Reposted by Florian FischHorizons Magazine @horizons-en.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Success stories about #BasicResearch don’t provide the sole motivation for individual researchers, says Florian Fisch👇 @scientoskop.bsky.social www.horizons-mag.ch/2026/09/03/mo… 011
Florian Fisch @scientoskop.bsky.social · 17/09/2026#aislop Whole news outlets faked by a simple Claude prompt The Curious Case of the Fake Florida Newsroom from Question Everything play.cdnstream1.com/s/kcrw/quest...play.cdnstream1.com The Curious Case of the Fake Florida Newsroom - Question Everything 010
Reposted by Florian FischProf. Dr. Rudolf Juchelka @ude-wigeo.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Im Magazin Horizonte vom Schweizer Nationalfonds Forschung spannende Meldung über das Startup Ville Juste zur Steuerung der Schulstandortwahl auf Basis sozialräumlicher und verkehrsgeographischer Kriterien - einzig was fehlt (und in D zentral): der Elternwunsch/-wille 221
Florian Fisch @scientoskop.bsky.social · 13/09/2026AI without proper attribution of previous work is plagiarism. 000
Reposted by Florian FischHorizons Magazine @horizons-en.bsky.social · 10/09/2026👩🔬👉🔬🧪🔭 Helga Nowotny co-founded the European Research Council @erc.europa.eu. In our interview, she explains how it came about, what role basic research should play and what worries her.👇 @scientoskop.bsky.social www.horizons-mag.ch/2026/09/03/re… 033
Florian Fisch @scientoskop.bsky.social · 03/09/2026😀😆😅😂🤣 Today in Zürich: The 36th Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony improbable.com/2026/09/03/t... Today in Horizons: We take a look at why, and consider how and where humour manages to bubble up in academia, time and again. www.horizons-mag.ch/2026/09/03/r... From Roland Fischer: @scifischer.bsky.social 👇horizons-mag.chRarely just for funHorizons (EN) - 000
Reposted by Florian FischHorizons Magazine @horizons-en.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Basic research is at the heart of science, even though its practical relevance often only becomes clear much later. This new issue of Horizons shines a light on what inspires researchers. It looks behind the rhetoric and asks how best to fund research with open-ended outcomes. 👉www.horizons-mag.ch 022
Reposted by Florian FischHorizons Magazine @horizons-en.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Expecting researchers to work 12-hour days and be constantly available isn’t just damaging their mental health, says educational researcher Laurel Raffington. It also stifles their creativity.👇 @laraffington.bsky.social @scientoskop.bsky.socialhorizons-mag.chNo one ought to work for 12 hours a dayHorizons (EN) - 011
Reposted by Florian FischHorizons Magazine @horizons-en.bsky.social · 16/07/2026#Retraction: Science magazine has retracted a study because its conclusions have been proven to be incorrect. It’s thereby created a controversial precedent. 👇👇👇 @bradyharan.bsky.social @scientoskop.bsky.socialhorizons-mag.chDispute about retracting an articleHorizons (EN) - 011
Reposted by Florian FischHorizons Magazine @horizons-en.bsky.social · 02/07/2026📄👁️🪙 An article in Nature Communication costs: 💰 EUR 29 to read 💸 more than CHF 6000 to make it open access Why does publishing academic articles cost so much? We have the answers here 👇 @scientoskop.bsky.socialhorizons-mag.chThe costs of publishingHorizons (EN) - Issue 149 111
Reposted by Florian FischAdam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Adam Rutherford says that maybe every vapid brainfart that these boykings utter in an attempt to either boost their egos or share price is not actually news worth reporting. 613123
Reposted by Florian FischRetraction Watch @retractionwatch.com · 28/05/2026With an h-index of 75, computer scientist Thippa Reddy Gadekallu ranks among the world’s most highly cited researchers. But the speed and means of his ascent to those lofty heights of scholarship has been as remarkable as the achievement itself.retractionwatch.comA researcher’s unusually high h-index gives a window into an expansive citation networkdem10/istock With an h-index of 75, computer scientist Thippa Reddy Gadekallu ranks among the world’s most highly cited researchers. But the speed and means of his ascent to those lofty heigh… 0165
Florian Fisch @scientoskop.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Eine solide Einordnung des Films "Der Hype" zur Aufarbeitung der Coronapandemie von @fstraum.bsky.social. Merci! www.derbund.ch/dokfilm-der-...derbund.ch 000
