Reposted by rogier kievitRik Henson @rhens.bsky.social · 25/09/2026So thankful to the University of Cambridge for enabling a new chapter in the long history of the APU/CBU (since MRC decided to close all its units…) 45718
Reposted by rogier kievitDr Vanessa @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Cannot tell you how much I hate this & how ashamed & angry I am that @ukri.org have taken this step. We KNOW this sort of gAI is socially biased, we KNOW it favours slopAI output over human-written. Our research landscape is falling apart due to underfunding, & they do this? it's *appalling* 718690
Reposted by rogier kievitJan Vanhove @janhove.bsky.social · 18/09/2026New blog post: "Cluster analysis: A skeptic’s guide". In which I ask a few questions that social scientists wishing to identify hidden classes in their data ought to address. janhove.github.io/posts/2026-0... 416146
Reposted by rogier kievitBill Chopik @chops310.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Hi, I'd like to apply for the lifetime achievement award. Although my chronological age would seemingly render me ineligible, my biological age? Firmly in the eligibility window. How old do I feel (subjective age)? I'm at death's door. Thank you for your consideration 3206
Reposted by rogier kievitEiko Fried @eikofried.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Ever since this happened, I have never given journals sole ownerhip of my supplemental materials .. eiko-fried.com/blog/supplem...eiko-fried.comSupplementary materials fail | Eiko FriedA few months ago, we published a new paper Fried, E. I., van Borkulo, C. D., Cramer, A. O. J., Boschloo, L., Schoevers, R. A., & Borsboom, D. (2017). Mental disorders as networks... 64916
Reposted by rogier kievitJørgen Heszlein @heszlein.bsky.social · 12/08/2026New estimate of Elon Musk’s death toll just dropped www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... 9136781737
rogier kievit @rogierk.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Unfortunate, yet understandable and clearly very carefully deliberated course changes at OSF. Anyone who's worked on anything OS related knows that getting funding for exciting new projects is hard, let alone sustained, long term funding. OSF has been the foundation for many improvements in science. 071
Reposted by rogier kievitLeah Banellis @leahbanellis.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Sensing your body (‘Interoception’) is everywhere in theories of mental health. But when we tested how well hundreds of people sensed their heart and lungs, the link to symptoms was almost nowhere to be found. 💣 🚨New @natmentalhealth.nature.com paper 🚨🎉 asks why 🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s44... 1021491
Reposted by rogier kievitAnne Scheel @annemscheel.bsky.social · 23/07/2026New preprint w/ Leo Tiokhin & @lakens.bsky.social! Registered Reports (RRs) are great for science b/c publication is guaranteed before results are known, reducing publication bias & QRPs. This feature supposedly also makes them great for *scientists*. But is that really true? 1/ tinyurl.com/4sy993rrtinyurl.comCareer incentives make Registered Reports unattractive under realistic academic conditionsRegistered Reports are a publication format designed to reduce publication bias by guaranteeing publication before results are known. This guarantee is considered attractive in the prevailing ‘publish... 15934
Reposted by rogier kievitShitMyReviewersSay @shitmyreviewerssay.bsky.social · 24/07/2026'The enormous and overwhelming -not to say pathetic- admiration, even adoration of the author for her subject is barely acceptable'static.klipy.comGordon Ramsay Says 'Pathetic' on MasterChefALT: Gordon Ramsay Says 'Pathetic' on MasterChef 042
Reposted by rogier kievitAdmirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Neuroscientist Dr. Brenda Milner is recognized as one of the fundamental founders of modern cognitive neuropsychology. She proved the hippocampus is essential for forming long-term "declarative" memory (facts, names & events). She was born #OTD in 1918--she's 108 years old today! #WomenInSTEM 6325103
Reposted by rogier kievitMike X Cohen PhD, Sincxpress Education @mikexcohen.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Are you a neuroscientist considering a transition to AI? I wrote some thoughts about it. mikexcohen.substack.com/p/transition...mikexcohen.substack.comTransitioning from neuroscience to AI?Some tips from someone who's done it (sort of) 2104
Reposted by rogier kievitJamie Cummins @jamiecummins.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Today we launch the first stable release of RegCheck: v1.0.0. RegCheck makes it easier and quicker to compare study registrations to published papers for consistency - something we know is important in principle, but rarely done in practice. A 🧵 on what's new: regcheck.appregcheck.appRegCheckRegCheck is an AI tool to compare preregistrations with papers instantly. 512783
Reposted by rogier kievitAlbert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 05/07/2026The insanity of the world summarised in two headlines "US fossil fuel power spending to beat China for the first time in decades" "Heat dome over eastern US sends electricity prices soaring" 12387144
Reposted by rogier kievitDan Quintana @dsquintana.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Our department just announced a new Associate Professor position in quantitative research methodology 🇳🇴 One of the favorable qualifications is experience with open science practices + R/Python experience www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...jobbnorge.noAssociate Professor in Quantitative Research Methodology (302697) | University of OsloJob title: Associate Professor in Quantitative Research Methodology (302697), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Tuesday, September 1, 2026 19278
