Everything Hertz

92: Chaos in the brickyard

Listen Later

Dan and James discuss the role of Google Scholar in citation patterns and whether we should limit academics to only publishing two papers a year.

Links and details:

  • James has a new Hertz-quarters
  • The Metascience conference
  • How is google scholar influencing citation patterns
  • A slide from @Jevinwest's presentation on Google Scholars
  • Is this a symptom of lazy citaton practices rather than the algorithm?
  • What are the alternatives to google scholar?
  • Should google open up the algorithm?
  • GS will find your preprint and link it to the paywall link
  • Why is Google Scholar free?
  • What would make GS better?
  • Using the Zotero plugin for to collected citation info in bulk from search results in GS
  • Top recommended articles in GS are phenomenal
  • GS is not great for meta-analysis
  • GS reduces friction
  • Should we limit academics to only publishing two papers a year, as suggested by former guest, Dorothy Bishop?
  • Who would stand to lose from this?
  • Is this idea practical? What if only a few countries or institutions implemented this?
  • The Japanese math genius who posts papers on his own website
  • Chaos in the brickyard paper
    • Chaos in the brickyard cartoon
    Open data isn’t a new concept

    Other links

    • [Dan on twitter](www.twitter.com/dsquintana)
    • [James on twitter](www.twitter.com/jamesheathers)
    • [Everything Hertz on twitter](www.twitter.com/hertzpodcast)
    • [Everything Hertz on Facebook](www.facebook.com/everythinghertzpodcast/)

      • Music credits: [Lee Rosevere](freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/)

      Support us on Patreon and get bonus stuff!

      • $1 a month or more: Monthly newsletter + Access to behind-the-scenes photos & video via the Patreon app + the the warm feeling you're supporting the show
      • $5 a month or more: All the stuff you get in the one dollar tier PLUS a bonus mini episode every month (extras + the bits we couldn't include in our regular episodes)

        • Episode citation and permanent link

        Quintana, D.S., Heathers, J.A.J. (Hosts). (2019, September 16) "Chaos in the brickyard", Everything Hertz [Audio podcast] https://osf.io/xfd2p/

        Support Everything Hertz

        ...more
        View all episodesView all episodes
        Download on the App Store
        Everything HertzBy Dan Quintana
        • 4.8
        • 4.8
        • 4.8
        • 4.8
        • 4.8

        4.8

        55 ratings

        More shows like Everything Hertz

        View all
        Freakonomics Radio by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

        Freakonomics Radio

        32,239 Listeners

        The LRB Podcast by The London Review of Books

        The LRB Podcast

        314 Listeners

        On the Media by WNYC Studios

        On the Media

        9,243 Listeners

        More or Less by BBC Radio 4

        More or Less

        864 Listeners

        Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast by Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast

        Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast

        428 Listeners

        Football Weekly by The Guardian

        Football Weekly

        2,544 Listeners

        The Daily by The New York Times

        The Daily

        113,272 Listeners

        Behind the Bastards by Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

        Behind the Bastards

        15,691 Listeners

        Two Psychologists Four Beers by Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett

        Two Psychologists Four Beers

        159 Listeners

        Front Burner by CBC

        Front Burner

        458 Listeners

        Today in Focus by The Guardian

        Today in Focus

        1,008 Listeners

        The Rest Is History by Goalhanger

        The Rest Is History

        15,491 Listeners

        The Ezra Klein Show by New York Times Opinion

        The Ezra Klein Show

        16,489 Listeners

        The Rest Is Politics by Goalhanger

        The Rest Is Politics

        3,925 Listeners

        Nullius in Verba by Smriti Mehta and Daniël Lakens

        Nullius in Verba

        13 Listeners