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Paul T. Harrell, Ph.D.

@paultharrell.bsky.social
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PhDin Psychology, Neurosci track. Postdocs in Epidemiology, Public Health, Behavioral Oncology. Published on e-cigarettes, youth substances, psychometrics, modeling. Opinions mine. Like/repost/following is for bookmarking, not endorsement.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
There is no NSF leadership. They were removed and never replaced.
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Takashi Akera Lab @takashiakeralab.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I want to thank my entire lab for organizing an amazing tenure celebration party!🎊 We will continue pursuing crazy biology in chromosomes and reproduction 🧬
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John Timmer @jtimmer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
NSF still doesn't have a director over a year and a half after the last one left.
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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
NEW: In March the White House released an FY27 budget request that zeroed out the National Science Foundation's directorate of Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE). For months it was unclear what would happen. Now, with FY26 over, the damage to SBE is coming to light. My reporting:
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‘Complete devastation’: How NSF gutted its social sciences research
Agency body that funds sociology, linguistics, and archaeology studies in U.S. gave 90% fewer new grants this year
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SRNT Adolescent & Young Adult Network @ayasrnt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hi everyone! We have exciting news. We will be switching to Linkedln and closing our bluesky account at the end of this month. Please follow our page to stay updated with the latest news and publications. www.linkedin.com/company/soci...
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Dr. Sven-Eric Jordt #TobRegSky @sejordt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#TobRegSky #PedSky #MedSky #pulmsky #EpiSky #addictionsci #policysky #polisky @atscommunity.bsky.social @ats-eoph.bsky.social 🛟🫁 California bans disposable e-cigarettes
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Newsom signs California law banning sales of single-use, battery-powered vapes
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law banning the sale of single-use, battery-powered vapes to combat plastic pollution.
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moin syed @syeducation.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
New paper! Despite qualitative researchers claiming that generalizability is not a goal, their published work does indeed contain generalizable claims. We document this and provide recommendations for how all researchers can better calibrate their generalizability claims. doi.org/10.1177/2515...
article header for, "Qualitative Researchers Can and Do Generalize: Generalizability Claims in Qualitative Psychological Research". Metascience!
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Britt Paris @hellobrittparis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Join us Monday for our second @aaup.org AI pushback toolkit webinar on Monday 9/21 1pm ET. If you’ve ever wanted to find out what your admin signs away in tech vendor contracts to organize around it, this is for you. www.aaup.org/event/foias-...
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FOIAs for Better Shared Governance Around Technology
This webinar provides examples of how to conduct public records requests to gather and analyze information pertaining to an institution's technology contracts, correspondence between institutional adm...
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The College on Problems of Drug Dependence @cpddorg.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Submissions are officially open for the CPDD 89th Annual Scientific Meeting, June 26–30, 2027, in Toronto! If your work can inform the conversation, it belongs in the conversation. Submit your work for CPDD 2027 and be part of where addiction science advances. ✏️ SUBMIT: cpdd.societyconference.com
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Dan Hirschman @asociologist.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Science writ large is under assault. I hope folks in the social sciences keep this in mind as we sort through competing explanations of “what went wrong” - it’s got to be more than something specific to any one field, or even to the social sciences as a whole.
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Paul T. Harrell, Ph.D. @paultharrell.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Science sleuths uncover more than 100 suspicious images in Thermo Fisher antibody catalogue www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Science sleuths uncover more than 100 suspicious images in Thermo Fisher antibody catalogue
Scientists have long worried about the reliability of commercial antibodies, and the latest findings have sparked fresh concerns.
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Brendan Bartanen @brendanbartanen.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Classes start next week. How could I possibly have time to write another post? Find out here: brendanbartanen.substack.com/p/how-im-usi...
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How I'm Using AI to Revolutionize My Teaching
It’s that time of year: every professor you know (minus those lucky few who have course releases) is in a frantic panic to prepare for the beginning of classes.
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Joe Cheer @joeycheers.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
New opening in our lab!
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anil oza @aniloza.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
NIH is planning on revoking eligibility for international students on visas for the K99/R00 pathway, a key program that supports postdocs in establishing their own labs www.statnews.com/2026/08/07/n...
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NIH plans to block international researchers on visas from accessing key funding avenue
The NIH plans to close the door on one of the few pathways available to international students on visas to forge a career in biomedical research in the U.S.
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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 29/07/2026
My secret weapon in hiring:
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
After 30 years, it’s time to abandon EndNote and learn Zotero. Are there style files I can download? Any other tips?
Changes to EndNote Citation
Management Software
You are receiving this message as a user of the EndNote citation management tool.
As of July 21, 2025, the Libraries will no longer support EndNote and all users will be required to remove EndNote from Mac and Windows devices. In place of EndNote, users are encouraged to transition to Zotero citation management software, which is available to download free of charge.
