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In this episode JP and Alex interview Michael Lee. They discuss model complexity and generative models, the differences between cognitive models and machine learning, whether and when preregistration of models is useful, and Michael’s undying love of cricket. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBayesFactor Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheBayesFactor/ Subscribe & leave us a review on […]

In this episode JP and Alex interview Zoltan Dienes. They discuss Zoltan's passion for the martial arts, why Bayesian inference could be more Popperian than you might think, and the easiest way to start using Bayesian statistics in practice. - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBayesFactor - Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheBayesFactor/ - Subscribe & leave […]

In this episode JP and Alex catch up with each other and talk about how they like podcasting so far, Alex’s experience doing a joint MS/Phd in stats and cognitive science, JP’s new paper responding to the p.005 debate, and their future plans for the podcast. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBayesFactor Follow us on Facebook: […]

In this eighth episode Alex interviews Rolf Zwaan and Rich Lucas during the 2017 SIPS meeting. Rolf Zwaan is professor of Biological and Cognitive Psychology at the Institute of Psychology of Erasmus University Rotterdam. Rich Lucas is professor of Psychology at Michigan State University. They discuss the importance of replication for psychological research, how they […]

In this seventh episode Alex interviews Liz Page-Gould and Alex Danvers during the 2017 SIPS meeting. They discuss the value in learning the scripting language R, their perspectives on teaching statistics at the undergraduate and graduate level, and the value of model comparison tools such as the Bayes factor for evaluating psychological theories. Follow us […]

In this sixth episode Alex interviews two early career psychological researchers, Michèle Nuijten and John Sakaluk. Michèle is an assistant professor in the department of methodology and statistics at Tilburg University, and John is an assistant professor in the department of psychology at the University of Victoria. They discuss their experiences organizing and attending the […]