We recently published an article by Moin Syed that examines and reveals gaps in how editors and reviewers check preregistration during the review process. Read more here: journal.trialanderror.org/pub/check-prer…

Reminder to register for the Trial and Error Award Symposium! More is to come regarding the event in future posts. Look out for more updates and announcements regarding the symposium! You can register on our website here: trialanderror.org/symposium-2025

Good news - we have extended the deadline for proposal submissions for our Special Issue on the Role of Failure and Uncertainty in Open Education! Read more and submit your proposal via journal.trialanderror.org/pub/call-failu… before September 30th, 2025, at 17:00 (CET).

Proposal submissions for our Special Issue on the Role of Failure and Uncertainty in Open Education remain open! Read more, including examples of potential contribution topics, and submit your proposal via journal.trialanderror.org/pub/call-failu… before September 30th, 2025, at 17:00 (CET).

Did you know that tomorrow, September 5th, is International Day of Charity? Support our mission to remove financial barriers to the dissemination of open-access science and help us keep our research freely available by donating here: trialanderror.org/donate

Opposing new technologies because they may destroy some jobs is stupid. Think where we’d be if our government overlords—the real “elites” here—had followed that policy in the past.

In an interview with Skepter, our Editor-in-chief @Sarahanne Field discusses the importance of publishing on ‘failures’: null results, flawed experiments, and boring outcomes. Read it (in dutch!) in skepsis.nl/skepter-covers…

Would you still participate in a study if there was no financial reward? This study shows how different incentivization strategies affect participation in Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) studies. You can read more here: journal.trialanderror.org/pub/incentiviz….

Would you like to support and celebrate yours and other ‘failures’ in science that contribute to the advancement of methodological and sound scientific research? Look out for more updates and announcements regarding the symposium! You can register here- trialanderror.org/symposium-2025

DIT (EO) Gert-Jan Segers De man had nooit vermoord mogen worden, maar prominent ChristenUnie lid Segers normaliseert hier simpelweg de extreem discriminerende en haatzaaiende uitspraken van een man die ook nog geweld verheerlijkte. Apart

Have you reflected on how to combat widespread misinformation in your community? This recently published article may have just the suggestion! The authors of the reflection discuss the gamified ‘inoculation’ game in rural India. Read more here: journal.trialanderror.org/pub/gamified-i…

Big News! The Journal of Trial and Error is officially listed on the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)! 🎉 After years of hard work, our mission is now even more accessible to researchers worldwide. 🌟Find us here: doaj.org/toc/2667-1204 🌟

Hans Vijlbrief Ik dacht dat Jan Paternotte de meest kinderachtige was in jullie fractie maar dit is wel een gooi naar de troon. Mensenlief wat treurig zeg.

We are excited to welcome you all tomorrow from 10.00 to 17.30! Just a reminder that the location is Lange Nieuwstraat 106, 3512 PN. If you’d like to type it into your maps, here is the link - google.com/maps/place/Uni…. The livestream can be found here - youtube.com/live/UaCo7O0nC….

We had a wonderful day at the Trial & Error Award Symposium! A special thank-you to our co-organizers and sponsors - De Nieuwe Utrechtse School, YAT, Utrecht Young Academy, MuseumofFailure, Descartes Centre, GKG Impact Grant, and NWO OS Fund. Your support is always appreciated.

Have you read the recent Editorial in Nature regarding disinformation about acetaminophen by American political or “public health” figures? Read more here: nature.com/articles/d4158…

Hoe kan de VVD ooit samenwerken met een partij die haar lijsttrekker van genocide beschuldigt?

Bart Drenth Trouwens, hoe kan Groenlinks-PvdA ooit samenwerken met een partij die "Antifa" tot terroristische organisatie heeft benoemd?

Why is an intelligent economist unable to understand opportunity cost? If I value a day at home with my family at over £400, and don’t desperately need the cash, I might not want to take on an extra £1,000 task for just £400.

Laura Ingraham So the president wants to tax us and redistribute that money based on a central planned subsidy program. Ummm, that's fucking socialism.