The Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID) cordially invites interested persons to its lecture series. On Wednesday, August 20, 2025 from 2 to 3 p.m. our guest is Dr. Monica Gonzalez-Marquez, Visiting Scholar from the RWTH Aachen University. She talks about "Researchers are human: Implications for Open Science and the Scientific Record".
The colloquium will be held in English at the Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID) at the Wissenschaftspark (Ground floor, room 02.14, Max-Planck-Straße 22, 54296 Trier) and also online. After registration at madr(at)leibniz-psychology.org we will send you the link to the online event, on-site participation is possible without registration.
Abstract:
People are excellent at pattern-seeking. We also love stories, solve problems in similar ways and have porous memories. Some people are also researchers. What do these characteristics mean for the creation of a scientific record that can be understood and used long after our atoms have been returned to the cosmos? In this talk, I will discuss a model of open scientific documentation that centers the constraints of human cognition. By returning to first principles about the purpose of publishing papers, i.e. the creation of a usable and reliable scientific record, I will describe how by acknowledging our very human minds, and working within their structures, we can drastically improve how well we understand and produce scientific information.