Cristian Mesquida
@crist14n.bsky.social
PhD candidate at Eindhoven University of Technology. Having a great time doing meta-research. Wary optimism in sports and exercise science research
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You can sign up until January 23 for the free Paul Meehl Graduate School workshop on Scientific Criticism and Peer review taught by René Bekkers. It promises to be an extremely interesting day, so do join us in Eindhoven on January 30th! paulmeehlschool.github.io/workshops/cr...
Scientific Criticism and Peer Review | Paul Meehl Graduate School
January 30, 2026
paulmeehlschool.github.io
January 9, 2026 at 7:29 PM
You can sign up until January 23 for the free Paul Meehl Graduate School workshop on Scientific Criticism and Peer review taught by René Bekkers. It promises to be an extremely interesting day, so do join us in Eindhoven on January 30th! paulmeehlschool.github.io/workshops/cr...
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“Assessing the properties of the prediction interval in random-effects meta-analysis” www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Assessing the properties of the prediction interval in random-effects meta-analysis | Research Synthesis Methods | Cambridge Core
Assessing the properties of the prediction interval in random-effects meta-analysis
www.cambridge.org
January 10, 2026 at 7:10 AM
“Assessing the properties of the prediction interval in random-effects meta-analysis” www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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How long should it take to retract a paper with incontrovertible signs of data fabrication? Sleuths think 2 months is too long, particularly when clinical risks are involved. deevybee.blogspot.com/2026/01/an-o...
#retraction #stemcells #cardiology
@erictopol.bsky.social
#retraction #stemcells #cardiology
@erictopol.bsky.social
An Open Letter to the BMJ Editorial Board
to: Editor in chief, Kamran Abbasi , [email protected] Executive editor, Theodora Bloom , [email protected] Head of research, Elizab...
deevybee.blogspot.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:38 AM
How long should it take to retract a paper with incontrovertible signs of data fabrication? Sleuths think 2 months is too long, particularly when clinical risks are involved. deevybee.blogspot.com/2026/01/an-o...
#retraction #stemcells #cardiology
@erictopol.bsky.social
#retraction #stemcells #cardiology
@erictopol.bsky.social
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Very happy to have received a replication grant from NWO! We will be reproducing power analyses of large scale replication projects, to learn how to improve power analyses, and increase quality control in large team Science projects! www.openscience.nl/en/news/27-s...
27 studies re-examined | Open Science NL
Open Science NL has awarded funding to 27 applicants to replicate earlier studies. They will reanalyse original data, repeat experiments, and replicate studies with slight variations to the original…
www.openscience.nl
December 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Very happy to have received a replication grant from NWO! We will be reproducing power analyses of large scale replication projects, to learn how to improve power analyses, and increase quality control in large team Science projects! www.openscience.nl/en/news/27-s...
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“Dutch people cycle an average of 2.6km each per day. If this pattern was replicated worldwide, annual carbon emissions would drop by 686 million tonnes.
This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
Cycling like the Dutch would slash the world’s carbon footprint
If everybody cycled like the Dutch, we could offset the UK or Australia’s entire carbon footprint.
www.euronews.com
December 13, 2025 at 10:01 PM
“Dutch people cycle an average of 2.6km each per day. If this pattern was replicated worldwide, annual carbon emissions would drop by 686 million tonnes.
This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
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So, folks might recall the great BMR series of articles from the MacroFactor team last year. One of the articles tackled the challenges women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) face with respect to managing their weight, and claims that this is in part due to "slower metabolism"
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No, PCOS Doesn't Lower BMR (Scientific Review)
This article examines the roots of the claim that women with PCOS have a lower BMR and reviews the research on the subject.
macrofactorapp.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:50 AM
So, folks might recall the great BMR series of articles from the MacroFactor team last year. One of the articles tackled the challenges women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) face with respect to managing their weight, and claims that this is in part due to "slower metabolism"
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Just had our first set of reviews from @pci-regreports.bsky.social for our proposed study on RT during GLP-1-RA treatment.
Probably the most constructive and useful set of reviews I have ever had... and having them before starting the study makes them even better!
11/10 would recommend!
Probably the most constructive and useful set of reviews I have ever had... and having them before starting the study makes them even better!
11/10 would recommend!
