I’ll be participating in several panels in the Metascience 2021 conference, including a lightning talk on my recently published PLOS ONE paper, a panel on how biology differs from other sciences, and a plenary session on institutions, networks, and future priorities in metascience.
Communicating complexity and uncertainty in behavioral researchAnimal behaviorists have a variety of communicative techniques for reminding themselves and their colleagues about the limitations of studying behavior through animal models. But when it comes to communicating with non-scientists, these strategies often break down. This talk will explore some common pitfalls in communicating complexity and uncertainty in…
I’ll be speaking in the Colloquium for the History and Philosophy of Science, Technology, and Medicine at the University of Minnesota on November 15, 2019 The methodologists: following the scientists who make tools, not facts Much work in science and technology studies (STS) has focused on the production of scientific facts, and the scientists who…
I’ll be presenting a pre-circulated paper in the Johns Hopkins History of Science, Technology and Medicine colloquium series on October 31st, 2019. Humans as a model for animals: Patterning preclinical reproducibility reform after clinical research In 2011 and 2012, two groups of pharmaceutical industry scientists published reports on their experiences attempting to reproduce results from…
I’ll be speaking at the Retired Physician Seminar at St Mary’s Hospital on Saturday October 26, 2019. My talk will be on social and ethical issues in precision medicine, and the CME learning objectives are: Appreciate the psychosocial risks involved in non-invasive genetic testing, and understand how these risks vary depending on the information delivery…
