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Tim Morris @timpmorris.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

We’re at the end of #MSMR2026 which has been superb. It’s a ‘first’ such symposium and my main criticism is the talks have been too engaging, making it difficult to plan a mental switch off. See what you missed out on here crsuzh.pages.uzh.ch/msmr/program/

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index – MSMR 2026

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Alfredo Sánchez-Tójar @asanchez-tojar.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

In many fields, pilot studies are critical for methods & tool development & refinement, yet are often overlooked & rarely reported Any ecologists & evolutionary biologists with a special interest and experience in piloting in ecology & evolution: suggested reading, previous research, etc...?

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Lisa Spitzer @lspitzer.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Just participated in @mbneff.bsky.social and @agataboch.bsky.social's hackathon on reporting strategies for piloting studies. Really cool & important project! Here's their website: pilotreportingtf.github.io #SIPS2026 @improvingpsych.org

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Pilot Reporting Task Force

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Mary Beth Neff ("Mary-Beth") @mbneff.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Critically lacking in the telling-people-about-things-I'm-doing area but @agataboch.bsky.social and I just finished presenting our work on piloting at #SIPS2026 online!

SIPS2026 online program screenshot showing two sessions: (1) Lightening talk on 'Pilot reporting in psychology: Preliminary findings from an assessment of recent articles in psychology journals' and (2) Unconference on 'How to create an accessible guide to piloting practices in psychology?'

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Tom Hardwicke @tomhardwicke.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Level B/C (Lecturer/Senior Lecturer) continuing position, open area, available at our School of Psychology at the University of Sydney 🐨 usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/USYD_E...

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Senior Lecturer/Lecturer in Psychology

1 full-time continuing position available, located on the Camperdown Campus at the School of Psychology Opportunity to contribute to research and teaching in a world leading Psychology department Base...

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Sue Fletcher-Watson @suereviews.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

“there is absolutely no reason to deny people the social and political advantages of collective identity based on a narrow interpretation of what constitutes scientific validity” From my recent blog - relevant to invited panel on “many autisms” at #INSAR2026 medium.com/@suefletcher...

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The political role of the autism spectrum: a response to Uta Frith

The political role of the autism spectrum: a response to Uta Frith Last month, esteemed Professor emerita of Cognitive Development, Dame Uta Frith gave an interview to the Times Educational …

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Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) @improvingpsych.org · 13/04/2026

Join us for a discussion during #SIPS2026 Online! Among the topics of #SIPS2026 unconferences and a roundtable, there is something of interest for everyone. Don't take our word for it! Check out the full schedule (buff.ly/QzZenNN ) or the abbreviated list below 👇 #PsychSciSky

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SIPS 2026 – Online May 6-7 || DC June 8-10, 2026

Browse the SIPS 2026 online and in-person programs!

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Being disabled is not a moral failing. It’s not something you can try harder your way out of. Healthy lifestyle and “wellness” won’t stop it from happening. It’s a minority group you can join at any time. We aren’t less than. We aren’t expendable. We aren’t to blame.

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PsyArXivBot @psyarxivbot.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

What Pilot Studies Can (and Cannot) Do for Validity in Psychological Research: osf.io/t968e

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Priya Silverstein @priyasilverstein.com · 16/02/2026

Check out our preprint: "What Pilot Studies Can (and Cannot) Do for Validity in Psychological Research" Great job @yashvin.bsky.social and @mbneff.bsky.social for leading! doi.org/10.31234/osf...

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Karl Jacoby @karl-jacoby.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

When I worked at Brown, it was an open secret: many more women applied than men, so to keep a rough gender parity in the student body, men got a big boost in admissions. Trump's attacks on DEI may hurt men in college admissions. hechingerreport.org/an-unexpecte...

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Trump’s attacks on DEI may hurt men in college admission

A government order that colleges disclose details about their applicants suggests that advantages by gender may face the same heightened scrutiny as purported racial preferences. That threatens to acc...

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Huw Swanborough @huwroscience.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Twas frymblal and the autism, Did remech & runction in the wabe. All mimsy where the fexcectorn, And the bicylce outgrabe.

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SocArXiv @socarxiv.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

In light of record submission rates and a large volume of AI-generated slop, SocArXiv recently implemented a policy requiring ORCIDs linked in the OSF profile of submitting authors, and narrowing our focus to social science subjects. Today we are taking two more steps: /1

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samuel mehr @mehr.nz · 17/11/2025

periodic reminder of the existence of Atkinson Hyperlegible, a free font available from the Braille Institute designed to improve readability for people with low vision I use it in talks because it's pretty and also because, as an audience member, I am perpetually squinting at people's slides

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Atkinson Hyperlegible Font - Braille Institute

Read easier with Atkinson Hyperlegible Font, crafted for low-vision readers. Download for free and enjoy clear letters and numbers on your computer!

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Hakeem Jefferson @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

A Nazi Tattoo Exposes Democrats’ Greatest Weakness www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o... @tressiemcphd.bsky.social is unmatched. Read her latest piece—and everything else she writes.

