Dorothy Bishop
@deevybee.bsky.social
Retired professor of psychology at University of Oxford. Interests in developmental neuropsychology and improving science. Blogs at deevybee.blogspot.com
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195: Living meta-analysis everythinghertz.com/195
We discuss how living meta‑analyses can cut research waste and keep evidence current. We also chat about how using synthetic research participants is a terrible idea and what researchers *really* mean when they call a study "recent".
We discuss how living meta‑analyses can cut research waste and keep evidence current. We also chat about how using synthetic research participants is a terrible idea and what researchers *really* mean when they call a study "recent".
January 14, 2026 at 1:27 PM
195: Living meta-analysis everythinghertz.com/195
We discuss how living meta‑analyses can cut research waste and keep evidence current. We also chat about how using synthetic research participants is a terrible idea and what researchers *really* mean when they call a study "recent".
We discuss how living meta‑analyses can cut research waste and keep evidence current. We also chat about how using synthetic research participants is a terrible idea and what researchers *really* mean when they call a study "recent".
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Me: Hey brain, where did we put that thing?
Brain: A safe place.
Me: Yes, that's good, but which safe place?
Brain: A safe, safe place, safe from snoopers, safe from you
Me: What?!
Brain: Shhh. Back to sleep now.
Brain: A safe place.
Me: Yes, that's good, but which safe place?
Brain: A safe, safe place, safe from snoopers, safe from you
Me: What?!
Brain: Shhh. Back to sleep now.
January 15, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Me: Hey brain, where did we put that thing?
Brain: A safe place.
Me: Yes, that's good, but which safe place?
Brain: A safe, safe place, safe from snoopers, safe from you
Me: What?!
Brain: Shhh. Back to sleep now.
Brain: A safe place.
Me: Yes, that's good, but which safe place?
Brain: A safe, safe place, safe from snoopers, safe from you
Me: What?!
Brain: Shhh. Back to sleep now.
any polling on what Venezuelans think about this?
It’s even more embarrassing than I imagined.
January 16, 2026 at 1:01 PM
any polling on what Venezuelans think about this?
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Nächste Ehrung: Cristiano Ronaldo überreicht Trump Titel "Weltfußballer des Jahres 2017" www.der-postillon.com/2026/01/trum...
Nächste Ehrung: Cristiano Ronaldo überreicht Trump Titel "Weltfußballer des Jahres 2017"
Washington (dpo) - Die Serie der Ehrungen für Donald Trump scheint nicht abzureißen: Nachdem er erst gestern den Friedensnobelpreis von Maria Machado
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January 16, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Nächste Ehrung: Cristiano Ronaldo überreicht Trump Titel "Weltfußballer des Jahres 2017" www.der-postillon.com/2026/01/trum...
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Hats off to whoever did this (and the beautiful model).
January 16, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Hats off to whoever did this (and the beautiful model).
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Ruben Bolling, Tom the Dancing Bug
January 16, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Ruben Bolling, Tom the Dancing Bug
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Trump accepting Machado's Nobel Peace Prize is a great insult to the FIFA Peace Prize committee
January 16, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Trump accepting Machado's Nobel Peace Prize is a great insult to the FIFA Peace Prize committee
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Using ice against ICE is very clever Minnesota.
January 16, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Using ice against ICE is very clever Minnesota.
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Then: constitutional law should be boring, not exciting.
Now: constitutional law should be boring, not terrifying.
Now: constitutional law should be boring, not terrifying.
January 15, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Then: constitutional law should be boring, not exciting.
Now: constitutional law should be boring, not terrifying.
Now: constitutional law should be boring, not terrifying.
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January 16, 2026 at 5:15 AM
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There's the way Trump is gleefully happy to accept someone else's Nobel prize, and then there's the way Richard Feynman viewed Nobel prizes.
Feynman_i_dont_like_honors_ [longer_version]
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January 16, 2026 at 5:37 AM
There's the way Trump is gleefully happy to accept someone else's Nobel prize, and then there's the way Richard Feynman viewed Nobel prizes.
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Sister and Friend, 2024 ♀
by Betty Acquah, Ghanaian feminist painter #WomensArt
by Betty Acquah, Ghanaian feminist painter #WomensArt
January 16, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Sister and Friend, 2024 ♀
by Betty Acquah, Ghanaian feminist painter #WomensArt
by Betty Acquah, Ghanaian feminist painter #WomensArt
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The total NSF budget was 9 billion. I doubt they spend 89% of it on quail.
