The replication crisis in sports science with Joe Warne, PhD | EP#468

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

Health, Swimming, Endurancesports, Run, Cycling, Health & Fitness, Fitness, Ironman, Swim, Bike, Sports, Running, Sportscience, Triathlon

4.9 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 16 August 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Joe Warne, PhD, is a researcher at the Technological University Dublin. Joe is a main driver behind the Sports Science Replication Centre, that aims to replicate studies in the field of sports science to critically evaluate the quality and validity of the research. Joe and his team recently published a large-scale study showing that only 28% of randomly selected studies could be replicated, which has led to great concerns regarding the quality and methodology in sports science, and could impact how we view and consume science.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Episode 4 468 of That Traathlon Show, the podcast presented by
0:27.6	Scientific Traathlon.com. My name is Michael Erickson, and today I'm to Dr. Joe Warren.
0:33.6	Today's topic is a bit of a different one, and it's maybe a little bit meta-scientific,
0:39.0	certainly compared to what we normally do, but I think it's a very important topic to cover
0:43.1	just because whether we are direct consumers of sports science or not, we are all indirectly
0:48.6	consuming sport science. So having an awareness of certain limitations, certain concerns with methodology of not all science, but some of it is important as well, regardless of if you're an athlete or a coach or just interested in sports in general.
1:05.5	So I hope that you enjoy this interview.
1:07.5	I think we try to focus mostly on practical implications and not getting
1:12.6	too technical and bogged down in details. Hopefully we did a decent job with that. But let me know
1:17.9	what you thought after. I really enjoyed the chat with Joe and I hope that you will too.
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2:10.4	or having to grab stuff from aid stations that you might not like or might not be familiar with.
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