BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Update on the transition to video: First 2 video episodes are recorded, the next one tomorrow. Will take some time to redo the podcast (including website), and start releasing video interviews from January. Will be published in normal venues, and as video on YouTube and Spotify 030
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 13/11/2025And for the love of god, @jamesheathers.bsky.social specifically requested to not listen to @dsquintana.bsky.social episodes. Please stick to this recommendation, several Hertzies seem to have listened to his episodes, let's not extend this error 020
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Thanks @dsquintana.bsky.social for the shoutout on @everythinghertz.com, I was wondering why I've received more downloads than normal since Monday! Nervous what @jamesheathers.bsky.social was going to say, but when he described the podcast's name as 'serial killer', I knew he'd like it very much 120
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 29/09/2025New episode! My podcast is changing format, from remote audio-only, to exclusively in-person video interviews. To review the past & discuss its future, I talked to @dsquintana.bsky.social geni.us/bjks-new There'll be a bit of a gap. In a month or two, new episodes with the new format will drop.geni.us119. This (audio only) podcast is dead - long live the podcast? With Dan Quintana - BJKS PodcastThis is a special episode: this podcast will change after this episode, from remote audio-only interviews to exclusively in-person video interviews. Dan Quintana, professor at the University of Oslo a... 031
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 22/09/2025Related episodes: - @camillopadoasch.bsky.social (value & causation in neuroscience) geni.us/bjks-padoa-s... - @efouragnan.bsky.social (non-invasive stimulation of human brains) geni.us/bjks-fouragnan - Lynn Nadel (hippocampus as a cognitive map) geni.us/bjks-nadel 3/3 000
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 22/09/2025As always, my conversation with @laurennross.bsky.social can be found on all podcasting platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Overcast, etc.) and on the website: geni.us/bjks-ross See show notes for time stamps for different topics, references, links, etc. 2/3 110
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 22/09/2025New episode! I talked to @laurennross.bsky.social about causation, mechanisms, and explanations in neuroscience, her path from medicine to philosophy of science, causal structures and varieties, & much more. Thanks Lauren for being a guest! 1/3 120
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 15/09/2025Related episodes: - @damianblasi.bsky.social (over-reliance on English hinders cognitive science) geni.us/bjks-blasi - Adeyemi Adetula (ManyLabs Africa) geni.us/bjks-adetula - @jkflake.bsky.social (making stats fun & @psysciacc.bsky.social) geni.us/bjks-flake 3/3 031
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 15/09/2025As always, my conversation with @ruggeri.bsky.social can be found on all podcasting platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Overcast, etc.) and on the website: geni.us/bjks-ruggeri See show notes for time stamps for different topics, references, links, etc. 2/3 100
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 15/09/2025New episode! I talked to Kai @ruggeri.bsky.social about his global collaborations on Prospect Theory and temporal discounting, how to run these global studies, how to run studies in languages you don't speak, & much more. Thanks Kai for being a guest! 1/3 121
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 08/09/2025Also, RIP @gordpennycook.bsky.social record for having the most remote upbringing of my podcast guests - it lasted a good 4 episodes... 010
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 08/09/2025Related episodes: - Peter Bandettini @fmri-today.bsky.social (fMRI) geni.us/bjks-bandett... - Nanthia @suthanalab.bsky.social (invasive recordings in humans) geni.us/bjks-suthana - Gareth Barnes (MEG) geni.us/bjks-barnes - Renzo Huber @layerfmri.bsky.social (layer-fMRI) geni.us/bjks-huber 3/3 110
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 08/09/2025As always, my conversation with @efouragnan.bsky.social can be found on all podcasting platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Overcast, etc.) and on the website: geni.us/bjks-fouragnan See show notes for time stamps for different topics, references, links, etc. 2/3 120
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 08/09/2025New episode! I talked to @efouragnan.bsky.social about transcranial ultrasound stimulation: what it is, how it works, what you can do with it, etc. We also discuss seeing live brains during surgery, Elsa's childhood in French Polynesia, & much more. Thanks Elsa for being a guest! 1/3 130
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 24/06/2025Related episodes: - @meharpist.bsky.social (editing at @nature.com) geni.us/bjks-sutherl... - @syeducation.bsky.social (editing a journal) geni.us/bjks-syed - @jessicapolka.bsky.social (preprints) geni.us/bjks-polka - @tomhardwicke.bsky.social (post-publi. critique) geni.us/bjks-hardwicke 3/3geni.us56. Mary Elizabeth Sutherland: scientific editing, behavioural sciences at Nature, and how to improve submissions - BJKS PodcastMary Elizabeth Sutherland is senior editor at Nature, where she edits submissions in the behavioural sciences and cognitive neuroscience. In this conversation, we talk about how she became an editor, ... 030
