An Exercise in Exceptions

In this chat format, we gather regular authors and guests in Slack and have a moderated conversation, guided by prompts and questions selected in advance. Participants get to respond to each other's points, make comments, and ask each other questions in real-time. The transcript has been lightly edited. rabbitsnore (Timothy J. Luke) Welcome to another Exercise in Exceptions chat! This time, our topic is the conference we attended recently -- that is, the meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society (APLS) . In a previous chat, we’ve talked with Gabi Rico about her first conference experience at APLS . Today, we’re chatting with a fellow researcher about our impressions of the content of the conference. Will and I are joined today by our friend Natalie Gordon . Natalie, care to introduce yourself and say a little bit about what kind of work you do? Natalie Gordon Sure! Thank you for having me. I am a PhD student in psychology and law at John Jay ...

In this chat format, we gather regular authors and guests in Slack and have a moderated conversation, guided by prompts and questions selected in advance. Participants get to respond to each other's points, make comments, and ask each other questions in real-time. The transcript has been lightly edited. Will Crozier &#x1F419 Welcome to another Exercise in Exceptions chat! As you may have noticed from our latest post, Timothy and I recently attended the annual meeting for the American Psychology-Law Society - perhaps one of the best conferences to learn about what's new in the psych and law world. The two of us presented in a symposium on memory in criminal investigations. However, Timothy and I have been attending conferences for years. It's easy for us to forget what going to your first conference can be like. So today, we've invited Gabriela Rico, who attended APLS earlier this month, for the first time, in order to get your perspective on the ...

Conferences are like...geeky work-vacations Academics love attending conferences. Chances are you’ve had at least one college class cancelled so that your professor could run off to some exotic location. In fact, both Timothy and I spent the last week in Memphis, Tennessee (a location that is perhaps not exotic, but in the midst of a March nor’easter, was difficult to get to) for the American Psychology-Law Society (APLS) annual meeting – and have returned excited and full of new ideas. In this week’s post, we’re going to deviate a bit from the normal theme of psychology and law and address a more meta-science topic – that is, what’s a conference, and what’s so great about them?