If it weren't for Andy Sterling and @sabinaleonelli.bsky.social, today's #metascience2025 plenaries would have centred on Ioannidis' zombie numbers and Google's PR (which when challenged was protected by one of the most elitist voices on stage). Thanks you bringing something worth thinking about.

This. Lots of conversations had with attendees today around how concerning this is. In a programme where so many perspectives got rejected- dedicating so much time and space to AI/LLMs is odd... metascience.info/programme/#t... 90 minute plenary today on AI with all critical discussion shut down...

In London for #metascience2025? Realized you forgot to register until after it had closed because the venue was full?

You're* not alone! If you're interested in doing a meta-science hackathon, let me know

*Or maybe I am in which case: ope

“'Micro-replication,' is built into everyday research practice. Because of this it has slipped under the radar of most analysts as current consensus postulates that replications are always add-ons to regular experimentation."

Some really interesting presentations coming up at the Metascience 2025 conference in late June early July. Here's four that take a step back to consider the discipline of metascience, question some of its assumptions, and reimagine its approach...

3/5) The real mechanism for credibility in science is simply the test of time:

Can someone reproduce the results?
Do others build on the findings?

Real rigour in science comes from waiting to see whether a result holds and leads to new results.

Period - that's it. It's not peer review.

We really don’t talk enough about how reform has been funded by the same general corner or wealthy folks most prone to undermine science.

Per @statnews.com, a group of researchers has filed a lawsuit against 6 academic publishers, alleging antitrust violations.

"The need to confront what has been going on in the scientific publishing area is very overdue," said COS Sr. Director of Research Tim Errington.
🗞️: www.statnews.com/202...

Friends, I have written you a book on forensic metascience.

It is free. You can have it. Happy St. Valentine's Day.

If you wish to give me a gift back, you can use it to cause trouble - the greatest gift of all.

open.substack.com/pub/jamescla...

I am beyond excited to announce the imminent arrival of my book. Operationism in Psychology. An Epistemology of Exploration: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Brief chapter summaries below (1/10)

If you (or anyone you know!) is interested in doing a PhD in the history of science and/or technology, and being based in London for 3-4 years, we have scholarships at CHoSTM at King's: www.kingschostm.com/funding-oppo...

Few #MetaSci #STS and Science of Science Starter Packs here 👇 🧵

(1) Science of Science Starter Pack 1 by @shahanmemon.bsky.social

New Metascience Textbook

"An Introduction to Metascience: The Discipline of Evaluating the Creation and Dissemination of Research"

By Gabriel Bennett and Emma Goodall