53: Skin in the game

Dan and James discuss whether you need to have “skin in the game” to critique research. Here's what else they cover in the episode: Should scientists be required to communicate their science? If your research is likely to be misinterpreted try and get out of in front of what's going to be said Will science communication just become another metric? The distinction between “science communication” and “science media” Who’s going to pay for all science communicators that we’ll need to communicate everyone’s science? Dan and James mispronounce Dutch and German names and give a formal apology to the nation of The Netherlands Outcome switching in clinical trials Does having skin in the game guarantee expertise, or just wild biases? James’ recent desk rejection from a Journal Editor Dan’s method to invite manuscript reviewers as an Associate Editor Links: The science communication Twitter thread https://twitter.com/ocaptmycapt/status/927193779693645825 ERC comics https://www.erccomics.com The “skin in the game” tweet https://twitter.com/paperbag1/status/914923706648055813 That study in neuopsychopharmacology on a IL-6 receptor antibody to treat residual symptoms in schizophrenia https://www.nature.com/articles/npp2017258