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ChatGPT is melting our brainpower, killing creativity, and making us soulless — or so the headlines imply. We dig into the study behind the claims, starting with quirky bar charts and mysterious sample sizes, then winding through hairball-like brain diagrams and tens of thousands of statistical tests. Our statistical sleuthing leaves us with questions, not just about the results, but about whether this was science’s version of a first date that looked better on paper.

Statistical topics

  • ANOVA
  • Bar graphs
  • Data visualization
  • False Discovery Rate correction
  • Multiple testing
  • Preprints
  • Statistical Sleuthing

Methodological morals

  • "Treat your preprints like your blind dates. Show up showered and with teeth brushed."
  • "Always check your N. Then check it again."
  • "Never make a bar graph that just shows p-values. Ever."

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  • (00:00) - Intro
  • (03:46) - Media coverage of the study
  • (08:35) - The experiment
  • (12:09) - Sample size issues
  • (13:11) - Bar chart sleuthing
  • (19:15) - Blind date analogy
  • (22:57) - Interview results
  • (29:07) - Simple text analysis results
  • (33:07) - Natural language processing results
  • (40:03) - N-gram and ontology analysis results
  • (44:58) - Teacher evaluation results
  • (51:33) - Neuroimaging analysis
  • (59:35) - Multiple testing and connectivity issues
  • (01:05:13) - Brain adaptation results
  • (01:08:50) - Wrap-up, rating, and methodological morals

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15 episodes

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Content provided by Regina Nuzzo and Kristin Sainani. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Regina Nuzzo and Kristin Sainani or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

ChatGPT is melting our brainpower, killing creativity, and making us soulless — or so the headlines imply. We dig into the study behind the claims, starting with quirky bar charts and mysterious sample sizes, then winding through hairball-like brain diagrams and tens of thousands of statistical tests. Our statistical sleuthing leaves us with questions, not just about the results, but about whether this was science’s version of a first date that looked better on paper.

Statistical topics

  • ANOVA
  • Bar graphs
  • Data visualization
  • False Discovery Rate correction
  • Multiple testing
  • Preprints
  • Statistical Sleuthing

Methodological morals

  • "Treat your preprints like your blind dates. Show up showered and with teeth brushed."
  • "Always check your N. Then check it again."
  • "Never make a bar graph that just shows p-values. Ever."

Link to paper

Kristin and Regina’s online courses:

Programs that we teach in:

Find us on:

Kristin - LinkedIn & Twitter/X

Regina - LinkedIn & ReginaNuzzo.com

  • (00:00) - Intro
  • (03:46) - Media coverage of the study
  • (08:35) - The experiment
  • (12:09) - Sample size issues
  • (13:11) - Bar chart sleuthing
  • (19:15) - Blind date analogy
  • (22:57) - Interview results
  • (29:07) - Simple text analysis results
  • (33:07) - Natural language processing results
  • (40:03) - N-gram and ontology analysis results
  • (44:58) - Teacher evaluation results
  • (51:33) - Neuroimaging analysis
  • (59:35) - Multiple testing and connectivity issues
  • (01:05:13) - Brain adaptation results
  • (01:08:50) - Wrap-up, rating, and methodological morals

  continue reading

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