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Joel Chan @joelchan86.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

LOVE this question: "...why should...“non-credit-producing activities” [like lucid motivating explanations or mathematical education] follow a [highly prestigious award for mathematical contribution like the] Fields Medal, and not contribute to it?"

Quote from Bill Thurston describing "non-credit-producing activities" he values just as much as proving theorems:

I have put a lot of effort into non-credit-producing activities that I value just as I value proving theorems: mathematical politics, revision of my notes into a book with a high standard of communication, exploration of computing in mathematics, mathematical education, development of new forms for communication of mathematics through the Geometry Center (such as our first experiment, the “Not Knot” video), directing MSRI, etc.

And accompanying question from Grant Sanderson:

Again, why should these “non-credit-producing activities” follow a Fields Medal, and not contribute to it?

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Joel Chan @joelchan86.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Insightful keynote from Arfon Smith at RSE: semble.so/url?id=https... h/t LinkedIn :) This bit made me jump up and cheer, a phrasing of a powerful idea worth holding onto tightly: **We must avoid scientific trust becoming a subscription product**

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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I'd vote for the future where there's the option of a box that pops up when lazy nonsense appears and says "this looks like AI slop. Would you like me to find a piece written by a thoughtful human on this topic - something that's valued by other humans and is actually worth reading?"

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Melinda Baldwin @mbaldwin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

"In Referees We Trust" will be open access and available October 13 -- but for those who prefer physical books, Barnes and Noble is running its preorder deal again! Members can get 25% off all preorders with code PREORDER25 through September 11. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/in-referee...

A graphic with white text on a green background, advertising a forthcoming book. Image text reads: "In Referees We Trust? How Peer Review Became a Mark of Scientific Legitimacy, by Melinda Baldwin." The book cover appears at the right of the image.

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Matt Makel @mattmakel.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Rakow’s new paper found that “around 90% of articles that discuss replication and over 80% of articles with author-identified replications are missed by searching databases for replicat* because databases hold few details per article”. 8/

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Ben Hanowell @hanowell.me · 29/08/2026

Like @devezer.bsky.social says, science is a social process. Which is both beautiful and also… not so beautiful.

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Joel Chan @joelchan86.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

One of my favorite features on the Lea app: collating discussions of papers! Beautiful companion to @semble.so for social sensemaking of science. Check it out! bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5wm25vgenh…

screenshot of discussions UI on the Lea app that collates Bluesky posts and threads that mention a research paper URL

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Lisa DeBruine @debruine.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

The following R script downloads your public projects from the OSF. Set the variable "me" to your OSF user ID, which you can find at osf.io/profile after logging in.

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𝕮 @chrisshank.com · 12/08/2026

This is also why I think projects built on atproto shouldn't call themselves platforms. If we're serious about stopping the exploitative and hostile nature of digital platforms, it's about redefining the nature of a the producer-consumer relationship that has taken hold... we are building services.

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Eugene Vinitsky 🍒 @eugenevinitsky.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

For the past six months @mariaa.bsky.social and I have been working on creating an improved research experience on atproto. It's now live! Check out: lea.ac

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Lea: research-oriented social media

Introducing a beta-version of our new research-focused social media platform

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Discourse Graphs @discoursegraphs.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

We're happy to announce that the Discourse Graphs plugin is now public on @obsidian.md's community plugin browser 🎉 To install, go to the Obsidian community page, community.obsidian.md/plugins/disc..., or open the community plugins browser from within Obsidian and add it from there.

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Cat Hicks @grimalkina.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I found the "OMG AI ISN'T SEARCH WE LOSE SOMETHING INEXPRESSIBLE ABOUT THE HUMAN SPIRIT IF WE'RE NOT USING THE SPECIFIC GOOGLE DOT COM I MADE MY FANCY TECH CAREER ON DON'T LOOK TOO CLOSELY YOU'LL REALIZE IT WAS ADS THE WHOLE TIME" stuff really annoying on here the other day so here is a comparison

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Joel Chan @joelchan86.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I’m curious if any #scienceofscience folks have seen estimates of the rate/level/pathways of diffusion of methods research into methods practice! (Secretly also wondering if modular research could improve diffusion)

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𝕮 @chrisshank.com · 13/07/2026

The Atmosphere needs more drawbridges. - Meet folks where they are, don't make them migrate - Augment their environments in useful ways - Make it easy to make them publish to the Atmosphere.

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𝕮 @chrisshank.com · 13/07/2026

Just released an early preview of Zemble, a @zotero.org plugin for @semble.so! - Augment you Zotero library with all of the activity happening on Semble/Atmosphere. - Easily save and view items in Zotero on Semble. - Publish Zotero collections as Semble collections.

Screenshot of a Zotero library with "Added By", "Collections", and "Connections" columns populated from Semble.

Screenshot of a Zotero library with options to save and open items in Semble.

A screenshot of a Zotero library showing the option to save Zotero collections to Semble.