A screenshot of a block of text with a black background and white serif font. The text reads:

“I don’t particularly care about the symbols people use to signal their membership in a group. Maybe you do need a terrifying tattoo to be a real Marine. And maybe sometimes that terrifying tattoo might resemble Nazi iconography. If you are willing to accept that from a distance, as many Democrats say they are, a person may not be able to tell the real symbol of hate from its doppelgänger, that is for you to live with.

But, I do care about the political trade-offs we will ask people to make in the name of pragmatism. If the Democratic future requires us to exchange our discomfort with casual Nazism to advance a political agenda, I am not interested. Maybe other voters are — some polling suggests that young voters still support Platner. And maybe Platner will find a way to redeem himself. No one owes him that chance, but there is still a way forward. It’s called doing the work.

But don’t tell me that excusing that tattoo is good politics. It is the exact same politics that the right is selling, in a different outfit.”

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Bjørn Sætrevik @satrevik.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2025

In an hour and a half (12:30 UTC / 14:30 CET) I'll give a lightning talk at the online BTS conference about the tool we are putting together for standardizing hypotheses. Free registration: bigteamscienceconference.github.io Tool: tinyurl.com/hypothesizer Slides […]

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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Maybe this is an unpopular opinion, but I think we should be blasting these data from the rooftops. Because of the environment of information, people think huge swaths of the populace are anti-vax and that’s simply not true. Pointing out how much they are in the minority is KEY!

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Julia Bottesini @juliabottesini.com · 03/09/2025

Important updates to the PsyArXiv policies! If you're a #PsyArXiv user, these are worth taking the time to read. #PsychSciSky

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Hannah Lönneker @hloenneker.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

As part of the Pilot Reporting Task Force, founded at @improvingpsych.org conference 2023, I would like to share a preprint with you: osf.io/preprints/ps.... We are looking for feedback on our perspective piece, promoting more transparency in the reporting of piloting in psychological science. 1/4

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Mary Beth Neff ("Mary-Beth") @mbneff.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

For those interested, here's our full preprint on the call for more transparent pilot study reporting: osf.io/preprints/ps... @ihandleyminer.bsky.social #OpenScience #PilotStudies

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Mary Beth Neff ("Mary-Beth") @mbneff.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

"Don't seat the baby near the door" 👶 Thanks to @infantstudies.bsky.social for the chance to discuss our task force work on making pilot study insights more transparent to improve psyc science! @agataboch.bsky.social #OpenScience #DevPsySky #PilotStudies #PsychScience #Transparency

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Big Team Science Conference @btscon.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

REMINDER: abstracts for the 2025 Big Team Science Conference are due in one week (July 31)! Any and all work related to large collaborative science is welcome! bigteamscienceconference.github.io/submissions/

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submissions

>>> Submit your abstract here! Submissions for all session types are now open! * *Panels, hackathons, and symposia:* maximum 500 words * *Talks, lightning talks, and unconferences:* maximum 250 words ...

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PCI Psychology @psych.peercommunityin.org · 16/07/2025

PCI Psychology is open for submissions! Did you know that you can easily submit your recommended preprint to 20+ PCI Psych friendly journals? See all friendly journals here: psych.peercommunityin.org/about/pci_fr... #PsychSciSky #SciPub

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Fate of PCI recommended preprint

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Sue Fletcher-Watson @suereviews.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Also, this badly threatens neurodivergent liberation. Doubtless not the intent of these specific authors but this whole line of enquiry amounts to divide & conquer Make autistic activists separate from those with co-occuring learning disability so that they cannot advocate for them.

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Anna Alexandrova @annaalexandrova.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Two permanent Lecturer posts at Birkbeck (equivalent of Assistant Professor). Area of specialisation is open but with teaching needs in ethics & phil of AI, ethics and poli phil, ancient, gender, continental, engaged. Closing date August 28th, start in Jan 2026 'a significant advantage' #philsky

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Lecturer in Philosophy (2216) - Birkbeck, University of London

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 16/07/2025

1. Kevin Gross and I just posted a new science-of-science preprint. This one explores the looming peer review crisis. As many of you know, it's becoming significantly more difficult for journal editors to find scholars willing to serve as peer reviewers for submitted manuscripts.

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Will anyone review this paper? Screening, sorting, and the feedback cycles that imperil peer review

Scholarly publishing relies on peer review to identify the best science. Yet finding willing and qualified reviewers to evaluate manuscripts has become an increasingly challenging task, possibly even ...

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samuel mehr @mehr.nz · 14/07/2025

the Department of Psychology at the University of Otago is hiring SIX faculty. open area Otago is the second-largest research university in New Zealand, and, among other nice things, is located near some of the best wineries on the planet www.seek.co.nz/job/85709111

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Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor/Professor - Psychology Job in North Dunedin, Otago - SEEK

The University of Otago’s Department of Psychology is a highly ranked, internationally respected hub of research and teaching excellence.

