Writer, researcher, terrible social media user | Assistant Prof @uvahumanities.bsky.social & VP of @pcstnetwork.bsky.social | studying journalism, #scholcomm & #scicomm | she/her
Alice Fleerackers (she/her)
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Pleasure to be a part of this important story — a must read for critical science journalists.
"Astrology makes you feel like everything’s okay, that you are in the right place in the right time"
Almost 10 years ago, I wrote a story on the role of horoscopes in our lives.
If you share my shameless love of astrology, you can now check out the piece online here: www.sadmag.ca/blog/2026/5/...
Tagging our other wonderful co-authors: @irenepasquetto.bsky.social @juancommander.scholcommlab.ca @stephenpinfield.bsky.social and Melanie Benson Marshall
And the (preprint) study this story was based on: osf.io/preprints/me...
Home is not just a place, it is also a process.
In my latest for @nautil.us, I dig into the psychology of one of our most basic needs: feeling at home.
What does "home" really mean? How do we build that sense of belonging? And how does it impact our wellbeing?
Read it: nautil.us/home-really-...
Pleasure to share our research on public desire to learn about preliminary science at #FOR2026
Check out the slides: www.canva.com/design/DAHH2...
#openscience #scicomm #scholcomm
Big thanks to @jacksonwryan.com for writing this thoughtful, reflective piece on how #preprint servers are balancing principles of integrity and inclusion in moderation practices.
Research led by @nataschachtena.bsky.social
Story: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#openscience #scholcomm
Journalists can’t control the narratives others spin from their stories, but they can ensure their reporting provides an accurate picture of the issue at hand. A guide from @cathleenogrady.bsky.social, with @richvn.bsky.social, @manuelansede.bsky.social, @fleerackers.bsky.social and others. 🧪
If you have ever looked to the stars for advice— perhaps even watched one too many ‘this is what your star sign says about you’ videos, like me– you are bound to take something from Alice Fleerackers’...
Science journalism that reports on flaws in the scientific process operates in a fraught environment, with attacks on science and scientists worldwide and increasing concern about public mistrust in s...
Journalists can’t control the narratives others spin from their stories, but they can ensure their reporting provides an accurate picture of the issue at hand. A guide from @cathleenogrady.bsky.social, with @richvn.bsky.social, @manuelansede.bsky.social, @fleerackers.bsky.social and others. 🧪
The Open Notebook
Preprint Moderators
"Moderation is neither a neutral checkpoint nor a simplified version of peer review, but a site where epistemic and institutional judgments converge in shaping what becomes admissible as early-stage scientific communication"
doi.org/10.31222/osf...
Science journalism that reports on flaws in the scientific process operates in a fraught environment, with attacks on science and scientists worldwide and increasing concern about public mistrust in s...