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ATProto Science @atproto.science · 13/07/2026

Check out this exciting workshop at @acm-cscw.bsky.social in October! Calling #ATScience builders and researchers to participate and share your work - lots of synergies with what we're doing here ✨

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Joel Chan @joelchan86.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Friends! I'm bad at advertising but better late than never! I'm co-organizing a workshop at #CSCW2026 exploring the future of infrastructure, in conversation with its deep roots in CSCW scholarship. Please join us! cscw2026-infrastructure-workshop.github.io My short pitch below 👇

cscw2026-infrastructure-workshop.github.io

Home — Infrastructure and Collaborative Ecologies@CSCW'26

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

We're looking for a CV/ML Engineer to help us improve the machine learning systems that power iNaturalist's species identification and geographic range modeling. If you're excited to help build tools that help millions of people engage with nature, we'd love to hear from you! Apply: buff.ly/YZqaW6c

Image of flowers with text overlaid saying: "iNaturalist: We're hiring! Computer vision/machine learning engineer. Full time, remote in the United States."

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Richard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Happy 4th! Just remember what we fought for: the right to choose our own system of weights and measures. youtu.be/JYqfVE-fykk?...

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Washington's Dream - SNL

YouTube video by Saturday Night Live

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Richard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

"a universal approach to quality assurance of research is no longer appropriate...we propose a layered approach...mov[ing] away from the norm all research must be peer-reviewed [to] a combination of trust markers, peer engagement, and evidence synthesis" researchonresearch.org/the-future-o...

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The Future of Peer Review

A major new RoRI report reveals that peer review is at a breaking point and outlines an ambitious blueprint for system-wide reform

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LR @lr.duangle.com · 02/07/2026

human made bugs tho 🤌

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Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

The paperback of “Invisible Rulers: The Ppl Who Turn Lies Into Reality” comes out in 1 mo. It has the story of the machine that went after us in a new epilogue.(Invisiblerulers.com) Media folks, pls cover this loss for AFL. I’m very happy to talk ab it. The public needs to understand these attacks.

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Jessica Hullman @jessicahullman.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Fascinating talk on the history of peer review from Melinda Baldwin at @icssi.org, with some parallels to current crises. Also I hadn't realized peer review was such an American thing.

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Tristan A.F. Long @thelonglab.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

My contribution to the ongoing "1%" science discourse is this picture you can send to your favourite preprint author(s) after reading their papers to tell them you liked their work! #SciArt #PawReview

Cartoon of a red panda (Ailurus fulgens) looking forwards with a paw raised. Around the panda is written "THIS PREPRINT IS 100% PAWESOME!"

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Joel Chan @joelchan86.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

+1 and also petition for the bsky team to sponsor or contribute to @spacecowboy17.bsky.social !

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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I know it seems like a heretical idea, but one way to figure out if a preprint is really interesting (to you) is... to read the preprint. Then, in the spirit of sharing, send a note to authors: a simple kudos or a more detailed question. I do this a dozen times a year. It's awesome. Try it.

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lynn @chordbug.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

fixed your headline

A hit song on the Billboard 100 charts is termed *$k$-good* if it is _ever_ in a weekly top-$k$, and *$k$-immediate* if it _debuts_ in the top-$k$.

An artist is *$(n,k)$-Olivian* if their $n$ first $k$-good hits are all also $k$-immediate.

*Headline 1.* Olivia Rodrigo is the first $(10,10)$-Olivian woman.

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Cat Hicks @grimalkina.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

It's finally PREORDER DAY for The Psychology of Software Teams!!!!! Which means you are just a few clicks away from your own personal guidebook to being more human in tech 🥰 www.drcathicks.com#book

drcathicks.com

Dr. Cat Hicks

Leading the science of software success

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Melinda Baldwin @mbaldwin.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

My book is coming out in October and will be available open access! However, for those who prefer physical copies, Barnes & Noble is currently running a preorder sale for members. Use code PREORDER25 to get 25% off the paperback! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/in-referee...

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In Referees We Trust?: How Peer Review Became a Mark of Scientific Legitimacy

Barnes & Noble’s online bookstore for books, NOOK ebooks & magazines. Shop music, movies, toys & games, too. Receive free shipping with your Barnes & Noble Membership.

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Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Happy Father's Dad! www.smbc-comics.com/comic/number...

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Gilad Feldman @giladfeldman.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

⚡ Metaventory: building better science ⚡ Had many discussions about the need for mapping out all that's meta-science: people, tools, events, jobs, simulations, etc. in one place. Metaventory aims to help connect those interested in meta-science & improving science. metaventory.vercel.app

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Joel Chan @joelchan86.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Thinking abt verifiable manifests to this effect (for correctness - eg metacheck, refine.ink) + traceable machine readable signals of significance/quality over time as a new equilibrium replacement for one-stop pre-pub review in science. Better/worse than status quo?

refine.ink

Refine - AI-Powered Research Assistant

Refine helps researchers analyze papers, collaborate with teams, and streamline their research workflow with AI-powered tools.

