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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 20h

We received a variety of answers from P-hacking across research fields to image provenance. Of course AI was a topic of discussion as well as peer review and publishing. There are so many more topics to add and we hope you'll share some with us.

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 20h

What scientific rigor topic do you wish more researchers talked about? At C4R26, our annual conference dedicated to scientific rigor, we asked attendees to answer this question on The Rigor Wall. What would you add to The Rigor Wall?

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for C4R26! Throughout the conference, we learned together, shared ideas, and strengthened the scientific rigor community. We even had a few laughs along the way. Thank you for being a part of this community. We're already excited for what comes next!

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We're hiring a Senior Curriculum Developer to join the Community for Rigor (C4R)! The role includes everything from developing to revising curriculum to assessing educational content and teaching C4R materials in classrooms and at conferences. Interested? Apply today! buff.ly/Rh3bKpJ

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Senior Curriculum Developer - Community for Rigor - Kording Lab

University Overview The University of Pennsylvania, the largest private employer in Philadelphia, is a world-renowned leader in education, research, and innovation. This historic, Ivy League school…

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🔴 Live today from #C4R26! Join us online for today's livestreamed sessions: 🕤️ 9:45 | Adopting C4R Materials at Your Institutions | Elizabeth Sneddon 🕦️ 11:30 | Building Communities for Research Rigor: A Conversation with Dimitris Boufidis 📺️ Watch live: buff.ly/eqQp2KK #ScientificRigor

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🔴 Live today from #C4R26! 🕤️ 9:30 | C4R Innovation Showcase Session 📺️ Watch live: buff.ly/d0TFA4g 🕦️ 11:30 | Strengthening Rigor Through Open Research and Evaluation 📺️ Watch live: buff.ly/j76im1K 🕐️ 1:00 | Sample Size C4R Curriculum Lesson Demo 📺️ Watch live: buff.ly/Gp7zCfA #ScientificRigor

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🔴 C4R26 is live! Join us today from 4-5:30 pm ET as Dr. Simine Vazire presents: Can Science Correct Itself? Lessons from Psychology's Reproducibility Movement 📺️ Watch live: buff.ly/S2pGkxL #C4R26 #reproducibility #ScientificRigor

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Rigor starts with the decisions we make long before we see the results. Scientific rigor is built throughout the research process, from how to frame the question to how to analyze and visualize the data. Which early research decision do you think has the biggest downstream impact?

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This is an interactive discussion, we want to hear from you! Help us think through what would make C4R materials easier to teach, adapt, and use.

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

How do you make rigorous research a part of everyday scientific training? At C4R26, Adopting C4R Materials at Your Institutions will open a discussion on how we can best integrate our materials into your research communities. Join the conversation: 📅 September 30 🕘️ 9:45 AM ET 📍 Philadelphia

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This is a great take! Do you see the gap being in how we account for structural uncertainty or how we communicate it?

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

See you next week in Philadelphia! 🎉 In just a few days, researchers and educators from around the world will come together for three days focused entirely on scientific rigor. Which part of C4R26 are you most excited about?

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

We'll be asking this question at C4R26 as well. Follow along to hear the rigor takes our community is currently debating.

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

What's your rigor take? Do you have a strong opinion on a scientific rigor topic? Are there practices, or assumptions that you think deserve more debate?

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

To learn more about highlighted topics, see buff.ly/iUqJ4E2. Specific questions about the highlighted topic described above can be directed the Central Scientific Contact, the NINDS Office of Research Quality, at RigorChampions@nih.gov.

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Highlighted Topics | Grants & Funding

As the largest public funder of biomedical research in the world, NIH supports a variety of programs from grants and contracts to loan repayment. Learn about assistance programs, how to identify a…

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Are you interested in collaborating with C4R? NIH recently published a highlighted topic on “Enhancing Scientific Rigor, Transparency, and Replicability”. Ideas include: Incorporating rigor education into scientific conferences, workshops or training programs. please reach out: community@c4r.io.

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

What false claim about scientific rigor could stump even an experienced researcher? As C4R26, we'll be playing Um, Actually: Rigor Edition. Share yours below. We'll choose our favorites to test our contestants. 📅 September 30 at 9 AM ET 📍 Philadelphia 🎟️ FREE 🔗 buff.ly/msZtMpt

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This accuracy and precision widget is just one of the ideas we've been experimenting with as we look for new ways to teach scientific rigor in interactive ways. We hope you'll help us shape what's next at C4R26!

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

At the C4R Innovation Showcase, we'll share some of our instructional materials and activities we've been developing. And we want your input. Come see what we're building and help shape what comes next. 📅 September 29 at 9:30 AM ET 📍 Philadelphia 🎟️ C4R26 is free with RSVP 🔗 c4r.io/conference

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Come for the talks, workshops, games and discussion. Leave with practical skills, new ideas, and a growing community of researchers working to make science better together!

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

There's still time to register for C4R26! Keynote speaker Simine Vazire will explore what's psychology's reproducibility movement can teach us about building a research culture that rewards rigor, and transparency. 📅 September 28-30, 2026 📍 Philadelphia, PA 🎟️ Free with RSVP 🔗 buff.ly/0revg0B

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This highlighted topic solicits investigator-initiated applications on developing new tools and methods, changing scientific norms, and hosting scientific forums to promote more attention to rigor and transparency and adoption of these practices.

