Everything Hertz

Methodology, scientific life, and bad language.

Author: Dan Quintana

Methodology, scientific life, and bad language. Co-hosted by Dr. Dan Quintana (University of Oslo) and Dr. James Heathers (Cipher Skin)
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195: Living meta-analysis
Wednesday, 14 January, 2026

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 Social media links - Dan on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/dsquintana.bsky.social) - James on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/jamesheathers.bsky.social) - Everything Hertz on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/hertzpodcast.bsky.social)