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Joel Chan @joelchan86.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

yay my #atmosphereconf shirt finally arrived! channeling this energy into the summer!!

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Joel Chan @joelchan86.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

This was a blast! Some nuggets: 0: Preprints are amazing 1: Let's build infra that empowers rich interactions with *constellations* of scientific objects 2: Narratives are great + meaning-bearing, let's keep them alongside structured semantics 3: AI motivates + could greatly enable (1) + (2)

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Joel Chan @joelchan86.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Just pushed a bunch of cards to my @semble.so collection via the API from my bookmarks! thank you opus and thank you @cosmik.network team for the API! tab sanity 🤝 contributing to the knowledge commons 🎉

screenshot of a code editor - on the left is code for interfacing with the Semble API; on the right is a list of links in a .tsv file to be uploaded to Semble

a screenshot of items in a Semble collection

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Richard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Frontiers In Research webinar on changes in science communication, the role of social media, and new infrastructure/tools - tomorrow (7/18) at 2 pm ET Looking forward to chatting with @ronentk.me & @joelchan86.bsky.social luma.com/7l18yyg4

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Frontiers In Research: Open Science · Zoom · Luma

Catalyze (catalyzernd.com), the ultimate platform for discovering and funding scientific research, will be talking to leaders in the Open Science movement…

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Romina Mahinpei @rmahinpei.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Are you a Bluesky user or developer? Princeton's HCI group is conducting an IRB-approved interview study on perspectives about generative AI (genAI) in decentralized social media. Participation includes: • 45–60 min Zoom interview • $30 USD digital gift card Signup: forms.gle/EDmcLnjbamtb...

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Last and least, FWIW, my current AI policy for students. Subject to revision. Recommendations welcome.

Artificial Intelligence and Creative Writing: A Policy of Sorts
This is a course for those interested in writing not as means to an end but as an end in itself.
Recently a friend and I read a cover story in New York magazine titled, “Everyone is Cheating Their
Way Through College,” by James D. Walsh. My friend has also taught writing. He likes to tell his
students, “If you want to be a writer, put on a cool hat and go sit in a bar with cheap beer. If you want to
write, write.”
I didn’t think AI would be a temptation for writing students. “Everyone is Cheating Their Way
Through College” persuaded me that for many it’s not a temptation but a condition. You sleep in a bed,
you wear clothes, you don’t scream at teachers. Just the way it is. Maybe AI is becoming that, too, part
of “just the way it is.” Maybe it is that already.
My mind raced through ideas about how to “beat” AI. The article dismantled each one of them.
Then I thought, “That’s not my job.” I’m a writer and a teacher. I’m not a cop. If you want to work with
me on writing, we can do that. If you want to cheat, you have the ability to do that, too, and the truth is,
I probably can’t stop you. Per Dartmouth’s policy: “Students may not use GenAI tools for submitted
coursework unless expressly permitted.” I do not permit it. That’s my part. Now, about yours.
I’m interested in working with students for whom writing feels, somehow, good, even if
sometimes it’s painful. Who seek that feeling anyway. A feeling of being, of alertness. Of purpose; of
intention. Of practice.
This is a course for those who are interested in using writing to experience some variation of
this feeling. Sometimes it comes in a moment of clarity, sometimes in the making of a lyrical
juxtaposition. There are so many more emotional, intellectual, and spiritual possibilities that arise from
the act of shaping language. I live off the aftermath of that act—the recognitions, financial and
otherwise, I earn from the results—but there is no payche…

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Joel Chan @joelchan86.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Analysis of OECD data showed that the number of researchers (and published research outputs) has been growing while the number of scientific journalists who can translate this to the public is simultaneously dropping at similar rates #evd

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Joel Chan @joelchan86.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

ATMosphere really showcasing the better futures we can enable with open, interoperable, modular networks! #MIRA

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Richard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Excited to launch the first openRxiv labs experiment: an interactive reading experience powered by @curvenote.com - this will evolve but you can get a taster of what's to come from the dynamic references & figure call-outs, in-line abbreviation expansions, etc. 1/2 reader.openrxivlabs.org

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Semble @semble.so · 09/06/2026

Today, we are launching the Semble API 🥳 🚀 Here's how to use it 👇️

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Rude1 Haunted Badness. ⁂ @rude1.blacksky.team · 07/06/2026

Many builders in the Open Social Web are discouraged by the lack of funding in the ecosystem, slow pace of feature development (e.g. private accounts), and “low” adoption relative to incumbents like Meta. In my keynote I emphasized multi-generational struggle & movement building. People who faced…

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Joel Chan @joelchan86.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

idk why i haven't really tried @semble.so bookmarklets on web and ios until now. so much fun! already saved and discovered a bunch of cool stuff in just a ~day of using them. major friction for capture removed.

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Sam Clemente @samclemente.me · 06/06/2026

thesocialwire.app is currently available in alpha with support for standard.site and Skyreader feeds We’ve got a custom integration with my other app latr.link for read later

thesocialwire.app

The Social Wire

A reader for the standard.site publishing ecosystem

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