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We chat with Tom about whether psychology has a conflict-of-interest problem and how to best define such conflicts. Links and other stuff we cover... Tom's article (https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02041-5) on conflicts of interest in psychology How can we define a conflict an interest without falling down a rabbit hole? Communication statistics to the layperson How science journalism focuses on single studies rather than the larger story Tom’s new book: The AI does not hate you (https://www.amazon.com/Does-Not-Hate-You-Superintelligence-ebook/dp/B07K258VCV) Win Tom’s book! Tweet your favourite Hertz episode and we’ll pick one at random, who'll get sent Tom's book How do journalists go about hearing from new voices for story comments? What has Tom changes his mind about? Tom’s book recommendation: Galileo's Middle Finger (https://www.amazon.com/Galileos-Middle-Finger-Heretics-Activists/dp/0143108115) Other links - Dan on twitter (www.twitter.com/dsquintana) - James on twitter (www.twitter.com/jamesh