Preserving musculoskeletal health through resistance training in individuals undergoing Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist Therapy: a controlled interrupted time-series analysis (Stage 1 Registe...
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1-RAs) are increasingly prescribed for weight loss and cardiometabolic health but have been evidenced to lead to loss of lean soft tissue mass. Resistanc...
www.medrxiv.org
December 4, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Just had our first set of reviews from @pci-regreports.bsky.social for our proposed study on RT during GLP-1-RA treatment.
Probably the most constructive and useful set of reviews I have ever had... and having them before starting the study makes them even better!
11/10 would recommend!
Probably the most constructive and useful set of reviews I have ever had... and having them before starting the study makes them even better!
11/10 would recommend!
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Metacheck can now automatically 1) download a preprint from PsyArXiv, 2) create a report of the checks (stats, reporting guidelines, references, code, etc), 3) retrieve the authors email, and 4) send them the report.
Would you as an author appreciate this? When yes, when no?
Would you as an author appreciate this? When yes, when no?
December 2, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Metacheck can now automatically 1) download a preprint from PsyArXiv, 2) create a report of the checks (stats, reporting guidelines, references, code, etc), 3) retrieve the authors email, and 4) send them the report.
Would you as an author appreciate this? When yes, when no?
Would you as an author appreciate this? When yes, when no?
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Yes, we will have a module that is pretty good at detecting power calculations, and providing suggestions on how to do this more completely. @crist14n.bsky.social is building it!
December 4, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Yes, we will have a module that is pretty good at detecting power calculations, and providing suggestions on how to do this more completely. @crist14n.bsky.social is building it!
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We just preprinted a huge meta-meta-analysis examining the effects of exercise on cognition, memory, and executive function
In short
- 2239 effect sizes
- extreme between-study heterogeneity
- extensive publication bias
- some subgroup/exercise-specific effects
More below (doi.org/10.31234/osf...)
In short
- 2239 effect sizes
- extreme between-study heterogeneity
- extensive publication bias
- some subgroup/exercise-specific effects
More below (doi.org/10.31234/osf...)
OSF
doi.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM
We just preprinted a huge meta-meta-analysis examining the effects of exercise on cognition, memory, and executive function
In short
- 2239 effect sizes
- extreme between-study heterogeneity
- extensive publication bias
- some subgroup/exercise-specific effects
More below (doi.org/10.31234/osf...)
In short
- 2239 effect sizes
- extreme between-study heterogeneity
- extensive publication bias
- some subgroup/exercise-specific effects
More below (doi.org/10.31234/osf...)
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No industry is perfect. But the imbalance is hard to miss. One sector must prove its products are safe & effective. The other profits by avoiding that responsibility. If we care about transparency and accountability, scrutiny shouldn’t be one-sided. (Source: For The Greater Glory of Science) #EpiSky
November 23, 2025 at 12:15 AM
No industry is perfect. But the imbalance is hard to miss. One sector must prove its products are safe & effective. The other profits by avoiding that responsibility. If we care about transparency and accountability, scrutiny shouldn’t be one-sided. (Source: For The Greater Glory of Science) #EpiSky
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Yes, ChatGPT can help you write #rstats code, but so can this old Wiki I created with example code used for common data wrangling needs. Who knows, you might find some gems in there.🤷♀️
github.com/Cghlewis/dat...
github.com/Cghlewis/dat...
Home
Functions used for wrangling education research data - Cghlewis/data-wrangling-functions
github.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Yes, ChatGPT can help you write #rstats code, but so can this old Wiki I created with example code used for common data wrangling needs. Who knows, you might find some gems in there.🤷♀️
github.com/Cghlewis/dat...
github.com/Cghlewis/dat...
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1. Ran Tian: Statistical Practice in Sport and Exercise Science: A Meta-Research Study.
We studied 146 studies. Most used multilevel models or t-tests/correlations/ANOVA. In 27% the wrong methods were used (statistical test did not match data structure). Collaborate with a statistician!
#AIMOS2025
We studied 146 studies. Most used multilevel models or t-tests/correlations/ANOVA. In 27% the wrong methods were used (statistical test did not match data structure). Collaborate with a statistician!
#AIMOS2025
November 19, 2025 at 3:07 AM
1. Ran Tian: Statistical Practice in Sport and Exercise Science: A Meta-Research Study.
We studied 146 studies. Most used multilevel models or t-tests/correlations/ANOVA. In 27% the wrong methods were used (statistical test did not match data structure). Collaborate with a statistician!
