iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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samuel mehr @mehr.nz · 12/10/2026

Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your CV? Scientist: I made it in TeX and can't figure out how to remove the gap but I also don't want to get yelled at if I post a question on stackexchange, so I have instead decided to appreciate the gap, which is still there

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Eugene Vinitsky 🍒 @eugenevinitsky.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

My support for bluesky/atproto is pretty much explicitly a "political" project. It is bad for a small number of (mostly right-wing) people to literally own all the sources of media. Open-source algorithms + the ability to move your account without negative network effects opposes this.

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Jamie Cummins @jamiecummins.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

My lukewarm take is that when people disagree about whether LLMs can do X (be it reasoning, creativity, etc), the substantive disagreement is really about what X means, rather than about LLMs themselves. Aka Wittgenstein was right

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

Pairs well with the timeless call for "distillers" to ensure we do not fall prey to research debt: distill.pub/2017/researc...

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Research Debt

Science is a human activity. When we fail to distill and explain research, we accumulate a kind of debt...

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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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Joel Chan @joelchan86.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I wonder if this (i.e., scholar-created and maintained, openly governed, computational open science infrastructure) will open pathways to more nimble evolution of the fitness landscape, which could itself be a defense against ossified gaming of the system (as in h-index, journal prestige, etc.)

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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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Joel Chan @joelchan86.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Alas, no! I recall our conversation fondly. I'd love to reconnect though! Will follow up in DM.

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Joel Chan @joelchan86.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Incubating a (funded?) research direction!

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Joel Chan @joelchan86.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Yes! Everyone should know about Public Lab and TREEKit! lizbarry.net Mea culpa for forgetting to add to the Semble Collection! (just added!)

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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

Let's think about the future of infrastructure studies and practice together! Applying to join is lightweight, and due in ~2 weeks (yes, I was late, sorry!) cscw2026-infrastructure-workshop.github.io/apply/

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— Infrastructure and Collaborative Ecologies@CSCW'26

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

This is co-organized with a dream team (Jim Herbsleb, Charlotte Lee, @irenepasquetto.bsky.social, Erin Robinson, @ronentk.me, and Anisa Tanweer)

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

Linking theory with design in this way is a major theme of the workshop: we hope builders will draw practical wisdom and inspiration from CSCW scholarship, and CSCW scholars will find fresh insights, empirical and design puzzles, and new research sites and partners, amongst builders.

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

I'm excited about this workshop as someone building, not just studying, infrastructure. CSCW insights into boundary objects, social dimensions of infrastructure, and the history of large technical systems have provided me with wise design principles for what/how (not) to build.

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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 👇

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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

oh whoops, the og skeet is calling for the same thing! signal-boosting i guess!

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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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