits: [Lee Rosevere](freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/)

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Episode citation

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Quintana, D.S., Heathers, J.A.J. (Hosts). (2021, January 18) "124: From Ptolemy to Takeshi's Castle", Everything Hertz [Audio podcast], DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/DG3PY

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