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 24/06/2025As always, my conversation with @mbaldwin.bsky.social can be found on all podcasting platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Overcast, etc.) and on the website: geni.us/bjks-baldwin See show notes for time stamps for different topics, references, links, etc. 2/3 120
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 24/06/2025New episode! I talked to @mbaldwin.bsky.social about the histories of @nature.com, scientific journals, peer review, and what it means to be a scientist, & much more. Thanks Melinda for being a guest! 1/3 230
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 27/05/2025Related episodes - @suthanalab.bsky.social geni.us/bjks-suthana - @cdfrith.bsky.social geni.us/bjks-frith - @mgarvert.bsky.social geni.us/bjks-garvert - @gordpennycook.bsky.social geni.us/bjks-pennycook - Gareth Barnes geni.us/bjks-barnes - @tobywise.bsky.social geni.us/bjks-wise-po... 3/3geni.us70. Mona Garvert: Cognitive maps, fMRI adaptation, and computational psychiatry - BJKS PodcastMona Garvert is Lead Research Scientist at Alena where she uses her background in cognitive neuroscence to advance computational psychiatry. In this episode, we talk about her academic research on the... 000
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 27/05/2025As always, my conversation with @smfleming.bsky.social can be found on all podcasting platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Overcast, etc.) and on the website: geni.us/bjks-fleming See show notes for time stamps for different topics, references, links, etc. 2/3 100
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 27/05/2025New episode! I talked to @smfleming.bsky.social about how he ran his lab in London from Croatia for a few years, building a lab culture, learning new techniques as a PI, applying for funding, Steve's background in music, why he became a scientist, & much more. Thanks Steve for being a guest! 1/3 121
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Related episodes: - Adeyemi Adetula (ManyLabs Africa) geni.us/bjks-adetula - @mastroianni.bsky.social (paradigms in psychology) geni.us/bjks-mastroi... - @evakrockow.bsky.social (qualitative data) geni.us/bjks-krockow - @bryanbruns.bsky.social (applied sociology) geni.us/bjks-bruns 3/3geni.us63. Adeyemi Adetula: ManyLabs Africa, psychology should generalise from Africa, and multicultural collaborations - BJKS PodcastAdeyemi Adetula is a PhD student at the University of Grenoble, where he is leading the ManyLabs Africa project. In this conversation, we talk about that project, his recent commentary 'Psychology sho... 011
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 11/03/2025As always, my conversation with @damianblasi.bsky.social can be found on all podcasting platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Overcast, etc.) and on the website: geni.us/bjks-blasi See show notes for time stamps for different topics, references, links, etc. 2/3 100
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 11/03/2025New episode! I talked to @damianblasi.bsky.social about his recent paper 'Over-reliance on English hinders cognitive science', linguistic diversity, how to study languages you don't speak, why New Guinea is so diverse, Damian's career trajectory, & much more. Thanks Damian for being a guest! 1/3 150
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 18/02/2025@gordpennycook.bsky.social also clarifies his pivotal role in a tragic case: how a once promising researcher on cooperation ( @dgrand.bsky.social ) got lost to misinformation and fake news. [as someone interested in cooperation, I'm totally not bitter that David Rand changed directions ;) ] 4/3 010
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 18/02/2025Related episodes: - @tomchivers.bsky.social (Thomas Bayes) geni.us/bjks-chivers - @meharpist.bsky.social (behav. sciences at Nature) geni.us/bjks-sutherl... - @nckobis.bsky.social (AI and corruption) geni.us/bjks-koebis - @briannosek.bsky.social (Center for Open Science) geni.us/bjks-nosek 3/3geni.us56. Mary Elizabeth Sutherland: scientific editing, behavioural sciences at Nature, and how to improve submissions - BJKS PodcastMary Elizabeth Sutherland is senior editor at Nature, where she edits submissions in the behavioural sciences and cognitive neuroscience. In this conversation, we talk about how she became an editor, ... 130
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 18/02/2025As always, my conversation with @gordpennycook.bsky.social can be found on all podcasting platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Overcast, etc.) and on the website: geni.us/bjks-pennycook See show notes for time stamps for different topics, references, links, etc. 2/3geni.us112. Gordon Pennycook: From Carrot River to Cornell, misinformation, and reducing conspiracy beliefs - BJKS PodcastGordon Pennycook is an Associate Professor at Cornell University. We talk about his upbringing in rural Northern Canada, how he got into academia, and his work on misinformation: why people share it a... 110