rogier kievit @rogierk.bsky.social · 03/07/2026This is the most exciting projects I've worked on - Bringing together new methods and large datasets to answer an increasingly important question. Our findings (led by @njudd.com) suggest wildfire pollution has a measurable, negative impact on neurocognitive development in children 0248
rogier kievit @rogierk.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Outlook can't open a Teams link in an email directly in Teams - but their shortcut to 'add to music as a spoken track' is, presumably, what they think is the next best thing. 1110
Reposted by rogier kievitShitMyReviewersSay @shitmyreviewerssay.bsky.social · 26/06/2026"I doubt that it’s worth publishing a handful of graphs that few would find surprising and that anyone else could generate in a day off."static.klipy.comMan Throws Trash Bag with NZA INDA BINALT: Man Throws Trash Bag with NZA INDA BIN 031
Reposted by rogier kievitSamira Shackle @samirashackle.bsky.social · 25/06/2026I have to say, it's making me feel a little insane hearing commentators say Ed Miliband shouldn't be chancellor because of his "ideological zeal" for Net Zero, in a week where temperatures are so extreme that my kids are being sent home early every day and it's regularly 30 degrees inside my house 722700813
rogier kievit @rogierk.bsky.social · 22/06/2026In the Netherlands, edtech platforms (Prowise, Gynzy) track performance and implement adaptive testing at the trial level. Regardless of their merits & drawbacks (both exist aplenty), are people aware of other countries (especially global south/LMIC's) that widely use such platforms in schools? 120
Reposted by rogier kievitShitMyReviewersSay @shitmyreviewerssay.bsky.social · 15/06/2026"The reported mean of 7.7 is misleading because it appears that close to half of your participants are scoring below that mean"static.klipy.comMan Calculating with Math Equations OverlayALT: Man Calculating with Math Equations Overlay 1408
Reposted by rogier kievitShitMyReviewersSay @shitmyreviewerssay.bsky.social · 21/06/2026"I have received one highly negative review and wondered whether it could be overcome by other reviews. I conclude that the answer is no"static.klipy.comMan Holds 'No' SignALT: Man Holds 'No' Sign 041
Reposted by rogier kievitShitMyReviewersSay @shitmyreviewerssay.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Who are 'we' you ask? We are your favourite online celebration of the harsh, the weird, the passive aggressive, the active aggressive and the downright mean comments practicing scientists receive on a regular basis. Because a review shared is a review halved* (*proverbs aren't our forte) 054
Reposted by rogier kievitShitMyReviewersSay @shitmyreviewerssay.bsky.social · 15/06/2026"I am afraid this manuscript may contribute not so much towards the field's advancement as much as towards its eventual demise."static.klipy.comGrim Reaper: Death's SolitudeALT: Grim Reaper: Death's Solitude 0309
Reposted by rogier kievitShitMyReviewersSay @shitmyreviewerssay.bsky.social · 15/06/2026You thought we'd disappeared - Nothing could be further from the truth. After a four year silent retreat, cleansing ourself from the energy of The Other Place and the lingering aftertaste of several hundred harsh reviews, we're back! We'll be reposting the back catalogue & taking new submissions.static.klipy.comZhakk Harn: Guess Who's Back RaccoonALT: Zhakk Harn: Guess Who's Back Raccoon 0205
Reposted by rogier kievitGidon Frischkorn @gidon-frischkorn.bsky.social · 09/06/2026A new #bmm release is available on #CRAN. With this version, #bmm now covers basic response time models. This release contains three new models plus several usability features. Here's what's in it 🧵 venpopov.com/bmm/ #rstats #bayes #opensciencevenpopov.comEasy and Accessible Bayesian Measurement Models Using brmsFit computational and measurement models using full Bayesian inference. The package provides a simple and accessible interface by translating complex domain-specific models into brms syntax, a powerfu... 24321
Reposted by rogier kievitBrainHelpDesk @brainhelpdesk.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Antwoord door @rogierk.bsky.social van het @radboudumc.bsky.social; redactie: @samdekater.bsky.social van het @dondersinst.bsky.social: brainhelpdesk.nl/vraag/leer-j... Heb jij ook een #brein #vraag? Stel hem bij de @brainhelpdesk.bsky.social en we komen met een #antwoord! 023
Reposted by rogier kievitBrainHelpDesk @brainhelpdesk.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Answer by @rogierk.bsky.social of the @radboudumc.bsky.social; editing and translation by @samdekater.bsky.social of the @dondersinst.bsky.social: brainhelpdesk.nl/en/vraag/lee... Do you also have a #brain #question? Ask it at the @brainhelpdesk.bsky.social and we will come up with an #answer! 033
rogier kievit @rogierk.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Spoiler alert: This is the practical exam when you apply for dutch citizenship 1532
rogier kievit @rogierk.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Congratulations - A heroic effort on an important topic by a stellar team of researchers 121
Reposted by rogier kievitMark Riedl @markriedl.bsky.social · 14/05/2026ArXiV has a new LLM policy (Screenshots with alt text so you don’t have to click through to the other place and see all the stupid responses) 8312105
