Christopher Maymon
@christophermaymon.bsky.social
Cognitive & Affective Neuroscientist | Virtual Reality Developer | Open Science Advocate
There are ~4 weeks/year in which I feel like a real scientist. This is one of them. Writing papers that excite me, reading articles to the end, innovating research pipelines, taking time just to think. I wish I could capture this feeling in a scented candle to help mid-year me remember.
December 2, 2024 at 8:38 PM
There are ~4 weeks/year in which I feel like a real scientist. This is one of them. Writing papers that excite me, reading articles to the end, innovating research pipelines, taking time just to think. I wish I could capture this feeling in a scented candle to help mid-year me remember.
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In case you missed it (like I did), All #rstats CRAN packages now have a DOI!
This is a really useful for easily citing R packages.
Also remember to check the citation function to find out if the package authors would like you to cite the package in a different way:
citation("mvgam")
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This is a really useful for easily citing R packages.
Also remember to check the citation function to find out if the package authors would like you to cite the package in a different way:
citation("mvgam")
π§ͺπ
July 18, 2024 at 12:34 PM
In case you missed it (like I did), All #rstats CRAN packages now have a DOI!
This is a really useful for easily citing R packages.
Also remember to check the citation function to find out if the package authors would like you to cite the package in a different way:
citation("mvgam")
π§ͺπ
This is a really useful for easily citing R packages.
Also remember to check the citation function to find out if the package authors would like you to cite the package in a different way:
citation("mvgam")
π§ͺπ
π¨New research from our lab, out now at JEP:G! π¨
psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
Our sense of presence is shaped by the subjective intensity of our emotional state (in this case, fear), not by changes in physiological arousal.
#VRcademicsky
#psychscisky
#science
#academicsky
psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
Our sense of presence is shaped by the subjective intensity of our emotional state (in this case, fear), not by changes in physiological arousal.
#VRcademicsky
#psychscisky
#science
#academicsky
April 22, 2024 at 11:04 PM
π¨New research from our lab, out now at JEP:G! π¨
psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
Our sense of presence is shaped by the subjective intensity of our emotional state (in this case, fear), not by changes in physiological arousal.
#VRcademicsky
#psychscisky
#science
#academicsky
psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
Our sense of presence is shaped by the subjective intensity of our emotional state (in this case, fear), not by changes in physiological arousal.
#VRcademicsky
#psychscisky
#science
#academicsky
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There is no golden path to discovery. One of my problems with all the focus on p-hacking, preregistration, harking, etc. is that I fear that it is giving the impression that all will be fine if researchers just avoid βquestionable research practices.β
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2024/04/04/g...
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2024/04/04/g...
April 4, 2024 at 8:30 PM
There is no golden path to discovery. One of my problems with all the focus on p-hacking, preregistration, harking, etc. is that I fear that it is giving the impression that all will be fine if researchers just avoid βquestionable research practices.β
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2024/04/04/g...
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2024/04/04/g...
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Software bibliographies are easy! The 'softbib' package will automatically scan your project directory, detect which R packages you use, and create software bibliographies in Word, Markdown, BibTeX, and PDF formats. cran.r-project.org/web/packages...
February 17, 2024 at 8:29 PM
Software bibliographies are easy! The 'softbib' package will automatically scan your project directory, detect which R packages you use, and create software bibliographies in Word, Markdown, BibTeX, and PDF formats. cran.r-project.org/web/packages...
You may not know when you're confabulating, but fMRI does
Catching the brain in the act of confabulation: a fMRI study: http://osf.io/e9vg7/
February 16, 2024 at 5:16 AM
You may not know when you're confabulating, but fMRI does
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Slides: When you Should and Shouldn't use Mixed Models and/or Bayes Factors: http://osf.io/7ngjz/
February 14, 2024 at 11:07 AM
Slides: When you Should and Shouldn't use Mixed Models and/or Bayes Factors: http://osf.io/7ngjz/
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Second episode on preregistration out now! We discuss preregistering exploratory vs. confirmatory research, flexibility in preregistrations, and deviations from preregistered plans. nulliusinverba.podbean.com/e/preregistr...
February 9, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Second episode on preregistration out now! We discuss preregistering exploratory vs. confirmatory research, flexibility in preregistrations, and deviations from preregistered plans. nulliusinverba.podbean.com/e/preregistr...
