187: What started the replication crisis era?

About this episode

The episode discusses the origins of the replication crisis in psychology and Dorothy Bishop's resignation from the Royal Society.

We chat about the events that started the replication crisis in psychology and Dorothy Bishop's recent resignation from the Royal Society Links The resignation blogpost from Dorothy Bishop The bluesky post from Sarah Weiten that asked the question, "If you had to cite an event that opened the "replication crisis" era, what would you point to?" The "Year of Horrors" paper from Eric-Jan Wagenmakers Other links Everything Hertz on Bluesky Dan on Bluesky James on Bluesky Everything Hertz on Bluesky Support us on Patreon and get bonus stuff! $1 per month: A 20% discount on Everything Hertz merchandise, access to the occasional bonus episode, and the the warm feeling you're supporting the show $5 per month or more: All the stuff you get in the one dollar tier PLUS a bonus episode every month Citation Quintana, D. S., & Heathers, J. (2024, Dec 3). 187: What started the replication crisis era?, Everything Hertz [Audio podcast], DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/EC7QH Support Everything Hertz

Topics covered

• replication crisis
• psychology
• Dorothy Bishop
• Royal Society

Keywords

• replication crisis era
• psychology events
• Dorothy Bishop resignation

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Year of Horrors

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