There is No Scientific News. The failure to determine what we already know due to our poor literature searching practice

Faced with an anarchistic database of four million psychological articles, psychological researchers’ searching techniques seem woefully inadequate to find the state of the art. It is our academical duty to do far better. Literature searching is a difficult and essential skill of ‘slow science’.

Jos Brosschot • May 03, 2021

The CHANGE towards open science

Two days ago Leiden University launched its Academia in Motion transcript, published by the Leiden Recognition and Reward steering group. One of the pillars of this initiative is ‘Transparency’, but how can we make this pillar work best?

Maaike Verburg and Christel Klootwijk • January 26, 2021

Taking concrete steps to Open Science

How do we move forward with Open Science in psychology, both on the work floor as well as at the policy level? Recently, a group of both junior and senior scientists came together to discuss concrete steps that can be taken now toward an ideal situation in 2030.

Eduard Klapwijk • June 16, 2020

Do you feel pain because you fear it? The case of fibromyalgia

If you type “Is fibromyalgia ...”, Google suggests “Is fibromyalgia real?” Doctors agree it is a “real” medical condition involving both physical and mental mechanisms. Current research highlights the importance of people’s expectancies about their symptoms.

Fabiënne van den Ende, Sarah Vreijling and Merve Karacaoglu • November 25, 2019

Should research always be fun?

Sometimes it is necessary to elicit negative feelings in studies. For example, by getting socially anxious participants to give a speech that will be judged by peers. A difficult task for participants, but it results in important insights in this disorder.

• November 14, 2016

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There is No Scientific News. The failure to determine what we already know due to our poor literature searching practice

The CHANGE towards open science

Taking concrete steps to Open Science

Do you feel pain because you fear it? The case of fibromyalgia

Should research always be fun?