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Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) @improvingpsych.org · 07/07/2025

📣 Call for Proposals: SIPS-PCI Registered Report Funding Partnership! The Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science and Peer Community In Registered Reports @pci-regreports.bsky.social invite researchers from all areas of psychology to submit empirical research projects for consideration.

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Mary Beth Neff ("Mary-Beth") @mbneff.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Very glad this paper is published, especially in an open science forward journal! This one means a lot as it triggered so.much.beef. Was often told that I didn't know what I was doing/wasn't going to work - turns out I was right 😜 TL;DR: trust your instincts + rethink using literal competitors

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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Science minister Patrick Vallance has warned that “curiosity-driven” research is one of the “easiest” areas for governments to cut, but stressed it must be “protected and grown” alongside improving the UK’s applied research base #Metascience2025 www.timeshighereducation.com/news/basic-r...

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Basic research funding ‘must be protected and grown’ - Vallance

Funding for curiosity-driven research ‘easiest area’ for governments to cut, warns science minister

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Phillip Ayoub @payoub.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Absolutely incredible turnout for Budapest Pride! So proud of all the organizers, including some old friends, who estimate hundreds of thousands— major embarrassment to Orban

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Ekaterina (Katja) Pronizius @epronizius.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Thank you so much for an incredible closing panel discussion. It was an honor to moderate it. @lspitzer.bsky.social @leesplez.bsky.social @martonkovacs.bsky.social @agataboch.bsky.social A. Sarafoglou One Q. we discussed: How can ECRs contribute to protecting academic freedom? Thoughts? #SIPS2025

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Mary Beth Neff ("Mary-Beth") @mbneff.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Always down for more analog conference sessions. Thanks to all our hackathon attendees for a super productive session - - looking forward to more testing of our pilot reporting templates! #SIPS2025

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Lisa Spitzer @lspitzer.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

#SIPS2025 is officially opened by @priyasilverstein.com in a truly impressive location. ✨ @improvingpsych.org #OpenScience

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Protzko @protzko.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Random subset of Construal Level Theory studies show a 5% replication rate. From @donandrewmoore.bsky.social Presented AT #SIPS2025

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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 02/06/2025

Planning to apply for #research #funding from the ERC? From the next application rounds, expect changes to the: • proposal structure • evaluation process • extra funding you can request • eligibility for Starting & Consolidator #Grants (from 2027) More 👇 europa.eu/!RPHWvv

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Changes to the 2026 and 2027 Work Programmes

With the launch of the competitions for grants under ERC Work Programme 2026 in July of this year, several changes to the submission of applications and the evaluation of proposals will apply. The mai...

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Steve Most @sbmost.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Cognitive psych is often traced back to the 1950s. Psychology is often traced to Wundt's lab in 1879. Textbooks speak of "proto-psychologists" like Fechner & Helmholtz in the 1800s... Westerners all. Have you heard about Ibn al-Haytham, whose work predated them by 100s of years? 1/4

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Neil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

😂 All of them are great, but this one made me actually laugh out loud: “Quantum physicists posit the existence of infinite universes, so it is entirely within reason that one or more such contained the timeline described by the president, and we look forward to seeing it.”

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Bluetorial-A dream and a bit of a nightmare Serving as Editor-in-Chief at Science was fascinating. I greatly enjoyed working with talented and committed editorial, news, graphics, and production staff. But the inside look into scientific publishing and AAAS was also deeply disillusioning.

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ALT: a cartoon says hey everybody an old man 's talking while bart simpson looks on

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Sue Fletcher-Watson @suereviews.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Very excited to share this 2year postdoc job, working on a co-produced model for autistic adults' social care Project led by & draws on work of the National Autistic Taskforce (especially Yo Dunn) with supporting cast of David Orr, @kathyleadbitter.bsky.social + me www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLI718/r...

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Research Fellow (Grade 7) 1.0FTE, fixed term for 24 months at University of Sussex

An academic position as a Research Fellow (Grade 7) 1.0FTE, fixed term for 24 months is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities...

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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 24/12/2023

Santa, underrated climate hero: 1. Spreads anti-coal message to impressionable young hearts and minds 2. Flies on 100% carrot-powered sleigh 3. Works from home 364 days of the year

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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

If universities want to retain female faculty they need to deal with the people who create hostile workplaces. That means actually dealing with sexual harassers, assholes, bullies, and every else who scores high on the dark triad. If not, you will lose your best people over and over again.

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todd gureckis @toddgureckis.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

i don't think you need to copy-paste per-se. i'm pretty sure chrome plugins exist that can automatically read the content of your page, send it off to a LLM and come back and type the answer in a way that wouldn't even appear like pasting e.g., axiom.ai/automate/for...

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Automate Form Filling without code | axiom.ai

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Tony Roberson @tonyjroberson.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

This short Qualtrics code chunk prevents open-ended survey questions from taking copy-pasted text. Huge in guarding against chatGPT/AI generated responses.

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