#AIMOS2025
We studied 146 studies. Most used multilevel models or t-tests/correlations/ANOVA. In 27% the wrong methods were used (statistical test did not match data structure). Collaborate with a statistician!
#AIMOS2025
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Has anyone tried the trackdown package for collaborative quarto editing? Love writing papers on Quarto, but switching back to Word for co-author edits is still an awkward missing link claudiozandonella.github.io/trackdown/
Collaborative Editing of Rmd (or Quarto / Rnw) Documents in Google Drive
Collaborative writing and editing of R Markdown (or Quarto / Sweave) documents. The local .Rmd (or Quarto / .Rnw) is uploaded as a plain-text file to Google Drive. By taking advantage of the easily re...
claudiozandonella.github.io
November 18, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Has anyone tried the trackdown package for collaborative quarto editing? Love writing papers on Quarto, but switching back to Word for co-author edits is still an awkward missing link claudiozandonella.github.io/trackdown/
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ellmer 0.4.0 is out now! New features include Claude caching & file uploads, support for newer OpenAI responses API, web search tools, and better security. Read more at tidyverse.org/blog/2025/11... #rstats
ellmer 0.4.0
ellmer 0.4.0 includes important lifecycle updates, new Claude features (caching, file uploads, web tools), OpenAI improvements, and enhancements to error handling, pricing tracking, and security.
tidyverse.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:38 AM
ellmer 0.4.0 is out now! New features include Claude caching & file uploads, support for newer OpenAI responses API, web search tools, and better security. Read more at tidyverse.org/blog/2025/11... #rstats
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I recently discovered Conventional Comments (conventionalcomments.org) for providing a pseudo-standard set of labels for feedback and just tried it for an article review and it was really helpful to specify issues vs. thoughts vs. suggestions, etc. Hopefully it's helpful for the authors too!
November 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I recently discovered Conventional Comments (conventionalcomments.org) for providing a pseudo-standard set of labels for feedback and just tried it for an article review and it was really helpful to specify issues vs. thoughts vs. suggestions, etc. Hopefully it's helpful for the authors too!
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Key Concepts in Clinical Epidemiology
Estimands: what they are and why we should use them. Brennan C. Kahan, Declan Devane. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Estimands: what they are and why we should use them. Brennan C. Kahan, Declan Devane. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Estimands: what they are and why we should use them
In clinical trials, post-randomisation events, such as treatment discontinuation or the use of rescue medication, can complicate the interpretation of…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Key Concepts in Clinical Epidemiology
Estimands: what they are and why we should use them. Brennan C. Kahan, Declan Devane. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Estimands: what they are and why we should use them. Brennan C. Kahan, Declan Devane. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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TU/e has gained a new research centre: META/e. Daniël Lakens and Krist Vaesen were among the founders of this knowledge hub for metascience—research aimed at improving the practice of science itself. “We want to be a home for every researcher who occasionally wonders: what are we even doing?”
Knowledge centre META/e: home for those improving science
TU/e has gained a new research centre: META/e. Daniël Lakens and Krist Vaesen were among the founders of this knowledge hub for metascience—research aimed at improving the practice of science itself. ...
www.cursor.tue.nl
November 13, 2025 at 2:50 PM
TU/e has gained a new research centre: META/e. Daniël Lakens and Krist Vaesen were among the founders of this knowledge hub for metascience—research aimed at improving the practice of science itself. “We want to be a home for every researcher who occasionally wonders: what are we even doing?”
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Registration is now open for our Quarto workshop at Paul Meehl Graduate School!
Join us on December 12 in Eindhoven to learn how to use Quarto for reproducible research and communication.
More details and registration here:
paulmeehlschool.github.io/2025-11-03-q...
Join us on December 12 in Eindhoven to learn how to use Quarto for reproducible research and communication.
More details and registration here:
paulmeehlschool.github.io/2025-11-03-q...
New workshop announced: Quarto: Write, Code, Reproduce | Paul Meehl Graduate School
We are thrilled to announce that registration is now open for our new workshop. In this workshop, Ambra Perugini will...
paulmeehlschool.github.io
November 13, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Registration is now open for our Quarto workshop at Paul Meehl Graduate School!
