About this episode
The episode discusses the benefits of living meta-analyses and critiques the use of synthetic research participants.
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" The synthetic panel service The paper describing a living meta-analysis platform for oxytocin research A preprint commentary on living meta-analysis Social media links Dan on Bluesky James on Bluesky Everything Hertz on Bluesky Support Everything Hertz
People in this episode
Host: Dan
Topics covered
- living meta-analysis
- research waste
- evidence-based medicine
- synthetic research participants
Keywords
- meta-analysis
- research
- evidence
- health
Mentioned in this episode
Products: synthetic panel service, living meta-analysis platform for oxytocin research
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