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

NIH recently published a highlighted topic on “Enhancing Scientific Rigor, Transparency, and Replicability”. There are many ways C4R materials could support a proposal. If you're interested in a collaboration with C4R, please reach out to us: community@c4r.io and let's start a conversation.

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Come for practical skills, thoughtful discussion and a community that cares about making science better. We hope to see you there!

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Registration for C4R26 is still free and open! The agenda is live 👀 3 talks 3 workshops 5 games 1 conference dedicated entirely to rigor! 📅 September 28-30 📍 Philadelphia, PA 🎟️ Free with RSVP 🔗 buff.ly/0revg0B

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

We hope you leave the discussion ready to create your own student-led community around scientific rigor. What do you want to know about starting a rigor community?

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Meet Dimitris, one of our C4R26 speakers! 👋 At C4R26, Dimitris Boufidis, will discuss his experience in creating and growing a student-led organization, from involvement to funding to sustaining a community. 🎟️ Free with RSVP 🔗 c4r.io/conference

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Rigor is more fun together! What better way to test your rigor prowess than with a little friendly competition at C4R26? This year, we’re going beyond talks and workshops with games designed to get people thinking, debating, laughing, and cheering each other on. Come ready to play!

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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

@thetransmitter.bsky.social’s summer reading list includes an autopsy of the Human Brain Project, an overview of the neuroscience of motherhood and a memoir of a pioneer in Huntington’s disease research. #neuroskyence By @franciscorr25.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/reviews/five...

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The Transmitter’s reading list for 2026

Our summer reading list includes books on the Human Brain Project, the neuroscience of motherhood and the career of a Huntington’s disease researcher.

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Rigor starts before results. A convincing result may look promising on the surface. It means a lot less if the study design has poor controls, bias, and isn't using meaningful outcome measures. What part of experimental design do you think most often gets overlooked?

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

How confident are you in the controls behind your experiments?

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Controls: Clarity, not coincidence 🧪 Find answers to: Implementing negative and positive controls Limiting bias Keeping controls rigorous Explore C4R's free Controls unit and strengthen your research decisions. #ExperimentalControls #ResearchMethods #AcademicResearch

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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

@thetransmitter.bsky.social is excited to feature the Theoretical Neuroscience Podcast! Hosted by @gauteeinevoll.bsky.social, each episode features in-depth conversations with scientists using theoretical and computational approaches to understanding the brain. #neuroskyence

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

How do you think more open approaches to peer evaluation can help address persistent threats to research integrity?

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

🎉 We are excited to welcome Katie Corker as a featured speaker at C4R26! 💬 "Strengthening Rigor Through Open Research and Evaluation" 📅 September 29, 11:30 am ET 📍 Philadelphia, PA 🎟️ Free with RSVP 🔗 link in bio #Preprints #OpenScience #Science

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

What do you wish you had learned earlier in your own research training?

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Behind the Scenes with C4R's Curriculum Team You see C4R's units. Now meet the rigorous team behind them. We asked our Curriculum Team to share their perspectives on teaching scientific rigor. Today, we hear from Anne Huntemer-Silveira. #PhDSky #ScienceEducation #GraduateEducation

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Simine is a professor in the Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences at the University of Melbourne. In 2025, Simine received the Einstein Foundation Individual Award for her work advancing rigor and transparency in psychological research

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Meet Simine Vazire 👋 We are bringing together leading voices in research rigor at C4R26. We are looking forward to hearing her perspective at C4R26. We hope you'll join us this fall to hear her perspective on rigor. RSVP @ c4r.io/conference #C4R26 #Metascience #ResearchTransparency

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

C4R26 will be held in Philadelphia from September 28-30. Bring your assumptions, your challenges and come prepared to discuss with other researchers that care about scientific rigor.

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

At C4R26 this year, we will feature a workshop on Sample Size: Strength in Numbers. Dig into why sample size matters. Learn how to estimate sample size for your next research project. C4R26 is coming quickly! 🎟️ Free with RSVP 🔗 c4r.io/conference #SampleSize #ResearchMethods #AcademicResearch

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

What does randomization look like in your research?

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

What is the goal of randomization? ⚖️ The goal isn't to create perfectly balanced groups. It isn't just generating a sequence that looks random to the eyes. 👀 🎲 Randomization is a method that helps protect an experiment from systematic biases. #ResearchMethods #AcademicSky

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

What makes you leave a conference thinking, "I'm glad I went?" 🛠️ A new skill? 💬 A good debate? 🤝 A new collaborator?

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Meet our C4R26 speakers 👋 🔬 @kordinglab.bsky.social 🧠 Simine Vazire 📚️ @katiecorker.bsky.social 🌎️ Dimitris Boufidis We hope you'll join us in Philadelphia! 📅 September 28-30, 2026 📍 Philadelphia, PA 🎟️ Free with RSVP 🔗 c4r.io/conference #C4R26 #AcademicResearch #ScienceCommunity

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

At C4R26 you will: 🤝 Grow your network 💭 Join thoughtful debates 🛠️ Build new practical skills 🙌 Get hands-on with rigor 🐦‍⬛ Find your community 📅 September 28-30, 2026 📍 Philadelphia, PA 🎟️ Free with registration 🔗 Register: c4r.io/conference #C4R26 #AcademicResearch #ScienceEducation

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