Our Vision

Psicostat was born in 2016 from conversations between psychologists and statisticians, grounded in the idea that when the two talk more, both fields improve. Over time, this grew into a series of initiatives: seminars, workshops, winter schools, and a network of researchers who meet to ask questions, challenge their assumptions, and share what they are learning — even when still in progress.

Psicostat does not encourage showing off what you already know, but invites participants to share their open questions, to work without necessarily aiming for a fixed result. We appreciate tutorials, debates, and informal gatherings (ideally with wine). We talk a lot about statistical models and data analysis — not just to teach tools, but to foster an environment where people can think better.

We value uncertainty, humility, and failure. We believe that mistakes are not defeats but information; that self-correction should be celebrated (again, preferably with wine); and that saying “I don’t know” is not a weakness, but an acknowledgment of the vast unknown — a place we enjoy exploring. We believe that asking good questions is often more important than giving good answers. And that truth is not only about what is right, but also about discarding what is wrong, even if that leaves us with more open questions (which, again, we like).

And it’s not just statistics. It’s epistemology. It’s ethics. We advocate for a scientific community driven by curiosity, not certainty. We believe that better methods create not only better science, but also better scientists.

Psicostat aims to support researchers in becoming more aware of the choices they make, more critical in their reasoning, and more motivated to pursue transparency and openness — not as bureaucratic requirements, but as a genuine discipline of thought. We aim to foster connections across disciplines, backgrounds, and levels of expertise. Our goal is not just to produce knowledge, but to build a cultural project.