18 June 2018
Paul Bloom (Yale University, Just Babies) and Joseph Simmons (University of Pennsylvania)
- The crisis in social psychology . 00:28
- Joe creates a study producing an obviously false result . 07:35
- Paul: I no longer believe studies with sexy findings . 14:02
- Explaining the reluctance to replicate studies . 22:49
- Joe: Improve psychology by publishing less . 33:18
- BREAKING: Psychic powers still not real . 43:33
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Paul Bloom
Joseph Simmons
Paul Bloom
Joseph Simmons
Recorded:May 1
Posted:May 25, 2013
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- NYT Magazine on Diederik Stapel
- Daniel Kahneman’s open letter to social psychologists (PDF)
- Joe’s paper, with Leif D. Nelson and Uri Simonsohn, “False-Positive Psychology”
- Joe’s paper, with Leif D. Nelson and Uri Simonsohn, “Let’s Publish Fewer Papers” (PDF)
- Jeff Galak’s paper, “Correcting the Past: Failures To Replicate Psi”
The Mind Report | May 25, 2013 | Paul Bloom & Joseph Simmons
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