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As a post-doc preparing for a fixed-term University teaching role, I feel like my independent career is finally commencing, and yet, is about to reach an abrupt end. I often imagine how much more I would engage in my research and my teaching if this paralyzing sense of doom weren't hanging over me.
Interesting insights into intentions to leave academia - the importance of prospects of a permanent job, job satisfaction, and for women with children having tenure all deserve the attention of university management doi.org/10.5771/9783748925590-169
February 1, 2024 at 10:19 PM
As a post-doc preparing for a fixed-term University teaching role, I feel like my independent career is finally commencing, and yet, is about to reach an abrupt end. I often imagine how much more I would engage in my research and my teaching if this paralyzing sense of doom weren't hanging over me.
My suspicion is that he thought of p-hacking as a creative process. Like that's how he thought one could stumble on a potentially real effect. Just throwing throwing tests at data. But QRP aside, is that even creativity? Is it creative when one throws spaghetti at the wall to see what sticks?
January 25, 2024 at 8:34 AM
My suspicion is that he thought of p-hacking as a creative process. Like that's how he thought one could stumble on a potentially real effect. Just throwing throwing tests at data. But QRP aside, is that even creativity? Is it creative when one throws spaghetti at the wall to see what sticks?
I once attended an inaugural address for a prof who declared that he felt that pre-registration is "the death of creativity in psychological science". I personally think he was telling on himself with that statement. But I wonder if others feel this way for reasons that are perhaps defensible.
January 25, 2024 at 4:10 AM
I once attended an inaugural address for a prof who declared that he felt that pre-registration is "the death of creativity in psychological science". I personally think he was telling on himself with that statement. But I wonder if others feel this way for reasons that are perhaps defensible.
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This morning over coffee think about the people in your scientific discipline that you dislike the most. What positive role do they play? It might help to prevent you from believing diversity in science is important, unless it is the type of diversity that you do not like.
January 23, 2024 at 6:41 AM
This morning over coffee think about the people in your scientific discipline that you dislike the most. What positive role do they play? It might help to prevent you from believing diversity in science is important, unless it is the type of diversity that you do not like.
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Clever open science tip: place little easter eggs in the comments in your code to reward reviewers for reviewing it.
January 20, 2024 at 10:48 PM
Clever open science tip: place little easter eggs in the comments in your code to reward reviewers for reviewing it.
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Sharing this R resources database with y'all! For the past 4 years, I have been accumulating resources (mainly free ones) for new & advanced #Rlearners in their programming journey. Feel free to share!
resourcesdatabase.com
#RStats #RResources #learningR #DataScience #Python #R
resourcesdatabase.com
#RStats #RResources #learningR #DataScience #Python #R
resouRces - resouRces: Database of Resources to Learn & Teach R
resourcesdatabase.com
September 27, 2023 at 7:02 PM
Sharing this R resources database with y'all! For the past 4 years, I have been accumulating resources (mainly free ones) for new & advanced #Rlearners in their programming journey. Feel free to share!
resourcesdatabase.com
#RStats #RResources #learningR #DataScience #Python #R
resourcesdatabase.com
#RStats #RResources #learningR #DataScience #Python #R
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Suppose you see an article you think is misinformation. This recent Nature paper says searching online to evaluate it (on average) makes you MORE likely to think it's true.
Ouch.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Ouch.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Online searches to evaluate misinformation can increase its perceived veracity - Nature
Searching online to evaluate the truthfulness of false news articles increases the probability of believing the false news articles.
www.nature.com
January 16, 2024 at 10:26 PM
Suppose you see an article you think is misinformation. This recent Nature paper says searching online to evaluate it (on average) makes you MORE likely to think it's true.
