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Nate Breznau

@breznaunate.bsky.social
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Social science. Policy. Open science. Inequality. Meta science. Education. sites.google.com/site/nbreznau crowdid.hypotheses.org @diebonn.bsky.social

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Nate Breznau @breznaunate.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
According to a recent report by Ashley T Rubin: "Sociology, or the systematic study of society, is a vitally important field. However, the field has been compromised, to varying degrees, by the ongoing institutionalization (semi-permanent embedding).." cdn.vanderbilt.edu/vu-wpfsx/wp-...
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Nate Breznau @breznaunate.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
@maddipow.bsky.social this is fantastic work for the #openscience community helping bring important parts of its history(ies) to light journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Women as the First Open Scientists: Five Stories of the Neglected Contributions of Women in (Social) Science Reform History - Madeleine Pownall, 2026
Recent years have seen growing emphasis on “Open Science,” a movement to enhance research transparency, robustness, and accountability. Prompted by concerns ove...
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Nate Breznau @breznaunate.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. (@eji.org) calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...
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Jul. 15, 1954 | U.S. Government Stages Mass Deportations in the American Southwest
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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Nate Breznau @breznaunate.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
The path toward ethical science is paved with diamonds (bcds.ch/the-path-tow...). The @dfg.de agrees. www.dfg.de/de/grundlage... #openscience #openaccess #smashthepaywalls
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Die Zeit ist reif - Perspektiven zum wissenschaftsgeleiteten Publizieren | DFG
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Netzwerk Nachhaltige Wissenschaft @nnwiss.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Pointierte Zusammenfassung des DFG-Papiers zur Wissenschaftsfreiheit! Must read!
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Nate Breznau @breznaunate.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
As predicted in a talk by Cassidy R. Sugimoto at the Metascience 2025 Conference cassyni.com/events/DvsRY..., China has surpassed the U.S. in public investment in science. It is now the world's 'scientific superpower'. news.osu.edu/china-surpas... #metascience #china #antiscience #Trump
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Taking stock of the science of science
The seminar synthesizes contemporary perspectives on the science of science, emphasizing its evolution, current challenges, and future directions within global research systems. The analysis foregroun...
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Nate Breznau @breznaunate.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
"Copilot will begin working on your prompt in a draft pull request, and will request review from you when ready." What a world we are working in today. Is there a word that simultaneously expresses fear and excitement?
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Nate Breznau @breznaunate.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Go EU - we will have access to social media data by law #openscience soziologie.de/kalender/ter... 🧪
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Der Forschungszugang nach Digital Services Act (DSA)
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Nate Breznau @breznaunate.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Thanks @kauspurg.bsky.social for circulating this position statement on Sociology. It calls for keeping activism out.. this alienates "public sociology". But activism has generated an anti-sociology agenda. So what now? R&S welcomes 1k word responses. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
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Nate Breznau @breznaunate.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
osf.io/preprints/me... @mclem.org c'mon, let's consider all sides of the evidence. And you should allow me to comment on your feed. I've asked three times now.
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Nate Breznau @breznaunate.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Excited for my talk today at Cornell University on reproducibility in the soc & behavior sciences, results from SCORE w/ a focus on sociology. In case you can't make it, I made a pre-recorded video youtu.be/kMwOwZaYYtE @briannosek.bsky.social @weedenkim.bsky.social #openscience #reproducibility
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Investigating reproducibility of social & behavior sciences + implications 4 sociology. Cornell Talk
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Nate Breznau @breznaunate.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
As an initial analyst and later the data collection, analysis, Figure 6 producer and revision writing contributor, I am really proud to see this out. www.nature.com/articles/s41... (Open Access version: osf.io/preprints/me...) #openscience #replication #reproducibility @cos.io @die-bonn.de
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ORCID @orcid.org · 31/03/2026
We are delighted to celebrate our newest Global Participation Fund (GPF) recipients who are joining a growing roster of GPF awardees across the Global South dedicated to making research more visible, discoverable, and connected. 🌍 Read more on the blog: wp.me/pcE4o3-9Kf #ResearchSky
ORCID aims to bridge the gap in research infrastructure
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Nate Breznau @breznaunate.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Excited to be a Visiting Scholar at Cornell and study economy and society. Thanks Cristobal Young and the Sociology Dept. for hosting me! @cornelluniversity.bsky.social
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Lukas Röseler @aufdroeseler.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
>5h recordings and slides for most #LoveReplicationsWeek talks are now available on our updated website. Thank you so much everybody who contributed to this wonderful week, participated in the talks, and partnered-up with us. I think there should be a replication of this. forrt.org/LoveReplicat...
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Lukas Röseler @aufdroeseler.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Next up is @breznaunate.bsky.social with a guide to computational reproductions for teachers and students. "Truths come from testing and retesting."