rogier kievit @rogierk.bsky.social · 13/05/2026My fave work event: the annual writing retreat of the Lifespan Cognitive Dynamics lab. We wrote, cooked, went on long walks & discovered each other’s niche passions (traditional dance, metros, temperature, the best cats in Nijmegen & more), and I did more writing in 3 days than in 3 'normal' weeks 061
Reposted by rogier kievitJacobs Foundation @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Developmental science has learned a great deal about children. Too often, from children in a narrow set of countries and populations. In this video, @rogierk.bsky.social explains why LEVANTE’s global, open, collaborative model matters. Learn more & join 🔗 levante-network.org/open-call-fo... 033
Reposted by rogier kievitNatural History Museum, London @nhm-london.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Join us in wishing a massive happy 100th birthday to the man who has inspired millions of people around the world to care about nature and look after our planet - the incredible Sir David Attenborough! 🎉 1730229
Reposted by rogier kievitNeuroecologyLab @neuroecologylab.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Out in the UK today! press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...press.princeton.eduThe Fox, the Shrew, and YouA leading neuroscientist describes the long evolutionary process that led to the human brain 11610
Reposted by rogier kievitThe Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Prediction without understanding sustained astronomy through a thousand years of epicycles, writes @tonyzador.bsky.social. AI is now offering neuroscience the same deal. #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/machine-lear...thetransmitter.orgCan AI do neuroscience without understanding?Prediction without understanding sustained astronomy through a thousand years of epicycles. Artificial intelligence is now offering neuroscience the same deal. 312152
Reposted by rogier kievitJulia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 22/04/2026Good news everyone 🥳 Our (w @vincentab.bsky.social) primer on models as prediction machines (with the marginaleffects package) is finally officially published!> journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...journals.sagepub.comModels as Prediction Machines: How to Convert Confusing Coefficients Into Clear Quantities - Julia M. Rohrer, Vincent Arel-Bundock, 2026Psychological researchers usually make sense of regression models by interpreting coefficient estimates directly. This works well enough for simple linear model... 11366131
Reposted by rogier kievitDr. Jens Foell @jensfoell.de · 15/04/2026OpenAI: We’re burning money like the Joker. A miracle needs to happen for us to turn a profit Microsoft: Please please use our AI systems, we’re teetering on the edge here Anthropic: I wonder what’ll kill us first: lawsuits, regulations or model collapse Media and universities: AI is here to stay 120111874070
Reposted by rogier kievitandrea e. martin @andreaeyleen.eurosky.social · 13/04/2026OPEN POSTDOC position (part of @erc.europa.eu Consolidator DYNALANG) We build math&comp models of neural dynamics using insights from formal linguistics + ML Seeking theory-driven researchers w/ interests in language, neural dynamics, & math/comp neuroscience. Apply here: tinyurl.com/55exdpsetinyurl.comPostdoctoral Position in the Cognitive Computational Neuroscience of Language | Max Planck Institute 24141
rogier kievit @rogierk.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Do you laugh? Cry? Despair? How can the future of the world be beholden to this? How? 060
Reposted by rogier kievitAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Seriously, what the fuck is this. This is completely deranged, and anyone who can’t say so is a coward. 1383174524114
rogier kievit @rogierk.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Come work with us, answering interesting questions in new ways 087
Reposted by rogier kievitAnne Urai @anne-urai.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Hivemind, what online data collection platforms would support both multi-player experiments + low-latency, high-precision timing for RTs? 🧠🧑💻 211
Reposted by rogier kievitTim Verstynen @tdverstynen.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Working in modern academia means spending 75% of your time being lectured by admins about not following minutia details of 100+ page handbooks (often now LLM-written) and making endless formatting tweaks to documents you need approved for the work you’re supposed to spend 100% of your time doing. 0102
Reposted by rogier kievitFleur Zeldenrust @fleurzeldenrust.bsky.social · 22/01/2026I am so proud of the team that made the @brainhelpdesk.bsky.social and that continues to work very hard to answer all these fun #brain #questions! 022
rogier kievit @rogierk.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Very cool to be at yesterday's update on the DYNAMIC project working to develop the first human focused 14 tesla scanner. Some amazing technology, astounding numbers (490 *kilometers* of coil wire) and a real sense of pushing the frontiers of our knowledge. www.ru.nl/en/donders-i... 081
rogier kievit @rogierk.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Very interesting new paper led by Arjen Alink & @helenblank.bsky.social 030
Reposted by rogier kievitSimon Fisher @profsimonfisher.bsky.social · 24/03/2026“I shall send off the manuscript today or Monday. It is an extremely poor affair; I must say something & have nothing worth saying. Lock it up carefully, I hate it to that extent it would break my heart to write it again.” Charles Darwin captures the joy of academia in a letter to his daughter, 1871 110134