iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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The Cochrane Collaboration @cochrane.org · 24/09/2026

INSPECT-SR – a tool for assessing the trustworthiness of randomized controlled trials – has been published today in @bmj.com, giving researchers a structured way to identify problematic studies before they're included in systematic reviews. 🔗 www.cochrane.org/about-us/new... #ResearchIntegrity

“Systematic reviews are only as credible as the studies they include.” — phrased as a Cochrane senior research integrity editor; a magnifying glass rests on stacked papers in the background to emphasize careful scrutiny of research.

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chloe 🐇 @sapphic.moe · 22/07/2026

RLHF = reinforcement learning have fun

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Beth Clarke @bethclarke.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I’m hiring a PhD student to work with me on metascience in psychology at @zpid.bsky.social! The position is very open - could cover a wide range of topics/themes 🤸🏻‍♀️✨ If you have questions, please reach out! Applications are open until October 1st. leibniz-psychology.onlyfy.jobs/en/job/fyjwt...

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PhD in Psychological Meta-Science (m/f/d)

Become part of the open science movement The Leibniz Institute for Psychology Information (ZPID) in Trier (Germany) is an internationally recognized research-based psychology service center located in...

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Sabrina Norwood @sabrinanorwood.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Are you interested in smartphone interventions?📱 We are too. Specifically we were interested in increasing retention in a digital friction intervention. Let me tell you about our new preprint (1/n) with @dgruning.bsky.social @frederik.riedel.wtf @malte.the100.ci using one sec

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Katie Corker @katiecorker.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

For those looking for alternatives to OSF, I recommend two resources comparing features of other Generalist Repositories. Resources are from GREI, an NIH funded initiative. Comparison tool to help you pick which one you like best: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... Decision tree: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

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Generalist Repository Comparison Chart

The Generalist Repository Comparison Chart and FAIRsharing Collection (https://fairsharing.org/collection/GeneralRepositoryComparison) was originally an outcome of the NIH Workshop on the Role of Gene...

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Ze Freeman @zefreeman.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

The new UK bathroom ban is many things, but it does not apply to workplaces and trans people are not criminalised for using any toilet in the UK. Trans people do not need to provide 'proof' to use services, and services can choose to be inclusive. More here: transactual.org.uk/know-your-ri...

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Know Your Rights – TransActual

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Lukas Röseler @aufdroeseler.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

99 Pubpeer comments are ready, with another 2,3K well on their way. By @josefinaw.bsky.social, Prasad Chandrashekar, @zefreeman.bsky.social, and @lukaswallrich.bsky.social, @forrt.bsky.social

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Sandra Grinschgl, (she/her) @grinschglsandra.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Research on cognitive offloading × AI is booming and getting lots of public attention. Unfortunately, some (or even many) of it raises serious credibility concerns. Like this paper, which others and I recently commented on via @pubpeer.com: pubpeer.com/publications...

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PubPeer - AI Tools in Society: Impacts on Cognitive Offloading and the...

There are comments on PubPeer for publication: AI Tools in Society: Impacts on Cognitive Offloading and the Future of Critical Thinking (2025)

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ReproducibiliTea @reproducibilitea.org · 07/07/2026

📢 SPILLING THE REPRODUCIBILITEA: A DECADE ON & DECADES AHEAD 🗓️ Sept. 25, 2026 💻 Online via Zoom | Free Register here 👇 forms.gle/KgemQ3gM2fEe... #OpenScience #ReproducibiliTea #ResearchIntegrity #Reproducibility

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Beth Clarke @bethclarke.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

The good news is that someone else now gets to join this amazing team! If you're keen to help develop RegCheck, I'd strongly encourage you to apply. Working with @jamiecummins.bsky.social and @malte.the100.ci is reason enough to apply! jobs.unibe.ch/job-vacancie...

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PhD Student/ Postdoc Position in Meta-Science - Universität Bern

Universität Bern is looking for PhD Student/ Postdoc Position in Meta-Science

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Ze Freeman @zefreeman.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Any one of these actions could be helpful: If you live in the UK, write to your MP, asking them to reject the EHRC code of practice: equalrecognition.eaction.org.uk/rejectthecode. Write to your line manager and ask what action they will be taking to protect women and trans staff...