Join us on December 12 in Eindhoven to learn how to use Quarto for reproducible research and communication.
More details and registration here:
paulmeehlschool.github.io/2025-11-03-q...
Join us on December 12 in Eindhoven to learn how to use Quarto for reproducible research and communication.
More details and registration here:
paulmeehlschool.github.io/2025-11-03-q...
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It seems, I was not up-to-date. Discipline specific examples have already been discussed, or should I say "will be discussed" ;)
Your output is insane! @crist14n.bsky.social
sportrxiv.org/index.php/se...
bsky.app/profile/cspa...
Your output is insane! @crist14n.bsky.social
sportrxiv.org/index.php/se...
bsky.app/profile/cspa...
November 6, 2025 at 1:13 PM
It seems, I was not up-to-date. Discipline specific examples have already been discussed, or should I say "will be discussed" ;)
Your output is insane! @crist14n.bsky.social
sportrxiv.org/index.php/se...
bsky.app/profile/cspa...
Your output is insane! @crist14n.bsky.social
sportrxiv.org/index.php/se...
bsky.app/profile/cspa...
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The package formerly known as papercheck has changed its name to metacheck! We're checking more than just papers, with functions to assess OSF projects, github repos, and AsPredicted pre-registrations, with more being developed all the time.
scienceverse.github.io/metacheck/
scienceverse.github.io/metacheck/
Check Research Outputs for Best Practices
A modular, extendable system for automatically checking research outputs for best practices using text search, R code, and/or (optional) LLM queries.
scienceverse.github.io
November 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The package formerly known as papercheck has changed its name to metacheck! We're checking more than just papers, with functions to assess OSF projects, github repos, and AsPredicted pre-registrations, with more being developed all the time.
scienceverse.github.io/metacheck/
scienceverse.github.io/metacheck/
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The term #estimand is now part of the technical language of trials - but it remains a concept that many find hard to understand. Recent work has aimed to make the term more accessible to researchers, patients & public 1/8
#MethodologyMonday #127
#MethodologyMonday #127
November 3, 2025 at 7:44 AM
The term #estimand is now part of the technical language of trials - but it remains a concept that many find hard to understand. Recent work has aimed to make the term more accessible to researchers, patients & public 1/8
#MethodologyMonday #127
#MethodologyMonday #127
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Just discovered this great preprint by
@crist14n.bsky.social @lakens.bsky.social
sportrxiv.org/index.php/se...
I wish someone had given me tutorials/easy-to-understand explanations like these when I was doing my bachelor's degree!
@crist14n.bsky.social @lakens.bsky.social
sportrxiv.org/index.php/se...
I wish someone had given me tutorials/easy-to-understand explanations like these when I was doing my bachelor's degree!
What is your hypothesis? : On the importance of knowing your hypothesis before conducting a hypothesis test
| SportRxiv
sportrxiv.org
November 2, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Just discovered this great preprint by
@crist14n.bsky.social @lakens.bsky.social
sportrxiv.org/index.php/se...
I wish someone had given me tutorials/easy-to-understand explanations like these when I was doing my bachelor's degree!
@crist14n.bsky.social @lakens.bsky.social
sportrxiv.org/index.php/se...
I wish someone had given me tutorials/easy-to-understand explanations like these when I was doing my bachelor's degree!
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New paper finds that selective reporting remains the most replicable finding in science: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... I especially like their new exploratory metric 'p-values per participant'. Some papers had 11 p-values per participant! 🤯
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October 31, 2025 at 7:39 AM
New paper finds that selective reporting remains the most replicable finding in science: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... I especially like their new exploratory metric 'p-values per participant'. Some papers had 11 p-values per participant! 🤯
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There still seems to be a lot of confusion about significance testing in psych. No, p-values *don’t* become useless at large N. This flawed point also used to be framed as "too much power". But power isn't the problem – it's 1) unbalanced error rates and 2) the (lack of a) SESOI. 1/ >
October 31, 2025 at 8:13 AM
There still seems to be a lot of confusion about significance testing in psych. No, p-values *don’t* become useless at large N. This flawed point also used to be framed as "too much power". But power isn't the problem – it's 1) unbalanced error rates and 2) the (lack of a) SESOI. 1/ >