One imaginary sees the scientific literature as a gigantic library, with texts to be read. Another sees it as a database, with facts to be mined. Our analysis clarifies contrasting expectations informing current publishing innovations, and their epistemic and political risks.
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Two competing imaginaries inform the current wave of innovations in research publishing: one that perceives ‘the literature’ as a library of research accounts, and one that sees it as a gigantic datab...
Paper out: "PubPeer is ok, but..."
Many scientists agree that post-publication commenting is a good idea, but there are also worries. Our preprint explores responses from scientists who have written or cited papers with comments on PubPeer.
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Part of ERC project #NanoBubbles.
Announcing Colloquium: Problematic Science. With presentations by @elisabethbik.bsky.social and @stanvanpelt.bsky.social. RU, 14 oct.
Do journalists correct the news if their scientific source articles get retracted? Barely, although quality media do it a little more.
Valinciute, Auste, and Willem Halffman. ‘Do Journalists Update Retracted Science News?’ Journalism Practice, Routledge, 2025, 1–23. doi.org/10.1080/1751....
Wellicht worden de bezuinigingen op onderwijs en wetenschap teruggedraaid, maar het draagvlak voor deze budgettaire aanval is nog niet weg. Column voor @voxweb.bsky.social .
Yay! Your post is out on the LSE Impact blog.
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Sturen op onderwerpen aan een brede universiteit vind ik niet zo handig. En wel hierom:
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📰 David Adam reports for Nature News on our Replication Initiative
"A European project calls for help to verify whether carbon quantum dots are really able to sense chemicals in cells."
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How do two conflicting visions of the scientific literature as either a library or a database shape attitudes shape key issues in scholarly communication?
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Excellereren op vijf themagebieden, moet je dat eigenlijk wel willen als universiteit, vraagt columnist Willem Halffman zich af. 'Wat nu een klein plantje is, kan over vijf jaar een belangrijke maatsc...
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Waarom, vraagt columnist Willen Halffman zich af, moest er zo nodig bezuinigd worden op de universiteiten? 'Daar ligt nu onze grote uitdaging: hoe maken we van onze universiteiten instellingen die op ...
In recent years, retractions of scientific papers have been rising. Most retractions invalidate scientific claims and should not be used as sources of information. Retractions may directly affect k...