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 18/02/2025New episode! I talked to @gordpennycook.bsky.social about his path from Carrot River to becoming a scientist, reducing misinformation & conspiracy beliefs, exploring vs exploiting research topics, the unmatched creativity of Canadian town names & much more. Thanks Gord for being a guest! 1/3 162
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Related - @fmri-today.bsky.social (fMRI history & future) geni.us/bjks-bandett... - @esfinn.bsky.social (naturalistic neurosci) geni.us/bjks-finn - @macshine.bsky.social (integrate neurosci w/ fMRI) geni.us/bjks-shine - @suthanalab.bsky.social (invasive human recordings) geni.us/bjks-suthana 3/3geni.us85. Peter Bandettini: The history, present, and future of fMRI - BJKS PodcastPeter Bandettini is director of the fMRI core facility at the National Institute of Mental Health. In this episode, we talk about the history, present, and future of fMRI, alongside Peter's career.Sup... 020
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 20/01/2025As always, my conversation with @layerfmri.bsky.social can be found on all podcasting platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Overcast, etc.) and on the website: geni.us/bjks-huber See show notes for time stamps for different topics, references, links, etc. 2/3geni.us111. Renzo Huber: Layer-fMRI, high-resolution fMRI, and the delicate balance between gourmet chef and janitor - BJKS PodcastRenzo Huber is a staff scientist at NIH. We talk about his work on layer-fMRI: what it is, how Renzo got into it, how to do it, when it makes sense to do it, what the future holds, and much more... 172
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 20/01/2025New episode! I talked to Renzo Huber (@layerfmri.bsky.social) about layer fMRI, how to make layer fMRI reproducible, high-resolution fMRI, Renzo's fine balance between being a gourmet chef and a janitor, differences between 3T and 7T MRI scanners, & much more. Thanks Renzo for being a guest! 1/3 184
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Related episodes: - Ben Ehrlich (biography of Ramon y Cajal, and art & science) geni.us/bjks-ehrlich - Rickesh Patel (scientific illustrations) geni.us/bjks-patel - Corinna Kuhnapfel & Edge Neuro (art & neuroscience) geni.us/bjks-edge 3/3geni.us96. Benjamin Ehrlich: Santiago Ramon y Cajal, the neuron doctrine, and combining art & science - BJKS PodcastBenjamin Ehrlich is the author of the recent biography of Santiago Ramon y Cajal (The brain in search of itself), and The Dreams of Santiago Ramon y Cajal. We talk about Cajal's life and work, Cajal's... 010
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 19/12/2024As always, my conversation with @ella-maru.bsky.social can be found on all podcasting platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Overcast, etc.) and on the website: geni.us/bjks-marushc... See show notes for time stamps for different topics, references, links, etc. 2/3geni.us110. Ella Marushchenko: Scientific illustrations, digital vs. classic art, and how to improve scientific figures - BJKS PodcastElla Marushchenko is a scientific illustrator who runs a studio of artists and scientists that creates cover art, scientific and illustrations, and more. We talk about her unlikely path from artist in... 100
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 19/12/2024New episode! I talked to @ella-maru.bsky.social about scientific illustrations, digital vs classic art, what not to ask from a scientific illustrator, how to improve scientific figures, & much more. Thanks Ella for being a guest! 1/3 111
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 11/12/2024Related eps. - @adekstreme.bsky.social: geni.us/bjks-ekstrom - Peter Gardenfors: geni.us/bjks-gardenf... - @hugospiers.bsky.social: geni.us/bjks-spiers - Daniela Schiller: geni.us/bjks-schiller - @jacobbellmund.bsky.social: geni.us/bjks-bellmund - @mstangl.bsky.social: geni.us/bjks-stangl 3/3geni.us97. Arne Ekstrom: Spatial navigation, memory, and invasive recordings in humans - BJKS PodcastArne Ekstrom is a professor of psychology at the University of Arizona, where he studies spatial navigation and memory. We talk about how he got into psychology, his unusual path to getting a PhD, his... 020
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 11/12/2024As always, my conversation with Roberto Bottini can be found on all podcasting platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Overcast, etc.) and on the website: geni.us/bjks-bottini See show notes for time stamps for different topics, references, links, etc. 2/3geni.us109. Roberto Bottini: Cognitive maps, visual impairment, and image spaces - BJKS PodcastRoberto Bottini is an Associate Professor at the University of Trento. We talk about his recent work on unusual cognitive maps in blind people, image spaces, metaphors, and he gives me some advice for... 131
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 11/12/2024New episode! I talked to Roberto Bottini about cognitive maps, image spaces, how blind people have altered grid-like coding, egocentric and all-centric perspectives, some tips for grant writing & much more. Thanks Roberto for being a guest! 1/3 161
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Thanks! Wasn't too much of a problem audio-wise, I doubt most people will notice or care 000