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Nate Breznau @breznaunate.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
"The path toward ethical science is paved with diamonds" I discuss why diamond OA is ideal 4 ethical, sustainable & effective science. Requires both flipping existing journals & supporting new journals doi.org/10.71448/bcd... #openscience #smashthepaywalls #openaccess #diamondopenaccess
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The path toward ethical science is paved with diamonds - Bulletin of computer and Data Science
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Lukas Röseler @aufdroeseler.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
We have daily lunch talks by @susanne-adler.bsky.social, @lukaswallrich.bsky.social, @fialalenka.bsky.social, @danielnuest.bsky.social, further contributions by Cassie Short, @breznaunate.bsky.social, @mklingelhoeferj.bsky.social, and ...
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Nate Breznau @breznaunate.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
This was fun - being on a podcast podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/c... #openscience #metascience #publicscience
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Can Science Get Political?
Podcast Episode · The Last Show with David Cooper · 2026-01-30 · 11m
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Nate Breznau @breznaunate.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
www.nature.com/articles/d41... #wikipedia @wikipedia.org #openscience #citizenscience
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Wikipedia is needed now more than ever, 25 years on
The online encyclopedia is an antidote to an increasingly poisoned information ecosystem. Researchers should help to nourish it.
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Nate Breznau @breznaunate.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
If I publish less intentionally, those publishing more will crowd me out, maybe? www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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I’m going to halve my publication output. You should consider slow science, too
If we don’t slow down, the research enterprise is going to crash, argues Adrian Barnett.
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Nate Breznau @breznaunate.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Thanks @mclem.org for your feedback on our study. I cannot reply to your posts, nor message you directly. Is that intentional, or do I not fully understand how Bluesky works yet? I would like to engage in some scholarly exchange if you are interested.
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Nate Breznau @breznaunate.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Those who identify as Republican in the U.S. had declining trust in science since 2010. Recently those who identify as Moderate also show declining trust. Let's push for more rigorous, transparent and ethical scientific practices. #openscience #transparency #reproducibility osf.io/preprints/so...
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Nate Breznau @breznaunate.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
The Infographic and Video generation tools in #NotebookLM are pretty amazing. Not meant to be self-promotion, but just what came out from a recent paper I uploaded. A helpful tool to just get some fresh ideas, or possibly plan a poster. #GenAI
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Nate Breznau @breznaunate.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
For personal reasons, I do not support Elsevier (thecostofknowledge.com). It can be difficult to explain / say 'no' to colleagues seeking our support. Therefore, I created a template to respectfully decline: crowdid.hypotheses.org/1990. #openscience #smashthepaywalls
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Nate Breznau @breznaunate.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
I'm starting to believe that LinkedIn is the future of scientific social media
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Nate Breznau @breznaunate.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
RC20 Best Paper Award 2026: All RC20 members eligible. Papers should be comparative sociology, in English, and published in journal or chapter > 1 Jan 23. At least one author must b RC20 member. To submit, send to Fumiya Onaka, at fonaka@fc.jwu.ac.jp until 31 December 2025. @rc20isa.bsky.social
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Nate Breznau @breznaunate.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
I now add QR codes presentation slides for citations. It occurred to me I can embed a link in the QR code image, so users can access the URL by clicking too (rather than adding another link somewhere else on the slide). Winnie the Pooh would call this #afishinthesea
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Nate Breznau @breznaunate.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
If you miss 'Wordle' (the website that made word clouds before the daily puzzle game 'Wordle' was invented), you can use my app to generate them. nate-breznau.shinyapps.io/word-cloud/ It is a forked and tuned version of Antoine Soetewey's original app. github.com/nbreznau/wor...
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GitHub - nbreznau/word-cloud: Shiny app with an example of word cloud. See https://antoinesoetewey.shinyapps.io/word-cloud/
Shiny app with an example of word cloud. See https://antoinesoetewey.shinyapps.io/word-cloud/ - nbreznau/word-cloud
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Nate Breznau @breznaunate.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
I really get a kick out of using Gen AI sometimes. I'm preparing several talks for my six week Japan tour on topics of #openscience #theoriesasdata #metascience, and this came up in my preparations.
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Nate Breznau @breznaunate.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
ChatGPT - [outputs various large pictures of an historical figure I am researching] Me - "are those pictures in the public domain?" ChatGPT - "no. you should not use them" Me - "why do you get to use them?" ChatGPT - "they are the same as internet search result thumbnails" Me - facepalm
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Nate Breznau @breznaunate.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Using Gen AI to produce knowledge carries long-term risks because it can lead to 'model collapse' - where the data used to train new Gen AI systems is increasingly a product of AI rather than humans. Knowledge and practical functions of AI collapse because semantic meaning is no longer human-based.
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Nate Breznau @breznaunate.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
In Japan and want to learn about #openscience, #opendata, #datamanagementplan and The Japanese Social Stratification and Mobility Survey? Come out December 16th to the University of Tokyo @die-bonn.de @meta-rep.bsky.social
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Nate Breznau @breznaunate.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Are we really transparent? Are we really sharing every decision in our research workflow that influenced design and/or results? #openscience #reproducbility #questionableresearchpractices crowdid.hypotheses.org/1822 @openedition.bsky.social
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Open science. Back to basics
Are we really sharing all steps in our research? And are we making clear which steps we cannot share and why? There are always hidden steps that influence our research design and reporting. Ask yourse...
