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Antigone @antigoneinthebes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

People don’t realize how serious the situation is.

A graph showing number of Germanies over time. Losing one on October 3rd 1990 means by projection we are only decades before reaching -1 Germany in 2072

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Benjamin @benjaminschneider.ch · 01/10/2026

just came across this incredible picture of Terry Pratchett

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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Zero value created. Zero social benefit. Pure transfer of wealth, preying on the vulnerable. I don't understand how anyone involved sleeps at night.

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Veli-Matti Karhulahti @mkarhulahti.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Addictive personality as a concept is relatively useless now not least bc today ‘addiction’ has come to signify too many things from SUDs to behavioral problems & also subclinical intensive engagement

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Veli-Matti Karhulahti @mkarhulahti.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Didn't read yet but sounds like valuable work (curious how hypothesis/model generation based on qual findings fits there)

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Bart Penders @penders.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Back of the envelope calculations: 3600 years of research time went into the collective application process. The research will fund 3200 years of research. We are 400 research years poorer as a result of this. 1/2

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Veli-Matti Karhulahti @mkarhulahti.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Not too long ago applied for a couple of psych positions & was rejected bc didn't have formal psych degree (wasn't in requirements)-- last year applied one again, emailed to ensure a degree wasn't required and when not invited to interview they said they nonetheless "strongly prefer" psych degrees

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 13/04/2024

Let's talk about the bristlemouths, 13 species of bioluminescent deep-dwelling ocean fish in genus Cyclothone. There are a lot of them. Like, a lot. Specifically, our best guess is there are a million billion (1E15) bristlemouths on Earth. Making them the most populous vertebrate on the planet.

A xenomorph looking fish with dark slightly sparkly skin and an oversized lower jaw packed with sharp, needle-like teeth.

Photo from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.
https://twilightzone.whoi.edu/explore-the-otz/creature-features/elongated-bristlemouth/

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Veli-Matti Karhulahti @mkarhulahti.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

When anyone is hiring & getting 100-300 full applications they're totally failing the recruitment job-- one should either know what they want (= requirements that few meet) or cast a broader net but ask only 1 short doc for screening

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Alex Holcombe @alexh.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

For too long, researchers have donated their reviewer labor to large corporations whose interests don't align with scholarly values. They have done this partly because diamond open access journals have seemed marginal in some fields,

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Veli-Matti Karhulahti @mkarhulahti.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

If there's something positive in the ai/science discourse it has made more ppl reflect on why humanity keeps doing science beyond instrumental accounts-- for some, not only is the pursuit of knowledge inherently valuable but also defines collective curiosity & shapes our other values

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Veli-Matti Karhulahti @mkarhulahti.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Excellent summary & reminds me of what @togelius.bsky.social wrote some time ago (link in reply)

In many ways, I feel that the worries are not completely aligned with reality. Partly, that’s because I don’t think there is actually a consensus within the mathematics community about what our value to society actually is, or why we value the specific things we do. Is our goal to foster human understanding of mathematics or to discover new mathematical truths? Do we do mathematics because it’s beautiful and (for a twisted mind like my own) enjoyable, or because it’s useful? Is our value to society based on the actual theorems and techniques we produce, or on the fact that we are training the next generation to think critically, logically, and analytically? It’s all of the above, of course, but the problem – as I see it – is that for a long time we’ve used some of these things as proxies for others without thinking clearly through the distinctions. In the past, developing powerful new mathematical theories has been inextricably linked to the ability to “think like a mathematician” and train the next generation of students. Proving important new theorems, or applying sophisticated mathematical techniques to important problems, has been viewed as something that only a well-trained human mathematician could do. But now autonomous AI systems are capable of doing many of the same things – and in many cases both faster and better. This means that some of the skills we’ve previously treated as synonymous will have to be decoupled

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Brian Nosek @briannosek.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Incredibly important work surfacing the risks and needs for improving processes for responsible data sharing.

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Veli-Matti Karhulahti @mkarhulahti.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Finland also cancelled the planned law for banning social media for under 15 yesterday (but here due to disagreement on how to effectively implement it)

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Julian Togelius @togelius.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

@smbccomics.bsky.social makes relatable content again

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Veli-Matti Karhulahti @mkarhulahti.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Didn't read but the topic deserves frequent attention-- not surprising anymore that game companies can simply break & ignore consumer law but decision-making ppl should reflect on this seriously

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Veli-Matti Karhulahti @mkarhulahti.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Ten days ago we criticised psych science for having published just 1 qual paper & not expressing interest in qual work, now they explicitly welcome descriptive qual papers-- this is exactly the kind of action and progress needed! bsky.app/profile/mkar...

