Everything Hertz

Dan and James discuss the concept of "slow science", which has been proposed in order to improve the quality of scientific research and create a more sustainable work environment. Here's what they cover in this episode Thank you patrons day! Social media algorithms reward outrage, not quality of substance A paper on slow science (https://www.cell.com/trends/cognitive-sciences/fulltext/S1364-6613(19)30242-6) from Uta Frith, which includes a proposal of publication limits Is information overload really a problem? The META platform (https://www.meta.org/) for a weekly research digest Would reducing the volume of publications really improve quality? The working paper (https://osf.io/z47w3/) that simulated the quality vs. quantity question The slow professor book https://utorontopress.com/ca/the-slow-professor-3 Michael Frank’s paper on N-best evaluation (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1364661319302347) Some institutions are now screening papers before submission to check for e