Reposted by Florian FischNew Scientist @newscientist.com · 02/06/2026When Richard Dawkins’s first blockbuster book was published half a century ago, few genes had ever been sequenced or studied in detail. Yet the book’s gene-centred view of evolution still has much to teach us in today’s genetic agenewscientist.comThe Selfish Gene at 50: Why Dawkins’s evolution classic still holds upWhen Richard Dawkins’s first blockbuster book was published half a century ago, few genes had ever been sequenced or studied in detail. Yet the book’s gene-centred view of evolution still has much to teach us in today’s genetic age 041
Reposted by Florian FischTom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 21/05/2026ACAA* my latest for @newscientist.com *a cartoon about abbreviations 361375456
Reposted by Florian FischHorizons Magazine @horizons-en.bsky.social · 20/05/2026📈📊📉 #HealthData gathered on a routine basis aren’t always easily accessible to research. Julia Maurer is a team leader in data governance. She explains in an interview how the Swiss Personalized Health Network is now making data available. @scientoskop.bsky.socialhorizons-mag.ch“Research and the health system regrettably don’t yet walk in step”Horizons (EN) - In brief 011
Reposted by Florian FischHorizons Magazine @horizons-en.bsky.social · 08/04/2026⚔️🤝 #AdversarialCollaboration tests contradictory hypotheses. Matthias Revers @drfell.bsky.social, Richard Traunmüller, Claudia Diehl and Nils B. Weidmann @nilsweidmann.bsky.social have been assessing whether #CancelCulture truly exists at German universities.👇️horizons-mag.chAdversarial collaboration investigates cancel cultureHorizons (EN) - In brief 021
Florian Fisch @scientoskop.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Two interesting pieces approaching the #paperMill problem from a different angle: From Tunnel Vision on Youtube: youtu.be/SEwiOykoXXc?... From @danielsaraga.eurosky.social in Horizons: youtu.be/SEwiOykoXXc?... 010
Reposted by Florian FischHorizons Magazine @horizons-en.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Scientific #expeditions are fascinating. Their colonial ties still give food for thought, but “it’s perfectly possible to remain self-critical and passionate at one and the same time” says Florian Fisch @scientoskop.bsky.social, joint Editor-in-Chief of Horizons.horizons-mag.chEditorial: Enthusiastic but criticalHorizons (EN) - On expedition 021
Reposted by Florian FischHorizons Magazine @horizons-en.bsky.social · 10/03/2026🌎🌍🌏 Ten researchers who discovered the world: From the butterfly researcher Maria #Merian in the jungle via Charles #Darwin on the Beagle to Clifford #Geertz observing cockfights on Bali.👇 @scientoskop.bsky.social www.horizons-mag.ch/2026/03/05/w...horizons-mag.chWriting historyHorizons (EN) - On expedition 011
Florian Fisch @scientoskop.bsky.social · 05/03/2026This is crazy and sad! AI - or how people really use it - is hitting journalism hard. The Talented Ms. Goldiee from Question Everything about a freelancer who was not who she seemed to be. www.kcrw.com/shows/questi...kcrw.com 000
Reposted by Florian FischHorizons Magazine @horizons-en.bsky.social · 05/03/2026A step into the unknown. The latest issue of Horizons explores scientific expeditions and their ambivalent legacy. 👉www.horizons-mag.ch 022
Reposted by Florian FischHorizons Magazine @horizons-en.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Is the prefix #Post meaningful in #scholarship? No, because it keeps us fixated on the past, says philosopher Dieter Thomä. Yes, says social scientist Anukriti Dixit, because post-theories can shake up how we see the past and reformulate it. #debate 👉horizons-mag.ch 011
Reposted by Florian FischHorizons Magazine @horizons-en.bsky.social · 26/02/2026💸📚 $1000 for 100 quotes, who’s right? Paper mills turn, pollute databases and worry scientists. Publishing houses are tracking down frauds. They’ve yet to convince the academic corruption specialist @AbalkinaAnna.horizons-mag.ch 011
Reposted by Florian FischHorizons Magazine @horizons-en.bsky.social · 24/02/2026🤖❓ A study in Learned Publishing shows that AI doesn’t recognise the #retraction of an article, but keeps claiming that long-retracted untruths are still valid. 👇 @kleidouxos.bsky.social @cenmag.bsky.social @scientoskop.bsky.socialhorizons-mag.chAI doesn’t recognise when an article has been retractedHorizons (EN) - In brief 022
Reposted by Florian FischHorizons Magazine @horizons-en.bsky.social · 10/02/2026A former doctoral student of EPFL landed in court because of a blog post about questionable citation practices. An ex-president of EPFL testified in his favour.👇 @retractionwatch.com @scientoskop.bsky.socialhorizons-mag.chWhistleblower convicted of defamationHorizons (EN) - In brief 011