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Julian Togelius @togelius.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

A personal essay about how I’ve been feeling and thinking about this new technology that I’m contributing to and what it might to do to us all. togelius.blogspot.com/2026/08/losi...

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Losing my religion

In spring 2025 I had a crisis of faith. I thought about what the technology I'm helping to create might do to our future, and got scared. M...

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Veli-Matti Karhulahti @mkarhulahti.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

new short paper "High-Impact Psychology Journals Fail to Publish Qualitative Studies"-- there's been a lot of discussion about possible bias against qual work in psychology & related fields but limited evidence, so we took a closer look at what's out there 1/ swisspsychologyopen.com/articles/10....

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Veli-Matti Karhulahti @mkarhulahti.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

This needs frequent visibility, as many ppl still don't know-- also saying this from a place where I've both published & reviewed there in the past but it's 2026 now and winds have changed

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Veli-Matti Karhulahti @mkarhulahti.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Tässä sama ongelma kuin ERCn aiemmin ilmoittamassa muutoksessa, joka peruutettiin kun huomattiin ongelma: karenssi tulee pisteistä 1-4, jonka asettaa ilmeisesti edelleen paneeli (eli edustaja joka lukee hakemuksen)-- rangaistukset eivät tule ammattiarvion perusteella vaan panelistin mutu-tuntumalla

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Veli-Matti Karhulahti @mkarhulahti.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Those working in the UK: is it normal to collect data there without a privacy and research notification for consenting participants?

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Veli-Matti Karhulahti @mkarhulahti.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

The process has taken almost 3 years now & the paper remains published in NHB without an expression of concern-- the main design flaw we outline is retraction-size and so simple that it can be understood with primary school math, curious if/when Nature ever finds the time to correct the literature

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Veli-Matti Karhulahti @mkarhulahti.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

I sympathise with review pressures but cannot believe this is anywhere near an optimal solution: the ERC panel review is the weakest part of the process, based on short summaries & non-topic experts-- punishments will be given unfairly, not even based on the actual B2 applications

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Richard McElreath 🐈‍⬛ @rmcelreath.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

how I feel when open science initiatives choose to publish in Nature

Batman breaking a firearm and saying, "This is the journal of the enemy. We do not need it. We will not use it."

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Veli-Matti Karhulahti @mkarhulahti.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Finally here! i've got super high hopes for this new platform especially after earlier T&F experiences-- will keep submitting & others should too, all fingers cross for its success

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Veli-Matti Karhulahti @mkarhulahti.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

The @ec.europa.eu journal Open Research Europe has been a total mess every time we submit: undisclosed AI proofreading, AI reviewers & AI editors-- now a colleague getting a rejection without any information. Why @erc.europa.eu accepts this as paid service from F1000 (by Taylor & Francis)? 🧵

Thank you for your submission to Open Research Europe. We have carefully checked over your above referenced manuscript, entitled ... I regret to inform you that we will not be continuing with your manuscript as it does not meet the requirements of the journal. We appreciate your time and apologize that we could not be more positive this time. Kind regards,

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Julian Togelius @togelius.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Once again, a long post with strong opinions. It's probably twice as long as it should be, it's also repetitive and written in affect. And you probably disagree with my argument. So maybe you shouldn't read it. On the other hand, most things worth reading are written in affect.

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Veli-Matti Karhulahti @mkarhulahti.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

The nonprofit journal classification JUFO needs your input. Starting 2026, journals are ranked from "none" to Levels 1 and 2-- here you can directly influence scientific assessment. Leave positive notes for journals that deserve it, negative for crappy venues julkaisufoorumi.fi/en/news/prop...

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Propose changes to the level classifications of publication channels

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Veli-Matti Karhulahti @mkarhulahti.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Null results as such isn't the problem, sometimes null is surprising itself (something that should work *doesn't* after all)-- this is rather an epistemic problem where ppl feel the need to claim meaning for their work via binary significance rhetoric that's simple enough for the internet

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Veli-Matti Karhulahti @mkarhulahti.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

European Commission's formal analysis of TikTok has concluded today & finds it to represent 'addictive design' --great that someone is doing this work but would really appreciate some transparency in the process so that experts (like myself) could understand ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

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Veli-Matti Karhulahti @mkarhulahti.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

First post of the year, new paper out today: we present possibly the biggest case of systematic Measurement Schmeasurement in tech use. It seems that most studies on gaming (videogame) addiction/disorder haven't measured gaming after all. This research took years, so long 🧵 doi.org/10.1098/rsos...