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Alexander Wuttke @kunkakom.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
The billions of research funds channeled into the pockets of Elsevier and other commercial publisher in return for very little actual value is one of academia's big inefficiencies that will eventually be replaced by more attractive Community-run alternatives
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BERD@NFDI @berd-nfdi.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Do you have data that sometimes drives you crazy - or a question you have never had the right space to ask? Here’s the right place to ask, share, and learn: 📅 Feb 26 (13:00–17:00) & Feb 27 (09:00–17:00) 📍 IAB, Nürnberg 💻 Bring your laptop & ideas 🆓 Register: eveeno.com/econ-data-wo...
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GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften @gesis.org · 13/11/2025
#jobs #stellenangebote #GESISjobs #CSS Work at GESIS and benefit from many advantages. youtu.be/YnPMagm0GWE Apply now for a job as #PostDoc / #SeniorResearcher in Computational Social Science (13 TV-L, working time 100 %, initially limited for 4 ys. with possible tenure) www.gesis.org/en/ins...
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Working at GESIS
Benefit from many advantages! We provide attractive workplaces in Cologne or Mannheim and offer you generous home office arrangements. We attach great importance to work-life balance and our employees benefit from our company health management program. Get more information: https://www.gesis.org/
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Nate Breznau @breznaunate.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Wanna do #openscience and get credit for it in your career? Try a #replication at @i4replication.bsky.social i4replication.org. You will contribute to better science, build your skills and get a CV item.
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Nate Breznau @breznaunate.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Dear potential authors. The purpose of #SocArXiv (like any preprint server) is to offer green open access and early dissemination of ongoing scientific work. It is not a place to hack citations or submit garbage that is unpublishable and/or AI written. @socarxiv.bsky.social #openscience
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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
In Paris to pick up a trophy today! Honoured that the European Academy of Sociology found my article with Carina Mood interesting enough that they gave it their Best Article Prize. I look forward to a day of presentations and discussions. And the article is here doi.org/10.1177/0003...
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Fumiya ONAKA @fumiyaonaka.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
【Reminder】Call for Papers (deadline: 31 December 2025) for RC20 & RC33 &RC56 Online Joint Conference (24– 28 August 2026). www.comparative-sociology.online/JC2026.htm mcn-www.jwu.ac.jp/~fonaka/JC20... #comparative #historical #sociology #methodology #women
Online RC20&RC33&RC56 Joint Conference  Call for Papers (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
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Kristian Bernt Karlson @kbkarlson.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
LAST CALL! #Sociology Professorships in Copenhagen, Denmark! We're hiring 2+ open-rank profs (Asst/Assoc/Full). Any area. Deadline: this Saturday, Nov 15! Join a leading European sociology department. Please repost! jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...
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Call for two or more open-rank academic positions in Sociology
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Nate Breznau @breznaunate.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
@meta-rep.bsky.social @cos.io #css #openscience
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Lisa DeBruine @debruine.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
The package formerly known as papercheck has changed its name to metacheck! We're checking more than just papers, with functions to assess OSF projects, github repos, and AsPredicted pre-registrations, with more being developed all the time. scienceverse.github.io/metacheck/
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Check Research Outputs for Best Practices
A modular, extendable system for automatically checking research outputs for best practices using text search, R code, and/or (optional) LLM queries.
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dehypotheses @dehypotheses.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
How did the movement against COVID-19 containment measures take shape? The newly released Telegram COVID-19 Protest Dataset provides a unique digital lens on this question. It documents 5.6 million public messages posted across 943 Telegram channels between 2020 and 2022. dprex.hypotheses.org...
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Nate Breznau @breznaunate.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
www.cos.io/blog/lifecyc... #openscience @cos.io
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Lifecycle Open Access
Open access publishing has transformed how we share and consume knowledge. By providing free, immediate, and unrestricted online access to scholarly research, open access has led to a shift in publish...
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Philip N Cohen @philipncohen.com · 02/11/2025
It's easy for some of you to just never use LLMs and just criticize people who do. I would like to be in that situation. But here I am, with my moderator volunteers, assessing hundreds of papers submitted to @socarxiv.bsky.social, trying to decide how to fairly judge whether to accept them. /1
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Nate Breznau @breznaunate.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Intersectionality in #literacy scores, #PIAAC (~2022) all countries. Foreign-born, non-native-speaking, males with children have lowest avg. Native-born, native-speaking, females w/out children highest avg.
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Nate Breznau @breznaunate.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
#theopensciencemovement We are the Rebel Alliance against dark science #openscience 🧪
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Nate Breznau @breznaunate.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
crowdid.hypotheses.org/1740 @openedition.bsky.social #politics #partisandivision #democracy
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Trump is my president. Let’s talk
In a democracy, the democratically elected president is the president. Citizens who reject this, promote an agenda against democracy itself. I am a U.S. citizen and therefore Trump is currently as of ...
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