Reposted by Florian FischJacopo Bertolotti @jacopobertolotti.com · 02/12/2024Scientist types as #DnD classes: Fighter: The best way to approach any problem is to do an experiment first and ask questions later (assuming there is any question left to ask). Very high volume of fire, but needs a constant stream of money to pay for fancier and fancier equipment. 1/ 108130
Reposted by Florian FischHorizons Magazine @horizons-en.bsky.social · 27/01/2026The number of fake scientific papers produced by #PaperMills is doubling every 1.5 years. One of the researchers who uncovered this fact is calling for greater action.👇 @pnas.org @scientoskop.bsky.socialhorizons-mag.chScientific fraud is growing exponentiallyHorizons - In brief 032
Reposted by Florian FischHorizons Magazine @horizons-en.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Monica Zoppè is delighted that @nature.com is adopting a process of #OpenPeerReview, albeit with the option of keeping peer reviews anonymous.👇 @scientoskop.bsky.socialhorizons-mag.chNo fear of open peer reviews!Horizons - In brief 011
Reposted by Florian FischHorizons Magazine @horizons-en.bsky.social · 30/12/2025🇨🇦🐕🇨🇦🐕🇨🇦🐕 In der kanadischen Provinz Ontario möchte der Premierminister Forschung mit Hunden verbieten. Forschende wehren sich sowohl gegen ein Verbot als auch gegen Drohungen.👇 @e4dca.bsky.social @scientoskop.bsky.socialhorizonte-magazin.chPolitiker hetzt gegen Forschung an HundenHorizonte - Ausgabe 147 011
Florian Fisch @scientoskop.bsky.social · 23/12/2025Don't outsource judgments/evaluations to AI! "As generative models scale and become more persuasive, the risk is not only that errors persist, but that evaluation is systematically displaced" osf.io/preprints/ps...osf.ioOSF 010
Reposted by Florian FischHorizons Magazine @horizons-en.bsky.social · 04/12/2025We all want to live a long life, but the reality of it is complex. The new issue of Horizons reveals the extent to which science today can promote longevity, and the diverse approaches to dealing with the ageing process. 👉www.horizons-mag.ch 063
Florian Fisch @scientoskop.bsky.social · 27/11/2025I just stumbled upon an interesting question regarding whether AI is conscious: "How many Chat-GPTs are there?" from: @cosmicskeptic.bsky.social youtube.com/watch?v=aynz...youtube.comWhat Is Consciousness? – A Question of Science with Brian CoxYouTube video by The Francis Crick Institute 000
Reposted by Florian FischHorizons Magazine @horizons-en.bsky.social · 03/11/2025#DeSci, or decentralised science, wants to solve the problems of the research world with #blockchain. But whether or not it can actually work remains to be seen. @scientoskop.bsky.socialhorizons-mag.chBlockchain now aims to decentralise researchHorizons - In brief 021
Reposted by Florian FischHorizons Magazine @horizons-en.bsky.social · 24/10/2025Even incomprehensible #jargon can make a poor explanation sound convincing. This is the result of a study conducted by researchers at the University of Princeton.👇 @tanialombrozo.bsky.social @scientoskop.bsky.socialhorizons-mag.chSpecialist jargon hides trivialitiesHorizons - In brief 021
Florian Fisch @scientoskop.bsky.social · 06/10/2025Warum wir für den #Wissenschaftsjournalismus kämpfen müssen: "Evidenzbasierte wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse verlieren zunehmend ihre Rolle als Leitprinzip, während Spekulationen auf der Grundlage von Geheimdienstberichten an Bedeutung gewinnen." 162
Reposted by Florian FischHorizons Magazine @horizons-en.bsky.social · 03/10/2025#Disruption is meant to ruin your competitor’s markets. Some see this as predatory capitalism, while others see it as an opportunity to establish a new, #sustainable economy. 👇 @scientoskop.bsky.socialhorizons-mag.chDisruptionHorizons - In brief 021
Florian Fisch @scientoskop.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Interesting opinion piece: "Dismissing the academic merits of ChatGPT is intellectually dishonest" www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/dismiss...timeshighereducation.comDismissing the academic merits of ChatGPT is intellectually dishonestPortraying ChatGPT as a playground for plagiarists is a timid response to AI’s ability to enhance research in all subjects, argues Agnieszka Piotrowska 000
Reposted by Florian FischHorizons Magazine @horizons-en.bsky.social · 08/09/2025🪫⏱️🔋 A #battery that’s charged within a minute and can be used in extreme hot and cold conditions: This is an invention of BTRY AG, a spin-off of Empa. How it works👇 @scientoskop.bsky.socialhorizons-mag.ch 011
Reposted by Florian FischHorizons Magazine @horizons-en.bsky.social · 04/09/2025The images that researchers use can expand the world that we construct in our minds, says Florian Fisch @scientoskop.bsky.social , taking his cue from Jacques Dubochet.👇horizons-mag.ch 021