Ouch.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Ouch.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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If there's one open-source developer you should consider sponsoring right now it's Yihui Xie. Takes ~60 seconds once logged in on GitHub. Rmarkdown, knitr, *down, etc have been invaluable to me professionally and personally. yihui.org/en/2024/01/b... github.com/sponsors/yihui #rstats
Bye, RStudio/Posit! - Yihui Xie | θ°’ηθΎ
Who is down? Me. After more than 10 years at RStudio/Posit, the time has come for me to explore other opportunities. A little over two weeks ago, I was told that I was laid off and my last day would &...
yihui.org
January 5, 2024 at 8:39 AM
If there's one open-source developer you should consider sponsoring right now it's Yihui Xie. Takes ~60 seconds once logged in on GitHub. Rmarkdown, knitr, *down, etc have been invaluable to me professionally and personally. yihui.org/en/2024/01/b... github.com/sponsors/yihui #rstats
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Big 2024 announcement! The βGuide to Effect Sizes and Confidence Intervalsβ had a pretty substantial update and is slowly becoming the most comprehensive resource on effect sizes and confidence intervals. Here is a thread of some of the new additions 1/5 t.co/ByeSMQNJdp
Guide to Effect Sizes and Confidence Intervals
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January 2, 2024 at 3:09 AM
Big 2024 announcement! The βGuide to Effect Sizes and Confidence Intervalsβ had a pretty substantial update and is slowly becoming the most comprehensive resource on effect sizes and confidence intervals. Here is a thread of some of the new additions 1/5 t.co/ByeSMQNJdp
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βScience Advancesβ published our paper in which we asked:
"Where does all the sugar go in the brain?"
doi.org/10.1126/scia...
Short answer and 4 main findings in 𧡠below.
#funding: ERC_Research
#neuroskyence
"Where does all the sugar go in the brain?"
doi.org/10.1126/scia...
Short answer and 4 main findings in 𧡠below.
#funding: ERC_Research
#neuroskyence
December 26, 2023 at 2:11 PM
βScience Advancesβ published our paper in which we asked:
"Where does all the sugar go in the brain?"
doi.org/10.1126/scia...
Short answer and 4 main findings in 𧡠below.
#funding: ERC_Research
#neuroskyence
"Where does all the sugar go in the brain?"
doi.org/10.1126/scia...
Short answer and 4 main findings in 𧡠below.
#funding: ERC_Research
#neuroskyence
Thank you for no autoplay :)
December 26, 2023 at 8:15 PM
Thank you for no autoplay :)
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i try to post here more often, but i never get advertised to, i don't think anyone's scraping my data, and i get the sinking feeling nobody's making much money off me. hard to know what the point is
December 22, 2023 at 6:12 PM
i try to post here more often, but i never get advertised to, i don't think anyone's scraping my data, and i get the sinking feeling nobody's making much money off me. hard to know what the point is
This is so helpful. Many times I have found at least one detail from my pre-registration that is flawed in a way I hadn't understood when I wrote it. This has felt like a dirty secret and a source of insecurity but I knew I couldnt be the only one experiencing this. Grateful for this guidance.
New preprint: When and How to Deviate from a Preregistration osf.io/preprints/ps... I hope this helps researchers to reflect on the consequence of deviations from preregistrations by evaluating the test's severity and the validity of the inference.
December 20, 2023 at 12:32 AM
This is so helpful. Many times I have found at least one detail from my pre-registration that is flawed in a way I hadn't understood when I wrote it. This has felt like a dirty secret and a source of insecurity but I knew I couldnt be the only one experiencing this. Grateful for this guidance.
Wow. Just watched Miyazaki's final film 'The Boy and The Heron' in the cinema and I was completely blown away. Simply put, it is a masterpiece. Visually breathtaking, whimsical yet heartbreaking.
December 16, 2023 at 8:55 PM
Wow. Just watched Miyazaki's final film 'The Boy and The Heron' in the cinema and I was completely blown away. Simply put, it is a masterpiece. Visually breathtaking, whimsical yet heartbreaking.
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Journal fees for open access are becoming obscene. But what are we, scientists, paying for? I made a simple plot with journals in my research area(s). Clearly, we are paying for prestige: a shockingly clean correlation between the impact factor and journal fees
December 13, 2023 at 1:06 PM
Journal fees for open access are becoming obscene. But what are we, scientists, paying for? I made a simple plot with journals in my research area(s). Clearly, we are paying for prestige: a shockingly clean correlation between the impact factor and journal fees
Psych programs should offer courses on the infrastructure underpinning psychological science, addressing topics like how academic journals operate (who are the editors, who are the reviewers), how researchers decide which journal to submit to, how researchers stay updated on journal policy changes
December 11, 2023 at 10:48 PM
Psych programs should offer courses on the infrastructure underpinning psychological science, addressing topics like how academic journals operate (who are the editors, who are the reviewers), how researchers decide which journal to submit to, how researchers stay updated on journal policy changes