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
I decided to trial using an AI tool to help with an otherwise mundane task (asking Google Gemini 2.5 Pro to help with formatting paper referencing according to a standard template), and the AI is now arguing with me that I wrote a paper that it hallucinated into existence.
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Crystal Lewis @cghlewis.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Always share a data dictionary along with your data so that people aren't guessing what a variable represents. There are many options for creating one (see thread for examples). Choose which one works best for you and share it alongside your data files. :)
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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Today I am very grateful to current and former lab members, NIH staff and reviewers, and the US taxpayers as we receive news that our NIH R35 has been renewed 1/n
Notice of Award
FAIN# R35GM118096
Federal Award Date
07/15/2026
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STAT @statnews.com · 14/07/2026
America's hidden alcohol epidemic — the toll, emerging risks, shifting usage, and economic stakes — broken down in 10 charts. www.statnews.com/2026/07/14/a...
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10 charts that explain America’s hidden alcohol epidemic
America's hidden alcohol epidemic — the toll, emerging risks, shifting usage, and economic stakes — broken down in 10 charts.
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Frank Harrell @f2harrell.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
What an incredible resource!! I've added a link to it from hbiostat.org/data and hbiostat.org/bbr/ancova. How did you find this Darren? Having ready-to-analyze #RStats RDS files is wonderful. #rct #Statistics #StatsSky
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Yale Program in Addiction Medicine @yaleadm.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Join us tomorrow! 🔗 medicine.yale.edu/internal-med...
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Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports @drugalcreports.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports provides an open-access home for high-quality, methodologically sound addiction science. DADR is also committed to efficient publishing: 5 days to first decision 45 days to decision after review 93 days to acceptance 2 days from acceptance to online publication
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Two of the most important biomedical breakthroughs came from science of the Gila lizard venom (GLP-1s) and yogurt (CRISPR genome editing). "The system that turned that lizard into a medicine is now being dismantled." gift link nytimes.com/2026/06/20/o...
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Nature @nature.com · 18/06/2026
Evidence suggests that AI-driven ‘deskilling’ is starting to happen in medicine, computer science and other fields go.nature.com/4vtwEN1
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Is AI ruining our skills? Early results are in — and they’re not good
Reliance on artificial-intelligence tools degrades the abilities of physicians and software engineers, studies show.
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Noam Ross @noamross.net · 16/06/2026
After 7 days, #NSF grants started flowing again yesterday. NSF generally stops during fiscal year turnover, government shutdowns, or funding lapses. Other than that, it had not taken a week off since 1970. Under this administration, it has done so three times. grant-witness.us/posts/2026-0... 🧪
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NSF’s Halts in Grantmaking are Unprecedented – Grant Witness
The National Science Foundation’s pause breaks decades of consistency and continuity.
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Chris Kahler @chriskahlerphd.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
It is hard to convey how destructive this change would be. In a climate where far less grants are being awarded, the initial score provides crucial information not just to applicants but to department chairs, center directors, and promotion referees about a faculty member's prospects for funding.
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SRNT Adolescent & Young Adult Network @ayasrnt.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
2027 Society For Research On Nicotine & Tobacco Abstract Submission System Opening Soon! You can submit abstracts from June 15 - July 31!
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Dr. Sven-Eric Jordt #TobRegSky @sejordt.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
#TobRegSky #PedSky #MedSky #Pulmsky #EpiSky #addictionsci #policysky #polisky #neuroskyence #neurosci #PainResearch🛟 🫁💊🧪 🌍⚖️ Of course ... @nytimes.com A $5 Million Donation From Big Tobacco Preceded F.D.A. Vape Decision
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A $5 Million Donation From Big Tobacco Preceded F.D.A. Vape Decision
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Theresa Kim, PhD, MS @tyk314.net · 15/05/2026
#NIH is developing a policy to make sharing clinical research results with study participants standard practice across NIH awards. We're looking for public comments for the RFI. Please share with your networks. #sciencesky #datasky
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Return of Research Results
Bioethics in Research
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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Scoop: There has been a massive shakeup at the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Eight of the top ten officials have now been pushed out since President Donald Trump took office. In @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Exclusive: NIH ousts infectious-disease leaders as COVID scientists face US charges
Eight of the top ten officials at the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases have now been pushed out since President Donald Trump took office.
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Scott 𐚁 🦇 Cave 🦇 @hellabarnes.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
if you are in Charlottesville, this seems fun. I’ll be there for the last “shift” piedmontdiscoverycenter.org/ball-mountai...