January 15, 2026 at 9:21 PM
The total NSF budget was 9 billion. I doubt they spend 89% of it on quail.
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January 15, 2026 at 8:28 PM
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Heard a lad earlier talking about ‘Belgian whistles’
“A basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistles”
BELGIAN WHISTLES
“A basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistles”
BELGIAN WHISTLES
January 15, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Heard a lad earlier talking about ‘Belgian whistles’
“A basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistles”
BELGIAN WHISTLES
“A basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistles”
BELGIAN WHISTLES
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My prediction for tomorrow's episode of The Traitors UK
Rachel comes to breakfast with her cloak on
Everyone proceeds to talk about how Matt could be a traitor
#TraitorsUK
Rachel comes to breakfast with her cloak on
Everyone proceeds to talk about how Matt could be a traitor
#TraitorsUK
January 14, 2026 at 11:09 PM
My prediction for tomorrow's episode of The Traitors UK
Rachel comes to breakfast with her cloak on
Everyone proceeds to talk about how Matt could be a traitor
#TraitorsUK
Rachel comes to breakfast with her cloak on
Everyone proceeds to talk about how Matt could be a traitor
#TraitorsUK
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This is a great season of #traitorsuk but actually my favourite thing about it is my friend is so confused by all the young lads blending together that she’s invented “Daniel” as a cast member.
January 15, 2026 at 6:25 AM
This is a great season of #traitorsuk but actually my favourite thing about it is my friend is so confused by all the young lads blending together that she’s invented “Daniel” as a cast member.
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Another example of how pushing back is key!
Researchers from around the world made this happen. Bandim Health Project and RFK Jr.'s study was unethical and it is good that this has been cancelled. But the Danish government should investigate Bandim's role in exporting their anti-vax efforts globally. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Controversial US study on hepatitis B vaccines in Africa is cancelled
$1.6m project drew outrage over ethical questions about withholding vaccines proven to prevent disease
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Another example of how pushing back is key!
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At @wired.com, we are hiring for a senior editor on our science desk. I'm happy to answer any questions about the role; my email is [email protected].
Senior Editor, Science
WIRED is where a better future is imagined. For three decades, we have been the indispensable guide to a world in constant transformation. We cover humanity’s biggest challenges, from climate change t...
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January 14, 2026 at 4:32 PM
At @wired.com, we are hiring for a senior editor on our science desk. I'm happy to answer any questions about the role; my email is [email protected].
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This is clearly depressing and radicalising in a way a tax wouldn't have been.
January 15, 2026 at 7:53 AM
This is clearly depressing and radicalising in a way a tax wouldn't have been.
love the podcast, and know you need ads to fund it, but could you please ask a scientist to look at the claims made for the green nutritional drink you are promoting? ”Lots of scientific studies” seldom translates to good evidence for this kind of product
January 15, 2026 at 8:40 AM
love the podcast, and know you need ads to fund it, but could you please ask a scientist to look at the claims made for the green nutritional drink you are promoting? ”Lots of scientific studies” seldom translates to good evidence for this kind of product
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Texas A&M decided to publicly cancel my Ethics class, and share a false statement that I declined to provide information, which made it impossible for [them ] to request an exemption. See for yourself, if this statement is true.
They are getting creative!
They are getting creative!
ETHICS IS NOW CANCELED AT TEXAS A&M
Statement from Dr. Leonard Bright....
Statement from Dr. Leonard Bright....
January 14, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Texas A&M decided to publicly cancel my Ethics class, and share a false statement that I declined to provide information, which made it impossible for [them ] to request an exemption. See for yourself, if this statement is true.
They are getting creative!
They are getting creative!
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6. Some more reasons, which I collected on this piece of paper in 2015, and remain possibly even more relevant in the frightening new world of 2026.
January 14, 2026 at 10:00 AM
6. Some more reasons, which I collected on this piece of paper in 2015, and remain possibly even more relevant in the frightening new world of 2026.
all psychologists will now see a duck
'Hare head Study' in bronze by Nichola Theakston, one of the UK's foremost contemporary sculptors working within the animal genre #womensart
January 15, 2026 at 6:48 AM
all psychologists will now see a duck