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Related ep. - @psmaldino.bsky.social (formal models of behav) geni.us/bjks-smaldino geni.us/bjks-smaldin... - @eikofried.bsky.social (building theories in psych) geni.us/bjks-fried - @tomchivers.bsky.social (Thomas Bayes) geni.us/bjks-chivers - @thenewstats.bsky.social geni.us/bjks-geoff_c 3/3geni.us8. Paul Smaldino: Cubist chickens, formal models, and the psychology curriculum - BJKS PodcastPaul Smaldino is an Associate Professor at the University of California, Merced. His research focus is broad and includes cultural and social evolution, cooperation, and philosophy of science.In this ... 0122
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 25/11/2024As always, my conversation with @doctor-bob.bsky.social can be found on all podcasting platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Overcast, etc.) and on the website: geni.us/bjks-wilson See show notes for time stamps for different topics, references, links, etc. 2/3geni.us108. Robert Wilson: 10 simple rules for computational modelling, phishing, and reproducibility - BJKS PodcastRobert (Bob) Wilson is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Georgia Tech. We talk about his tutorial paper (w/ Anne Collins) on computational modelling, and some of his recent work on detecting phi... 100
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 25/11/2024New episode! I talked to @doctor-bob.bsky.social about his (w/ Anne Collins) 10 simple rules for computational modelling, the importance of a good experiment, how modelling can help with reproducibility, his recent work on phishing, & much more. Thanks Bob for being a guest! 1/3 210
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 18/11/2024That was a special one, glad you liked it, I had no idea whether any of the usual listeners would find this interesting. I guess just following what I find interesting seems to work quite well 000
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 18/11/20243 episodes in a row on scientific fraud was fun, but back to actual science now 4/3 000
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Related episodes - @eugenie-reich.bsky.social (fraud in physics/legalities of scientific fraud) geni.us/bjks-reich geni.us/bjks-reich-2 - @elisabethbik.bsky.social (detecting/reporting scientific fraud) geni.us/bjks-bik - Joe Hilgard (scientific fraud) geni.us/bjks-hilgard 3/3geni.us105. Eugenie Reich (Part 1): Plastic Fantastic, scientific fraud, and institutional norms - BJKS PodcastEugenie Reich is an attorney who defends scientific whistleblowers, and a former investigative science journalist. We talk about her previous work as a science journalist, in particular her book Plast... 100
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 18/11/2024As always, my conversation with @nhwise.bsky.social can be found on all podcasting platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Overcast, etc.) and on the website: geni.us/bjks-nwise See show notes for time stamps for different topics, references, links, etc. 2/3geni.us107. Nick Wise: Publication fraud, buying authorships, and tortured phrases - BJKS PodcastNick Wise is a postdoc in fluid dynamics at Cambridge University. We talk about his 'detective work' on publication fraud which has gotten more than 800 papers retracted to date, including tortured ph... 100
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 18/11/2024New episode! I talked to @nhwise.bsky.social about publication fraud, tortured phrases, buying authorships and reviewers, 'special' issues, how he does his detective work, what we can do about it, & much more. Thanks Nick for being a guest! 1/3 113
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 11/11/2024Coincidentally, the next episode will also be about fraud, as I discussed various types of publication fraud with @nhwise.bsky.social. That'll complete an accidental triptych on scientific fraud. Out on Friday. 4/3 001
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 11/11/2024Related episodes: - @elisabethbik.bsky.social (detecting @ reporting scientific fraud) geni.us/bjks-bik - @simine.com (meta-science) geni.us/bjks-vazire - Joe Hilgard (scientific fraud) geni.us/bjks-hilgard - @briannosek.bsky.social (Center for Open Science @cos.io) geni.us/bjks-nosek 3/3geni.us86. Elisabeth Bik: Reporting scientific misconduct, the arms race between fraud & fraud detection, and the microbiome of dolphins - BJKS PodcastElisabeth Bik is a science integrity consultant. In this conversation, we talk about her work on reporting scientific errors and misconduct, how one becomes a full-time scientific integrity consultant... 100
BJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 11/11/2024As always, my conversation with @eugenie-reich.bsky.social can be found on all podcasting platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Overcast, etc.) and on the website: geni.us/bjks-reich-2 See show notes for time stamps for different topics, references, links, etc. 2/3geni.us106. Eugenie Reich (Part 2): The legalities of scientific fraud, why fraudsters rarely go to prison, and what whistleblowers are allowed to do - BJKS PodcastThis is the 2nd part of my interview with Eugenie Reich, who is a lawyer who defends scientific whistleblowers, and a former investigative science journalist. We talk about her transition from journal... 110