Anouk Bouma
@anoukbouma.bsky.social
PhD candidate studying Monte Carlo simulations in the social/behavioral sciences | Meta-Research Center, Tilburg University | Board member at the Platform for Young Meta-Scientists (PYMS)
Indeed, that would be very interesting!
October 29, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Indeed, that would be very interesting!
Thank you, this is interesting and is more of an indirect measure of the reaction (or absence of one) of the community to certain events. I am also interested, however, in more of a direct measure (people asking other people) :)
October 29, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Thank you, this is interesting and is more of an indirect measure of the reaction (or absence of one) of the community to certain events. I am also interested, however, in more of a direct measure (people asking other people) :)
I think the main thing I want to argue for is that we should not just assume about the usability of our products, but we should test it on our actual intended audience. The product is only as good as how well it can solve the problem it was intended to solve for the people it was meant for
October 29, 2025 at 8:50 AM
I think the main thing I want to argue for is that we should not just assume about the usability of our products, but we should test it on our actual intended audience. The product is only as good as how well it can solve the problem it was intended to solve for the people it was meant for
True, I don't doubt that the replication crisis must have had influence on how psychologists view the robustness of their field, and it is informally discussed a lot. But it is surprisingly hard to find studies that empirically investigated researchers' trust in science in this context
October 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
True, I don't doubt that the replication crisis must have had influence on how psychologists view the robustness of their field, and it is informally discussed a lot. But it is surprisingly hard to find studies that empirically investigated researchers' trust in science in this context
I'd be interested in reading these papers once they're out or the registrations if they are already openly available somewhere.
If there's something to read on these projects already, could you point me to it? Looking forward to seeing the results! :)
If there's something to read on these projects already, could you point me to it? Looking forward to seeing the results! :)
October 2, 2025 at 8:17 AM
I'd be interested in reading these papers once they're out or the registrations if they are already openly available somewhere.
If there's something to read on these projects already, could you point me to it? Looking forward to seeing the results! :)
If there's something to read on these projects already, could you point me to it? Looking forward to seeing the results! :)
For neurofeedback (a form of biofeedback) I know that there is quite some research on it. My (far from expert) take on the literature two years ago was that the conflicts of interest were huge (papers written by distributers of the equipment) and only non-RCT's were able to find effects.
September 16, 2025 at 9:40 AM
For neurofeedback (a form of biofeedback) I know that there is quite some research on it. My (far from expert) take on the literature two years ago was that the conflicts of interest were huge (papers written by distributers of the equipment) and only non-RCT's were able to find effects.
Awesome Raphael!! Such a cool project with already tangible results and implementations. Well-earned spot on the list of commendations
July 24, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Awesome Raphael!! Such a cool project with already tangible results and implementations. Well-earned spot on the list of commendations
This is a great example of why it’s so important that open science tools are actually easy to use, something I highlighted in a recent blog post:
I wrote a blogpost on something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately: how metascientists could (and should) think more about their users when designing tools and reforms.
Would love to hear any thoughts on this topic!
#metascience #usercentered
Would love to hear any thoughts on this topic!
#metascience #usercentered
When Good Tools Fail: The Missing Step in Scientific Reform — Meta-Research Center
This blogpost was written by Anouk Bouma. Anouk her PhD project focuses on studying and enhancing various interventions for improving scientific robustness at journal level, supervised by Marcel van A...
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July 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
This is a great example of why it’s so important that open science tools are actually easy to use, something I highlighted in a recent blog post:
Looking forward to it!
June 23, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Looking forward to it!
The main point I want to make is that we shouldn't take usability of a solution for granted just because it produces the 'correct' output. That doesn't mean that behavior change isn't happening yet right now, because it definitely is (which is great!) [2/2]
June 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The main point I want to make is that we shouldn't take usability of a solution for granted just because it produces the 'correct' output. That doesn't mean that behavior change isn't happening yet right now, because it definitely is (which is great!) [2/2]
Yes that is totally true and it is also clear that that is helping and changing behavior (e.g., more people than ever are preregistering their studies).
I also think that teaching or workshops in itself is a great way to test the usability of a solution. [1/2]
I also think that teaching or workshops in itself is a great way to test the usability of a solution. [1/2]
June 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Yes that is totally true and it is also clear that that is helping and changing behavior (e.g., more people than ever are preregistering their studies).
I also think that teaching or workshops in itself is a great way to test the usability of a solution. [1/2]
I also think that teaching or workshops in itself is a great way to test the usability of a solution. [1/2]