We discuss how living meta‑analyses—meta‑analyses that are continuously updated as new studies appear—can cut research waste and keep evidence current. We also chat about how using synthetic research participants is a terrible idea.

Links

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<li>The BMJ Christmas special paper on <a href="https://www.bmj.com/content/391/bmj-2025-086941" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">how recent is "recent"</a></li>
<li>The <a href="https://www.qualtrics.com/support/survey-platform/distributions-module/synthetic-panels/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">synthetic panel</a> service</li>
<li>The <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2025.107713" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">paper</a> describing a living meta-analysis platform for oxytocin research</li>
<li>A <a href="https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/udexg_v1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">preprint commentary</a> on living meta-analysis</li>
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<description>
 &lt;p&gt;We discuss how living meta‑analyses—meta‑analyses that are continuously updated as new studies appear—can cut research waste and keep evidence current. We also chat about how using synthetic research participants is a terrible idea.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Links&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The BMJ Christmas special paper on &lt;a href="https://www.bmj.com/content/391/bmj-2025-086941" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;how recent is "recent"&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href="https://www.qualtrics.com/support/survey-platform/distributions-module/synthetic-panels/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;synthetic panel&lt;/a&gt; service&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2025.107713" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;paper&lt;/a&gt; describing a living meta-analysis platform for oxytocin research&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A &lt;a href="https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/udexg_v1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;preprint commentary&lt;/a&gt; on living meta-analysis&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Social media links&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/dsquintana.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Dan on Bluesky&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/jamesheathers.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;James on Bluesky&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/hertzpodcast.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Everything Hertz on Bluesky&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
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We discuss how living meta‑analyses can cut research waste and keep evidence current. We also chat about how using synthetic research participants is a terrible idea and what researchers really mean when they call a study "recent".

195: Living meta-analysis

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