Today's BERG seminar
Reminder of today's seminar As part of our Behaviour and Evolution Research Group (BERG) seminars, Wednesday (19th October, 5.30pm ) we have Professor Vernon Gayle, University of Edinburgh giving a short presentation on: Reproducible Research is 'Show Me' not 'Trust Me' Psychology Common Room, 3A94, Cottrell building, with usual drinks and nibbles. I think this topic is really important to consider in terms of our research process and workflow. Hope to see some of you there. Best, Hannah Abstract Despite the explosion in the number of research publications it is impossible to 'reproduce' the results of most analyses that are published. This is because information on how the work is undertaken in seldom made available. Most researchers will have a happy, or possibly even a terrifying, early educational memory of being told to "show their working out". Somewhere between primary school and graduate school this requirement has evaporated. Currently published research is far from transparent and a culture of 'trust me' rather than a culture of 'show me' exists. In this presentation I make an appeal for researchers to routinely provide enough information so that others can check that results are accurate, and that correct inferences and conclusions are reported in published work. This transparency will also allow others to test the robustness of the original piece of research, for example by employing new or additional data and alternative methods. I highlight the obstacles that are commonly encountered and provide some practicable steps for rendering research 'reproducible'. I argue that conventional research publications should, at best, be regarded as a palimpsest of the 'real work' undertaken within the data analytical process. Drawing on insights from computer science and other disciplines that have been engaged in e-Research I illustrate how contemporary digital resources could provide a useful and effective aid to making social science research more easily reproducible. I propose a set of guidelines which researchers should follow in order to enhance the reproducibility of their research. I conclude by suggesting a set of benchmarks against which the reproducibility can be assessed. Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group (BERG) Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling, FK9 4LA Scotland Tel: 01786 467674 Fax: 01786 467641 E-mail: h.m.buchanan-smith@stir.ac.uk<mailto:h.m.buchanan-smith@stir.ac.uk> Home page: https://rms.stir.ac.uk/converis-stirling/person/11925 http://marmosetcare.com/ http://www.247animalwelfare.eu/index.html Just launched: http://refiningdogcare.com/ http://www.refiningdogcare.com/images/RDC%20Flyer.pdf
?Dear BERGers, Just a quick reminder that there will be no BERG this week for the mid-semester break. I hope to see you all on 2nd November! Hayley
Dear BERGers, This Wednesday, Dr Eoin O'Sullivan will be giving an interesting talk entitled 'Examining the behavioural correlates of arousal in nonhuman primates'?. As usual, we will be in the Psychology Common Room (3A94) from 5:30pm, with drinks and nibbles! I hope to see you all then, Hayley
Dear BERGers, This week, we have Hannah Turrell giving an interesting talk about her MSc project, entitled: 'Is there really something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a person? Exploring the factors influencing the human-horse relationship in a therapeutic context'. Attached is also the updated schedule for the rest of the semester. As usual, we'll be in the Psychology Common Room (3A94) from 5:30pm, with drinks and nibbles! I hope to see you all then, Hayley
Dear BERGers, This Wednesday, we have Paxton Culpepper giving an interesting talk about his PhD project, entitled: 'The relationship between the behavioural immune system and religiosity'. As usual, we'll be in the Psychology Common Room (3A94) from 5:30pm, with drinks and nibbles available. I hope to see you all then! Hayley
?Dear BERGers, This week, Katie Cattanach will be giving an interesting talk about her MSc dissertation project, entitled: 'A 'tail' of two halves: The effect of tactile stimulation on reading errors in the case of Canine Assisted Reading'. As usual, we'll be in the Psychology Common Room (3A94) from 5:30pm, with drinks and nibbles! I hope to see you all then, Hayley
??Dear BERGers, Our last BERG of the year will be next week (moved forward from the 14th Dec), where Dr Mark Atkinson will give a Christmas themed introduction to some of his work, entitled: 'Why don't squirrel monkeys have Christmas? A developmental, comparative, and cross-cultural investigation into the mechanisms underlying human-specific culture.' As it is the last meeting before the holidays, it would be great if you could bring or bake something to share, and we will have a little Christmas party! As usual, we'll be in the Psychology Common Room (3A94) from 5:30pm. I hope to see you all then, Hayley
participants (3)
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Hannah Buchanan-Smith -
Hayley Ash -
Suzanne Ruby