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Confusion in gaming disorder measurement

Abstract. Measurement is important for the scientific programmes of addictive behaviours. In the present study, we investigated the measurement of gaming d

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Veli-Matti Karhulahti @mkarhulahti.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

This is my anecdotal exp of the world too, been thinking about the reasons often-- a) it takes time to find the thing you both love & have the talent for so starting a bit behind is logical, b) talent ≠ long-term performance, those with talent alone shine bright before slowly falling behind

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Veli-Matti Karhulahti @mkarhulahti.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

The important question that isn't talked about enough is that no one wants to define "important question"-- except prestige (mostly for-profit) journals

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Julia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 17/12/2025

You remember that Nature Aging paper about how multilingualism protects against accelerated aging? Well…

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Veli-Matti Karhulahti @mkarhulahti.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

One of the best experiences in academia is to be an editor for a difficult paper & against all odds find that 1 reviewer in the world who fully gets it, receiving brilliantly constructive review-- feels like having solved a puzzle, collective epiphany, knowing our mutual understanding makes progress

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Veli-Matti Karhulahti @mkarhulahti.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

"psychology, too, can in its own way proceed from the 'fire and water' level to a more advanced level of concepts" (Lewin 1951) 2026 starting soon: still on the fire and water level

It is however of greatest importance that psychology too can in its own way proceed from the fire and water level to a more advanced level of concepts For no part of psychology or its applications can progress beyond very definite limitations if it cannot reach the level where the psychological nature of an event is characterised by the conceptual construction which represents it CONCEPTUAL DIMENSIONS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSTRUCTS

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Veli-Matti Karhulahti @mkarhulahti.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Journal of Philosophical Logic (springer nature) editorial board resigned-- opened new diamond journal under the name Philosophical Logic www.openlibhums.org/media/press/...

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Julia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 10/12/2025

Great article about fertility in South Korea. That motherhood penalty 😳 worksinprogress.co/issue/two-is...

Graph comparing motherhood penalties in Sweden, the United States and south korea

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Veli-Matti Karhulahti @mkarhulahti.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Hands down the most genuine, reflexive, & sensible take on AI as far as my memory goes-- this is canon

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Veli-Matti Karhulahti @mkarhulahti.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Been thinking about the practical implications of the recent EU court of justice ruling where data are now defined by the recipient: even if the data is pseudonymous for you, it can be anonymous for *others* if they don't hold decryption key curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/...

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Mark J. Nelson @mm-jj-nn.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Feeling (unfortunately) good about my decision to say no this year to SPC'ing or reviewing for any big AI conferences. Lots being written about the (generally not great) review quality, but the other side is equally bad or worse. Torrent of low-quality submissions, aggressive bad-faith authors, etc.

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Veli-Matti Karhulahti @mkarhulahti.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Confused about the moral of this story

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Nick Huntington-Klein @nickchk.com · 04/12/2025

last night my daughter asked whether there were negative letters, like negative numbers. what a good fuckin question

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Veli-Matti Karhulahti @mkarhulahti.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

This is the most worrying part the current system and the #1 issue to be tackled with our remaining brain cells, what can be done to a) reduce shit, b) transform shit into more thoughtful work

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Veli-Matti Karhulahti @mkarhulahti.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Agree with many things in the talk & communicating this with detail is valuable work but picking a small thing that many repeatedly overlook imo: quality control does *not* equal prestige-- journal prestige is generated by a process of selection for impact

journal prestige can and should be earned

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Veli-Matti Karhulahti @mkarhulahti.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Thinking: to what extent AI slop etc publishing problems apply to humanities & qual studies? sure there's been some wild cases there too but intuition says it's better protected-- when the entire contribution is conveyed in language (not numbers), feels more difficult to deceive readers

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Veli-Matti Karhulahti @mkarhulahti.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

A decade ago when streaming became mainstream I predicted choose-your-own-adventure videos would turn into a hit genre-- was totally wrong, now doubling down for short-form CYOA magazine.weverse.io/article/view...

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Weverse Magazine - Everything K-POP and More! - 위버스 매거진

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