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Ball Mountain Bioblitz May 8-9, 2026 - Piedmont Discovery Center
Ball Mountain Bioblitz May 8-9, 2026 Calling all Explorers! If you can find a plant or animal and take a picture of it, you can be
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
New York Times article about the slow pace on NIH grant making as well as enforcement of political constraints. [Gift Link] www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/s... 1/4
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Pace of N.I.H. Funding Slows Further in Trump’s Second Year
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Brandon Bishop @brandontbishop.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Still has the *highest* confidence/credibility of any profession in the US. www.pewresearch.org/science/2026...
Screenshot from linked Pew Research Center website titled: "Americans still have more confidence in scientists than many other groups in society." Followed by a bar chart where, from highest to lowest the following groups have the following net "great deal" and "fair amount" levels oof confidence in survey responses: scientists 77%, the military 75%, police officers 70%; public school principals 70%, religious leaders 57%, journalists 47%, business leaders 37%, elected officials 27%.
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Chris Kahler @chriskahlerphd.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
I couldn't agree more about the horrible impact of delays. Very few institutions can bridge faculty with the hope that funding will finally come in September. People will lose jobs due to government caprice and not the merit of their research. That hurts all of us. #StandUpForScience
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Shadi Nahvi @shadinahvi.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
substack.com/@nbhrn2/note... this from @nbhrn.bsky.social is brilliant and a must-read
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The Cat Gets the Medicine:
Why American Addiction Treatment Is Medieval and Who It’s Killing
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Mike Fainzilber @mfainzilber.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
🧪 Drug delivery to the brain through the skull - yes, through the skull...! Explained by maestro @dereklowe.bsky.social Right Through the Skull | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/blog...
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Science | AAAS
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boehninglab @boehninglab.com · 15/04/2026
Had to create an SOP, and Claude did the job much slower but 10X better than ChatGPT
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Paul T. Harrell, Ph.D. @paultharrell.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
"without the research infrastructure, the scientists, and the continuous funding that undergirds all of this, there are no miracles, no breakthroughs, no cures." newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/im-a-nobel...
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I’m a Nobel Prize-winning immigrant. I can no longer recognize this country.
Attacks on science and immigrants are destroying America.
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
We have an Iranian friend in Tehran who has devoted his career to translating Thoreau for an Iranian readership. Starting with 'Walden,' through Thoreau's anti-slavery works and essays on civil disobedience, the lot. We have not heard anything from him since the bombardment began.
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Tara Goddard @drtaragoddard.com · 07/04/2026
I have a father and mother in law in Iran. I have a sister in law. A niece. She's 14. She likes silly pink headbands and purses and dresses, just like kids her age all over the world. There are 93 million people like her in Iran. People who do all the normal mundane life things as the rest of us.
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Bita Moghaddam @bita137.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Thanks. I guess the AI database they use doesn’t have the location of synagogues? Let’s hope they have that info now as there are some ancient beauties in urban areas all over Iran. Here is a picture of the Yusef Abad neighborhood synagogue in Tehran that so far has not been hit کنیسه یوسف آباد
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Jack Iwashyna @iwashyna.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Co-sign It is likely that your local Quakers / American Friends Service Committee are having vigils this week. Sometimes being together in silence in affirmation of nonviolence with others can be extraordinarily powerful yet restorative
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Alex Luedtke @alexluedtke.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Threatening genocide normalizes genocide.
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Bita Moghaddam @bita137.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Sharif University in Tehran was just bombed Founded in 1965, it is one the most elite science and engineering institutions in the world. Alumni include the mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani, first woman to win the Fields Medal Here is the list of other alumni en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
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List of Sharif University of Technology people - Wikipedia
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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 07/04/2026
I hate having to do the "look, they're normal just like us" post, but sometimes you have to do that when American propaganda tries to convince everyone Iranians are "animals".
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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 07/04/2026
My thoughts on higher ed.
A quote card by Scott Galloway that says: "If you have an endowment over a billion dollars and you aren’t growing your freshman class size faster than the population, I think you should lose your tax-free status."
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 03/04/2026
More context on this #Artemis II image: * This is the night side, lit by moonlight. You can see city lights in Spain & Portugal, & a sliver of day at lower right * The Sun is entirely behind Earth, which makes it a kind of solar eclipse, but w/ Earth doing the eclipsing instead of the Moon: ☀️🌍🚀🌕
A full disc image of Earth, as seen from the Orion Crew Module. The planet is a pale blue, swirling with white clouds and glowing slightly lighter blue in place from reflected light. At lower left, a large brown landmass is Africa, with Spain and Portugal with twinkling lights where the planet curves. At top right, auroras glow in a thin green glow, just barely separated from the planet's surface. Earth is set against the black of space (pic: NASA/R.Wiseman)
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Brian Nosek @briannosek.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
How do we know if research is credible? In Abatayo et al., 86 of us combined evidence across the SCORE program including replicability, reproducibility, robustness, human and machine assessments to understand relationships among many potential credibility measures. 1/ Paper: osf.io/preprints/me...
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