Devin and Mona are appalled at how science is being used and misused in the midst of a global pandemic. Blog post cited: https://memosisland.blogspot.com/2020/03/computational-epidemiology-and-data.html Biology papers cited: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/epub/10.1161/01.RES.0000187500.24964.7A https://study.com/academy/lesson/renin-angiotensin-al…

We've been gone a while (a recurring theme) but we're back! Off to the races to discuss all the troubling issues plaguing scientific research and academic culture. On this episode, Mona and Devin come across a group of scholars who've trolled a series of academic journals, leading to a deeper discussion into the current state of peer review. Articl…

Professor Reddit rears his ugly head again. Devin and Mona tackle the lack of replication in scientific research, and it appears philosophers may be better at psychology, than actual psychologists. MusicGorilla Biscuits by In De NadfinYou can contact us with feedback at badmethodspodcast@gmail.com, and follow us on twitter at @badmethodspodArticles…

Mona and Devin discuss issues of sampling in psychology research. Devin critiques a horrendous paper using Reddit as a source of truth, and Mona shares tales of research as an undergraduate student.MusicGorilla Biscuits by In De NadfinArticles Discussedhttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/08/upshot/chores-girls-research-social-science.htmlApostolou, M. …

In our inaugural episode, we examine the use of vignettes in social sciences research. Mona tells a tale of her own bad methods, and Devin examines the BS and non-BS conditions used in vignettes.Music is Compassion by MeavyBoy Papers discussed are:Wang, Y., & Kosinski, M. (2017). Deep neural networks are more accurate than humans at detecting sexua…