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Email your MP to reject the Code of Practice and support EDM 240

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Paulina Manduch @paulinamanduch.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

📚 New Reading Lists ◾ Post-Publication Reviewing and Post-Publication Culture osf.io/3ed8x/files/... ◾ Error and Error Correction osf.io/3ed8x/files/... Also available via app: rpt-rl.netlify.app #ReproducibiliTea #OpenResearch #OpenScience #peerreview #metasci #academicsky

Reading List - Post-Publication Reviewing and Post-Publication Culture available via: https://osf.io/3ed8x/files/ynbf4

Reading List - Error and Error Correction available via: https://osf.io/3ed8x/files/gfrch

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Ian Hussey @ianhussey.mmmdata.io · 04/05/2026

Does anyone know of a tidy dataset with a large number of common multi-item self-report psychology scales? Ideally clinical. The data does not have to be within-subject, just a variety of common scales with decent N. I have: - Bainbridge et al - AIID dataset - Ideologies 2.0 dataset

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Ze Freeman @zefreeman.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

"1. Those who resist epistemological norms are often accused of being unscientific or unrigorous. 2. Resisting epistemological norms can be done in an unrigorous way. 3. Resistance does not exist outside of social influence. In resisting some norms, we can recreate other norms."

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Malte Elson @malte.the100.ci · 24/04/2026

This is why we (@jamiecummins.bsky.social @bethclarke.bsky.social and I) have developed RegCheck, a tool that automatically checks for potential deviations. regcheck.app

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RegCheck

RegCheck is an AI tool to compare preregistrations with papers instantly.

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Ze Freeman @zefreeman.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Excited to start work together on a project I'm so passionate about!

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Rafe Meager (they/them) @economeager.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

This is short and meaningful and worth your time

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Ze Freeman @zefreeman.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

"honesty, insofar as I have a public voice, about the ways in which the profession I practice is being asked to absorb and individually manage forms of suffering that are, in part, collective in origin and that deserve collective responses"

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Tom Hardwicke @tomhardwicke.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Has transparency improved in clinical psychology? New cross sectional study from us (Bianca Kotoulas, Justine Blackwell & me). Adoption of transparent research practices has increased between 2012, 2018, & 2024, but aside from coi and funding disclosures, they remain uncommon osf.io/preprints/ps...

Graph showing the proportion of clinical psychology studies that adopted four transparent research practices (preregistration and sharing of measurement instruments, data, and analysis scripts) at three time points (2012, 2018, 2024). The graph suggests adoption of these practices has increased but remains uncommon.

Graph showing the proportion of clinical psychology studies that adopted three transparent research practices (reporting guidelines and disclosure of conflicts of interest and funding) at three time points (2012, 2018, 2024). The graph suggests use of reporting guidelines has increased but remains uncommon. Conflict of interest disclosure statements have increased and are now quite common. Funding disclosure statements were relatively common across the three time points.

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Ze Freeman @zefreeman.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

"Pooling data across many trials could also help answer questions about studies’ operational characteristics: How does remote monitoring compare with on-site testing? Which trial sites reliably deliver high-quality data? Which eligibility criteria slow down recruitment?"

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

behold, we found great variation in how people think! Many activities that we thought would be “gaming” weren't & vice versa, eg half of the participants interpreted ‘gambling’ to be ‘gaming’. Ergo: surveying ‘gaming’ without defining it creates data mess

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 21/01/2026

The New World asked me to speak to some British trans women about what life has been like for them over the past few years - here's what they had to say, in their own words: www.thenewworld.co.uk/marie-le-con...

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Dan Quintana @dsquintana.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Systematic reviews often guide policy and theory, but they can become quickly outdated. Almost 10% of systematic reviews are out of date even *before they are published*. Living systematic reviews (LSRs) continuously integrate new evidence, therefore they offer a solution to this problem. 2/8

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Jack Wilkinson @jdwilko.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Free online Intro to INSPECT-SR workshop in January - this one was designed to be convenient for Australian colleagues but may work for others too: www.trybooking.com/uk/FPDL

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Introduction to INSPECT-SR Training Workshop Jan (Australia)

An introductory 2-hour online workshop will introduce participants to the INSPECT-SR tool for assessing trustworthiness of randomised controlled...

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Tom Hardwicke @tomhardwicke.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Congratulations to @simine.com well deserved winner of the Einstein Foundation Individual Award for Promoting Quality in Research 2025 🎉 www.einsteinfoundation.de/en/media/pre...

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Pippa Sterk @pippasterk.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Gonna need the general public + journos to properly reckon with how much of the social/legal policing of space is done purely on vibes. Invoking a 'common sense' approach to who deserves to be in a space, only serves to reinforce who is thought of as the 'common' body and who is seen as aberrant.

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Ze Freeman @zefreeman.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

since April a trans bathroom ban has been government guidance in the UK -- the attempts to make it law are as aggressive as anticipated

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Ze Freeman @zefreeman.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

reviewing preprints by writing down discussions we were already having! open review is nice, open review together is nicer (imo)

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Ian Hussey @ianhussey.mmmdata.io · 14/11/2025

I think this is an overly pessimistic take from the @bmj.com. Sharing data does not inherently increase trust, rather it enables verification which allows for trust calibration. This example is a win. Serious issues were rapidly detected that would not have been without mandatory data sharing.

