9 Mar 2016
Oxford Internet Institute, 1 St Giles, Oxford OX1 3JS United Kingdom
OII Bellwether Lectures
In this lecture Chris discusses the opportunities and challenges provided by mass internet-based data collection and how, in combination with open science practices, this approach can help usher in a new era of robust scientific research. He focuses in particular on two of my current projects: an upcoming research platform we are launching later this year in partnership with the Guardian as part of a European Research Council project on eating behaviour, and the use of citizen science to perform a mass consultation of MPs about a new service for supporting evidence-based policy. Both projects utilise open science practices such as study pre-registration and open data archiving, ensuring that findings are transparent, reproducible, and reusable to other researchers and the public. He also discusses challenges with this approach, including the ethics of consent and unanticipated recruitment of vulnerable groups.
Speaker
Professor Chris Chambers
Professor of cognitive neuroscience at the School of Psychology and Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre
Chris Chambers is a professor of cognitive neuroscience at the School of Psychology and Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre. In addition to his core research focus in human self control, his interests include open science practices, the role of science in the media, and mechanisms for promoting evidence-based public policy. He also co-hosts the Guardian psychology blog, Head Quarters.