simine vazire
Psychology prof at UniMelb, co-director of MetaMelb (interdisciplinary metascience lab).
Live (mostly) in Sydney.
Study credibility of science & how to improve it.
@siminevazire on Twitter
- My editorial on how journals can earn trust. We often use journal names as proxies for quality. This is bad bc it’s not valid. But it could be. Editors could make journal name a valid signal. And we could place value on journals that show us how they do that. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
- A resounding victory for the left - the right lost even more seats than last election. And like in Canada, the leader of the conservative party, Peter Dutton, lost his seat. Dutton was running to be Prime Minister and he won’t even be a member of parliament 🎉 #auspol
- It’s Election Day in Australia!! I get to vote for the first time, and earn my democracy sausage. Polls were close a few weeks ago, but thanks to the Liberals’ (right wing) Trumpian positions and tactics, it looks likely that Labor (centre left) will hold on and Albo will stay our Prime Minister 🤞
- autumn makes me 😢
- If you’re an APS member, check your email for your ballot (subject: “Vote in the APS 2025 Board of Directors Election”). Voting ends April 30. Help select the next president and board members!
- just in case you need some hugo content
- Reposted by simine vazireOn today of all days, with Princeton now in the Trump administration's crosshairs, I taught my undergraduates about standpoint epistemology, strong objectivity, and communities of knowledge. On how our unique perspectives as individuals don't threaten the scientific project. They strengthen it.
- New academic year, new lab pic! (Yes, that’s $20 of froyo in front of me. I ate it all.) @bethclarke.bsky.social @wchiggins.bsky.social
- With apologies to any other birthday presents out there, it’s hard to beat this birthday present. (Look at that coat of arms! So cute!)
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- Reposted by simine vazireAnnouncing a new week-long program for young computational neuroscience/ behavior professors to talk about rigorous science, mentoring, lab management, and networking in a stunning retreat setting. Do great science as a community and have fun doing so.
- Reposted by simine vazireNew research alert! Our study investigates the effectiveness of human-only, AI-assisted, and AI-led teams in assessing the reproducibility of quantitative social science research. We've got some surprising findings!
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- Want to get editing experience? If you have a PhD & are a member of a group that’s historically underrepresented in editorial roles, apply for a 1 yr editorial fellowship at one of APS’s journals (including Psych Science)! Deadline 7 Feb. Please share! www.psychologicalscience.org/publications...
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- 2025 is off to a great start. We’re very lucky to have Julia starting in this role!
- As the new year approaches, I’m thinking about people who stood out to me this year for their leadership in tough situations/roles: @briannosek.bsky.social, @jnfrltackett.bsky.social, and @tomhardwicke.bsky.social. I’m close to them so I’m biased, but I find their strength and integrity inspiring.
- Starting in 15 minutes! Still time to register (I think!)
- Tomorrow I’ll be part of a panel discussing psychology’s reform movement, looking back over the last 10+ years! You can register to attend here: improvingpsych.org/sips-2025-pr... Wednesday 18 Dec at: 11:30am Pacific US time 2:30pm Eastern US 8:30pm Europe 6:30am Thur in Sydney/Melb Please share!
- Tomorrow I’ll be part of a panel discussing psychology’s reform movement, looking back over the last 10+ years! You can register to attend here: improvingpsych.org/sips-2025-pr... Wednesday 18 Dec at: 11:30am Pacific US time 2:30pm Eastern US 8:30pm Europe 6:30am Thur in Sydney/Melb Please share!
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- Pretty sure most of my followers are only here for this guy. Hugo says hi.
- A tale in two slides @bethclarke.bsky.social
- hello world. i have a blog. http://sometimesimwrong.typepad.com
- having it all: http://sometimesimwrong.typepad.com
- i always live without knowing: sometimesimwrong.typepad.com/wrong/2014/03/i-alw…
- new blog post: is bad replication a sin? http://sometimesimwrong.typepad.com
- new blog post on counterintuitive findings: sometimesimwrong.typepad.com/wrong/2014/03/unbel…
- great new posts on counterintuitive findings by @hardsci and brent donnellan: http://hardsci.wordpress.com, http://traitstate.wordpress.com
- 'lower the bar for accepting papers, raise the bar for accepting conclusions' @davenuss79 quoting @hardsci spspblog.org/inconceivable/
- life after bem sometimesimwrong.typepad.com/wrong/2014/03/life-…
- @richienwl thanks! i have no idea why i dislike caps... #preferencesneednoinferences?
- new blog post. before you know it you will have buckets coming out of your ears. sometimesimwrong.typepad.com/wrong/2014/04/bucke…
- new blog post, to love is to criticize: sometimesimwrong.typepad.com/wrong/2014/04/the-s…
- new blog post, why i study self-knowledge: sometimesimwrong.typepad.com/wrong/2014/04/why-i…
- new blog post. half-baked thoughts on the jingle and jangle fallacies. sometimesimwrong.typepad.com/wrong/2014/04/twoth…
- second stringer reunion at Yosemite room a. spread the word.
- @practiCalfMRI @hardsci mouths agape in awe, right?
- we're all on a continuum - guest blog post by alexa tullett, wise as always. sometimesimwrong.typepad.com/wrong/2014/06/guest…
- @DavidFunder - wrote 1st draft of blog post before reading yours... not the first time i discover you've already said what i was thinking
- to anyone surprised about suarez, the best predictor of future behavior is... #personality
- existence proofs don't apply when you have sampling error. just one of many things wrong with this essay: goo.gl/XnrXgQ
- new blog post, on being simpleminded vs. muddleheaded: shar.es/LqBTI
- girl at coffeeshop: i like chivery. is that how you say it? girl 2: chilvar- chilver-, you were closer. #self-knowledge
- watching last week tonight, but keep wanting to call john oliver 'oliver john'. do other ppl have this problem? @JnfrLTackett @hardsci
- some thoughts on ferguson: sometimesimwrong.typepad.com/wrong/2014/08/on-fe…
- um, there was just an #earthquake
- new blog post about sample sizes, journal editors, and our new paper (with @rcfraley): sometimesimwrong.typepad.com/wrong/2014/10/open-…
- @PaulTurchan @lakens @AlexanderEtz @DavidFunder larger Ns slows every down equally. if you can get small Ns, you can get large Ns in time.
- @PaulTurchan @lakens @DavidFunder not sure i understand. all of us will continue to collect same Ns, just package them into fewer studies.
- @PaulTurchan @lakens @AlexanderEtz @DavidFunder to clarify, not saying ppl at small schools aren't disadvantaged, but this doesn't change it
- @PaulTurchan @lakens @AlexanderEtz @DavidFunder sorry to harp, this is impt: requiring large Ns doesn't increase existing disadv., does it?