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Ze Freeman @zefreeman.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

at the point of thesis writing where ideas are really starting to flow. for instance, I have decided that today I am going to get to the bottom of positivism

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Tereza Hendl @terezahendl.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

On the power and injustice of the foreign gaze: “But it is also about power – the kind that distances people. That foreign audience might be a powerful policymaker, a set of academics, or a philanthropist. The question is always: who is looking, from where, and what gets distorted in the process?”

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Dorothy Bishop @deevybee.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

@bmj.com Please look at PubPeer comments on an article you published last week. pubpeer.com/publications... I think your research integrity dept shld act swiftly on this one, given clinical significance. I'm aware of even more evidence of problems so let me know if this is not sufficient.

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PubPeer - Prevention of acute myocardial infarction induced heart fail...

There are comments on PubPeer for publication: Prevention of acute myocardial infarction induced heart failure by intracoronary infusion of mesenchymal stem cells: phase 3 randomised clinical trial (P...

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Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) @improvingpsych.org · 11/09/2025

PsyArXiv's amazing team of 100+ moderators has now approved all preprints that meet the requirements outlined in the updated PsyArXiv policies (is.gd/paxpolicy). Thank you to everyone who volunteered, this was a true community effort! #PsychSciSky

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About PsyArXiv – PsyArXiv Blog

What is PsyArXiv? PsyArXiv (psychology archive) is an open preprint archive designed to facilitate rapid dissemination of psychological research. PsyArXiv is a creation of the Society for the…

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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 21/08/2025

Join the Migration Museum team for a walking tour exploring the incredible stories of the generations of migrants who’ve lived, worked, and shaped the City of London. 🗓️ Sat 13 Sept 2025 🕜 1.30–3pm 📍 Starts behind the Royal Exchange, London EC3V 3LL 🔗 Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/migration-...

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Migration Museum Walking Tour

Discover 2000 years of migration history, following the stories of generations of migrants that have shaped the City of London.

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Ze Freeman @zefreeman.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

sign on the final year phd office door that says "please don't break the window. the A/C is on, they have water and are listening to Steely Dan"

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Ze Freeman @zefreeman.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

"accusations of gaming the validation process, by removing referrals from the waiting list inappropriately without treatment, are likely to persist in the absence of transparency"

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Katie Corker @katiecorker.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

"Preregistration" lumps three distinct practices into one: - Study registration - Protocol - Analysis plans (SAPs) To advance open science, it's critical that we distinguish them. 🌟 🌟 Now in-press paper from Evan Mayo-Wilson, @seangrant.bsky.social, David Moher, me: osf.io/preprints/me...

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PsyArXivBot @psyarxivbot.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Experienced, bothered by, or both: People differ in how they understand the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) items: doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/jcsq8_v1

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Ze Freeman @zefreeman.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

this morning! come and talk about the causes and consequences of miscommunicated research findings

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Jess Butler @jessbutler.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Are there ways of spotting poor analysis that don’t rely upon technical knowledge? I spoke with Fraser Battye about "smell tests" I use to judge quality in analysis. Nice, short report meant to help decision makers at the NHS. www.strategyunitwm.nhs.uk/publications...

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Are there any non-technical ‘rules of thumb’ for assessing the quality of analysis?

The report below is from a short project that explored a simple set of questions: Are there ways of spotting poor analysis that don’t rely upon technical knowledge? Are there ‘rules of thumb’ that co...

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Ze Freeman @zefreeman.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

beloved monuments to scientific error correction @cpdinosaurs.bsky.social

two very large, inaccurate dinosaur statues among grass and trees

sign which says "MEGALOSAURUS This colossal reptile roamed Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire about 166 million years ago. It's reconstruction stands in front of a fossilised tree that dates from the same time period. Megalosurus (meaning 'giant lizard') was the first dinosaur to be described in a scientific way. At the time its 'fearful' teeth were compared to knives, swords and saws. This terrifying animal loomed large in popular culture and writer Charles Dickens imagined meeting one on the muddy streets of London in the opening lines of Bleak House". Two small drawings of dinosaurs are shown, one the same as the statue and one, very different looking version saying "Based on current knowledge" with a faded patina where people have touched the sign.

large, inaccurate Megalosaurus statue behind trees

sign which says "HYLAEOSAURUS Hylaeosaurus was the first stegosaur ever found and bones in its skin suggested it was covered in hard, round scales, like armour. It's discoverer Gideon Mantell chose it's name, meaning 'forest lizard', after it's fossils were first excavated in Sussex woodland. The dinosaur's skill was unknown when the Crystal Palace model was built, so the sculpture was deliberately positioned in a bashful pose, hiding its largely imagined face.". Two small drawings are beside the text, one of the statue and one very different with a faded patina and the text "Based on current knowledge".

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