Dan and James discuss the differences between 'talk' and 'action' in scientific reform and why reforms are taking such a long time to be realised. They also chat about whether messy (but correct) code is worse than no code at all, and revisit the grad student who never said "no". Other links Get a 30% discount on a Scite subscription for a year, just use the coupon code EVERYTHINGHERTZ via this link James' blog post on why he loves preprints The grad student who never said "no" (archived) blog post Everything Hertz on social media Dan on twitter James on twitter Everything Hertz on twitter Everything Hertz on Facebook Support us on Patreon and get bonus stuff! $1 per month: A 20% discount on Everything Hertz merchandise, a monthly newsletter, 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 Episode citation Quintana, D.S., Heathers, J.A.J. (Hosts). (2021, November 1) "143: A little less conversation, a little more action", Everything Hertz [Audio podcast], DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/X75SZ Sponsored By: Scite: Everything Hertz listeners can get 30% off for a year of access to scite, just use the promo code EVERYTHINGHERTZ at checkout Promo Code: EVERYTHINGHERTZSupport Everything Hertz