We discuss how living meta‑analyses—meta‑analyses that are continuously updated as new studies appear—can cut research waste and keep evidence current. We also chat about how using synthetic research participants is a terrible idea.
Links
The BMJ Christmas special paper on how recent is "recent" (https://www.bmj.com/content/391/bmj-2025-086941)
The synthetic panel (https://www.qualtrics.com/support/survey-platform/distributions-module/synthetic-panels/) service
The paper (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2025.107713) describing a living meta-analysis platform for oxytocin research
A preprint commentary (https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/udexg_v1) on living meta-analysis
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10 Nov 2025
194: Author verification
We discuss whether preprint servers and journals should require author identity verification for submitting manuscripts. This would probably speed up the submission process, but is this worth the potential downsides? We also discuss the similarities and differences between academia and professional sports and a weird case of author identity theft.
Other links
The BJKS podcast https://bjks.buzzsprout.com (https://bjks.buzzsprout.com)
Social media links
Dan on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/dsquintana.bsky.social)
James on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/jamesheathers.bsky.social)
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Support Everything Hertz (https://www.patreon.com/hertzpodcast)
7 Aug 2025
193: The pop-up journal
Host Dan Quintana and Host James Heathers explore a pop-up journal concept for research questions, discussing paper mills and grammar tips in this interview.
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