Nullius in Verba

Smriti Mehta and Daniël Lakens

Nullius in Verba is a podcast about science—what it is and what it could be. It is hosted by Smriti Mehta from UC Berkeley and Daniël Lakens from Eindhoven University of Technology.

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Nullius in Verba

Episodes (96)

Jan 30th Episode 74: Notiones Vague
Jan 16th Episode 73: Scientismus - II
Jan 2nd Episode 72: Scientismus - I

Nullius in Verba

Jan 30, 2026
1¼ hours
93 MB

In this episode, we discuss the problems associated with vague concepts in psychological science. We talk about the jingle-jangle fallacy, the trade-off between broad concepts and more precise concepts, if we should generate databases of conceptual definitions, and how the reward structures can get in the way of specifying concepts clearly. Aikins, H. A. (1902). The principles of logic. H. Holt and Company. https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcmassbookdig.principlesoflogi00aiki/ Chalmers, D. J. (2025). What is conceptual engineering and what should it be? Inquiry, 68(9), 2902–2919. https://doi.org/10.1080/0020174X.2020.1817141 Gerrin...

Nullius in Verba

Episode 74: Notiones Vague

Smriti Mehta and Daniël Lakens

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