Reposted by Florian FischHorizons Magazine @horizons-en.bsky.social · 29/08/2025Public health experts ought to be much more political, says Eric Reinhart in Nature.👇 @scientoskop.bsky.socialhorizons-mag.chHealth research ought to be politicalHorizons - In brief 012
Reposted by Florian FischCurrent Biology @currentbiology.bsky.social · 20/08/2025Post a non-religious photo you think of as holy. 1312425
Reposted by Florian FischHorizons Magazine @horizons-en.bsky.social · 30/07/2025Google has presented a new 🤖 AI system. It has generated a #hypothesis that has meanwhile been proven experimentally. 👇 @scientoskop.bsky.socialhorizons-mag.chA new AI can generate correct hypothesesHorizons - In brief 011
Reposted by Florian FischAdrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 10/07/2025If NIH shuts down funding of animal-only grants, get ready for a whole lot of grants to include some pointless organoid experiments just to qualify. What a terrible rule! www.drugdiscoverytrends.com/nih-announce...drugdiscoverytrends.comNIH announces end to funding for animal-only studies - Drug Discovery and DevelopmentDrug Discovery and Development covers strategies and technologies related to pharmaceutical research and development and drug formulation. 5227
Reposted by Florian FischHorizons Magazine @horizons-en.bsky.social · 18/07/2025😮💡💥 An analysis of projects submitted to the US National Institutes of Health has revealed that unexpected findings occur more often in medical research than you’d think.👇 #Serendipity @scientoskop.bsky.socialhorizons-mag.chUnexpected discoveriesHorizons - In brief 021
Reposted by Florian FischHorizons Magazine @horizons-en.bsky.social · 05/06/2025In the midst of the action, yet at a scholarly distance: The latest issue of Horizons reveals how personal involvement can shape the scientific process, and the role objectivity plays in it. 👉www.horizons-mag.ch 081
Florian Fisch @scientoskop.bsky.social · 02/06/2025Bleak prospects for science journalism in Switzerland. My interview with Otfried Jarren from @ikmz.bsky.social in @horizons-en.bsky.social 001
Reposted by Florian FischTom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 13/05/2025A summery cartoon for @newscientist.com 172075324
Reposted by Florian FischHorizons Magazine @horizons-en.bsky.social · 24/03/2025This time, our topic is: #Nothing! All joking aside, investigating #Nothingness in art and vacuums in physics pushes science and scholarship to the boundaries of the possible. That’s a good thing, says Florian Fisch.horizons-mag.chEditorial: The impossibility of absenceHorizons - Much ado from nothing 021
![Comic: Holes. Elevation is to scale relative to sea level and ground level. Land shapes and horizontal distances are not to scale. [Lines for every 1k meters starting from -12k up to +4k: Bingham Canyon Mine (US), Veryovkina Cave (Georgia), MPONENG Gold Mine (South Africa), Sanford Laboratory (US), Giant Crystal Cave (Mexico), Derinkugo Underground City (Turkey), WIPP (US), Restof Salt Mine, with an arrow pointing at the bottom that reads “oops” (US), San Andreas Fault Observatory Borehole (US) CFB North Bay (Canada), Woodingdean Water Well (dug by hand) (United Kingdom), Diefen-Bunker (Canada), Deep Underground Command Center (Canceled in 1965) (US), Lake Peigneu, with another oops arrow next to it (US), Sydney Opera House Parking (Australia), Onkalo Spent Nuclear Fuel Repository (Finland), Hudson River, Delaware Aqueduct (US), Raven Rock (US), Wieliczka and Bochina Salt Mines (Poland), Atchison Storage Facility (US), Snolab (Canada), Detroit Salt Mine (US), Hongyancun Subway Station (China), Nuclear Test Shafts (North Korea), Super Kamiokande Neutrino Detector (Japan), Gran Sasso Laboratory (Italy), Peak above Gran Sasso, Modane Laboratory (France), Peak above Modane Laboratory, Gotthard Tunnel (Switzerland), Peak above Cheyenne Bunker and Gotthard Tunnel, Cheyenne Mountain Bunker (US), Kola Superdeep Borehole (Russia) - deepest artificial point below surface at -11917m, Lake Baikal (Russia), sediments under Lake Baikal, IDDP-2 Borehole (Iceland), Dead Sea (multiple countries), Ryfylke Tunnel (Norway), Pantal Remis Mine with another oops arrow (Malaysia), Great Blue Hole (Belize), Joides Resolution Expedition 307 (Atlantic Ocean), Deepwater Horizon Borehole (Gulf of Mexico) - deepest artificial point below sea level at -11944m, Glomar Challenger Hole 504B (Pacific Ocean), Mohole (Pacific Ocean), Joides Resolution Expedition 329 (Pacific Ocean), Mariana Trench (Pacific Ocean)]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreia43wl3gwyqydc47yse5gbdzybk2edtcibxdtr5jf4gqorc676ap4)
