Tom Hardwicke
@tomhardwicke.bsky.social
Meta-research & psychology. Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney. Senior Editor for Statistics, Transparency, and Rigour at Psychological Science. https://tomhardwicke.github.io
standard explanation makes a distinction between synaptic (fast) and systems consolidation (slow). One explanation for why systems consolidation takes longer is that rapid learning would cause catastrophic interference with existing knowledge. See e.g., pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
October 30, 2025 at 1:02 AM
standard explanation makes a distinction between synaptic (fast) and systems consolidation (slow). One explanation for why systems consolidation takes longer is that rapid learning would cause catastrophic interference with existing knowledge. See e.g., pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
yes and lots of links just saying "not found" or never loading 😬
October 23, 2025 at 2:43 AM
yes and lots of links just saying "not found" or never loading 😬
May be of interest — we ran a study which found that people often don't interpret this vocabulary the way its intended doi.org/10.1371/jour... #PRC10
September 5, 2025 at 1:18 AM
May be of interest — we ran a study which found that people often don't interpret this vocabulary the way its intended doi.org/10.1371/jour... #PRC10
a recent study led by @anniewham.bsky.social takes a specific look at post-publication critique in psychology too, in case that's of interest doi.org/10.31234/osf...
August 27, 2025 at 4:22 AM
a recent study led by @anniewham.bsky.social takes a specific look at post-publication critique in psychology too, in case that's of interest doi.org/10.31234/osf...
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July 27, 2025 at 2:14 AM
And if you are working in or interested in metaresearch in Australia, we'd love to hear from you! Fill out this brief @aimosinc.bsky.social @ausrepro.bsky.social survey so we can connect like-minded researchers. qualtrics.flinders.edu.au/jfe/form/SV_... 3/3