The Bayes Factor

By The Human Interaction Laboratory at Tufts University

Natural Sciences Science & Medicine Education Social Sciences Higher Education

What's The Bayes Factor about?

The Bayes Factor is a podcast about the people behind Bayesian statistics and other hot methodological issues in psychological research.

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The Bayes Factor episodes:

01.04.2021
Michael Lee
In this episode JP and Alex interview Michael Lee. They discuss model complexity and generative models, the differences between cognitive models and machine learning, whether and when preregistration of models is useful, and Michael’s undying love of cricket. Follow us...
05.11.2019
Zoltan Dienes
In this episode JP and Alex interview Zoltan Dienes. They discuss Zoltan's passion for the martial arts, why Bayesian inference could be more Popperian than you might think, and the easiest way to start using Bayesian statistics in practice. -...
12.23.2018
JP and Alex 2.0
In this episode JP and Alex catch up with each other and talk about how they like podcasting so far, Alex’s experience doing a joint MS/Phd in stats and cognitive science, JP’s new paper responding to the p<.005 debate, and...
07.15.2018
Rolf Zwaan and Rich Lucas
In this eighth episode Alex interviews Rolf Zwaan and Rich Lucas during the 2017 SIPS meeting. Rolf Zwaan is professor of Biological and Cognitive Psychology at the Institute of Psychology of Erasmus University Rotterdam. Rich Lucas is professor of Psychology...
07.09.2018
Liz Page-Gould and Alex Danvers
In this seventh episode Alex interviews Liz Page-Gould and Alex Danvers during the 2017 SIPS meeting. They discuss the value in learning the scripting language R, their perspectives on teaching statistics at the undergraduate and graduate level, and the value...
03.26.2018
Michèle Nuijten and John Sakaluk
In this sixth episode Alex interviews two early career psychological researchers, Michèle Nuijten and John Sakaluk. Michèle is an assistant professor in the department of methodology and statistics at Tilburg University, and John is an assistant professor in the department...
02.14.2018
Don van Ravenzwaaij
In this fifth episode, Alex and JP interview Don van Ravenzwaaij. They discuss Don’s experience teaching undergraduate students about current statistical controversies, the FDA’s “two significant p-values” policy, and JP and Don debate the merits of the p<.005 proposal.
12.23.2017
Dan Simons and Steve Lindsay
In this fourth episode Alex interviews two prominent journal editors in psychology, Dan Simons and Steve Lindsay. Dan is professor of Psychology at the university of Illinois and chief editor of Advances in Methods and Practices in psychological science. Steve...
11.23.2017
Julia Rohrer and Anne Scheel
In this third episode, Alex interviews two PhD students, Julia Rohrer and Anne Scheel. They discuss their experiences in the science reform movement, how cultural differences can shape reactions to reform efforts, and the controversy surrounding their group blog.
11.13.2017
Eric-Jan Wagenmakers
Episode 2: show notes In this second episode, Alex and JP interview Eric-Jan (E.-J.) Wagenmakers. Among other things, they discuss how E.-J. got into Bayesian statistics, chess addiction, and the P < .005 controversy. Visit our website: https://sites.tufts.edu/hilab/podcast/ Follow us...
11.05.2017
Introduction
This is The Bayes Factor, a podcast about the people behind Bayesian statistics and other hot methodological issues in psychological research. In this first episode you’ll hear the two creators of the podcast, Alex Etz and J. P. de Ruiter,...

What's The Bayes Factor about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Bayes Factor episodes:

Michael Lee

Zoltan Dienes

JP and Alex 2.0

Rolf Zwaan and Rich Lucas

Liz Page-Gould and Alex Danvers

Michèle Nuijten and John Sakaluk

Don van Ravenzwaaij

Dan Simons and Steve Lindsay

Julia Rohrer and Anne Scheel

Eric-Jan Wagenmakers

Introduction