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Çağatay Gürsoy @caggursoy.bsky.social · 1d

On the other hand, last few popes have kinda changed my opinion about them

Çağatay Gürsoy @caggursoy.bsky.social · 1d

Yeaaah thinking about the list of things that the Pope/Church has condemned throughout the history, sooo i’m not sure if this is a good sign 🥲

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IGOR DGPs @igor-dgps.bsky.social · 3d

We're less than two days away from our IGOR panel discussion "Have we solved the replication crisis?" - yes, the title’s provocative on purpose! 📣

📅 Friday, 10 Oct | 10:00–11:00 CET

Contact us in DM to attend!
#OpenScience #Neuroskyence

IGOR DGPs @igor-dgps.bsky.social · 11d

🔍 Have we solved the replication crisis?

Join us for an IGOR panel discussion on the state of Open Science in biological psychology more than a decade after the crisis first hit.

📅 Friday, 10 Oct | 10:00–11:00 CET
💻 Online (contact us for the link)

#OpenScience #neuroskyence #academicsky

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Çağatay Gürsoy @caggursoy.bsky.social · 3d

Taking a break from #OSC2025 in wet Hamburg by having a short outdoor reading session! Now reading @karenhao.bsky.social’s views about the whole “AI showbiz”

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Dulwich Quantum Computing @dulwichquantum.bsky.social · 4d

Live footage of Nobel committee giving the Physics prize to quantum computing.

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Çağatay Gürsoy @caggursoy.bsky.social · 3d

Attending #OSC2025 in Hamburg and taking a bus to the venue. After 6+ years in Germany and residing in Heidelberg, it’s a clear cut which city got rich with trade and which exist just because they have a 500+ yr old university!

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Çağatay Gürsoy @caggursoy.bsky.social · 4d

So, do you reckon is it time to change how the prizes are handed out? Or still the responsibility to receive and acknowledge the team should fall on to the "PI"?

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Çağatay Gürsoy @caggursoy.bsky.social · 4d

I'm really focusing on the last part, where the author discusses that we need to be watchful when using such tools. Especially in research, where the trust in European societies in science were quite high in the last few centuries and there's virtually no "room for error".

Henning Schoenenberger @schoenenberger.bsky.social · 4d

Advice for those integrating AI agents into research workflows: "How AI agents will change research: a scientist’s guide".

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

#AIresearch #AI #Science

A scientist’s guide to AI agents — how could they help your research?

Researchers are increasingly turning to artificial-intelligence tools that can handle complex, multi-step processes.

www.nature.com

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Çağatay Gürsoy @caggursoy.bsky.social · 4d

I guess AI-based assistants can takeover committee meetings, so does this indicate that reading, understanding and writing are "creative time" and committee meetings are not?
How would an automaton can aid in these committee meetings? Notetaking, summarising, or complete takeover? Just brainstorming

Çağatay Gürsoy @caggursoy.bsky.social · 12d

Oof, thanks Henning for cartoonifying this, so I do not feel the "Uncanny Valley" effect so severely! :D

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EMBO @embo.org · 15d

We have asked the new EMBO Members to tell us about themselves and what makes it so compelling to work in science today. 🧪

In the sixth video of the series, EMBO Members tell us about turning points and pivotal moments in their scientific journeys.

#LifeSciences

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Çağatay Gürsoy @caggursoy.bsky.social · 15d

Last year we had a lively discussion about "Power Abuse in Academia" and this year's topic is as relevant as it gets for an ECR! So DEFINITELY join this event, network & brainstorm with other ECR fellows!

(Also, organizers from bioDGPs and DGPA are really cool people!)

bioDGPS and DGPA @biodgps-dgpa.bsky.social · 29d

🚀 Young Scientist Retreat 2025 – Hamburg 🌍
📅 October 21–24, 2025

👉 Register here: tinyurl.com/ycmyshra (Google Form)
If this does not work, feel free to write [email protected]

Let’s connect, learn & grow together in Hamburg! 🌟
⁠ysr2025 #Biopsychology #YoungScientists
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Poster with key data for the Young Scientist Retreat 2025. Dates: October 21–24, 2025, in Hamburg, Germany. Costs: €100 for members of DGPA and bioDGPS, €150 for members of DGPA or bioDGPS, €200 for non-members. Includes: 3 nights with meals and coffee breaks at a&o Hamburg City in a 2-bed room (Spaldingstr. 160, 20097 Hamburg). Eligibility: Doctoral students, postdocs, and junior professors (up to 8 years after PhD). Registration deadline: September 29, 2025, 16:00 CET. Note: Membership can be obtained with the YSR application to benefit from discounts."

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Florian Aigner @florianaigner.at · 18d

Verrückter Fakt des Tages: #vfdt
Über eine Million Menschen erkrankt weltweit jedes Jahr wegen Kohlekraftwerken an Lungenkrebs.
Wie würden wir reagieren, wenn so eine Zahl durch andere Ursachen zustande käme? Durch eine nuklear Explosion? Eine Krankheit? Eine Terrorgruppe?

Bełchatów Power Station in Bełchatów, Poland

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Springer Nature @springernature.com · 19d

Open data is becoming essential. Our State of Open Data report suggests open data is on brink of becoming standard, and sharing data helps create a more equitable research ecosystem. This blog looks at how and why research data should be shared: spklr.io/63329BH7E9

#OpenScience 🧪

Springer Nature presents 'The Source': "Supporting open science practices: Why share your research data?" A woman points to graphs while another person uses a calculator. "Read the blog."

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Çağatay Gürsoy @caggursoy.bsky.social · 24d

Wth i just see “Blocked”, who the hell is this? I don’t think I’ve argued with anyone on Bluesky (yet)

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bioDGPS and DGPA @biodgps-dgpa.bsky.social · 29d

🚀 Young Scientist Retreat 2025 – Hamburg 🌍
📅 October 21–24, 2025

👉 Register here: tinyurl.com/ycmyshra (Google Form)
If this does not work, feel free to write [email protected]

Let’s connect, learn & grow together in Hamburg! 🌟
⁠ysr2025 #Biopsychology #YoungScientists
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Jakob-Moritz Eberl @jamoeberl.bsky.social · Sep 9

"Who counts as ‘the elite’?
The survey results are surprising. 🧐
– Only 11% see journalists as part of the elite.
– Scientists and academia: just 31%.
So far, so good, I guess?
– But even the President is considered elite by only 54%. But it shows how blurry the very concept of ‘elite’ really is."

Bar chart titled “Who is considered part of the elite”. Subtitle: “Who in Austria is considered elite due to their function, education, or societal contribution?”

The percentages of respondents who consider the following groups as belonging to the elite:

Federal President – 54%

Federal Chancellor – 54%

Owners of private industrial companies – 45%

Members of the federal government – 45%

Presidents of universities – 43%

State governor (Landeshauptmann/-frau) – 40%

ORF Director General – 37%

Judges – 36%

Managers – 35%

Members of the National Council – 33%

Austrian EU Commissioner – 33%

University researchers – 31%

Doctors – 30%

Social partnership leaders – 26%

Bishops – 25%

Director General for Public Security – 25%

Chief of the General Staff – 24%

PhD graduates sub auspiciis praesidentis – 23%

Members of state parliaments (Landtag) – 22%

Director of the State Opera – 20%

Economists – 19%

Experts cited in media – 19%

Mayors of local communities – 18%

Special police units Cobra and WEGA – 16%

President of Caritas – 15%

Musicians of the Vienna Philharmonic – 14%

Actors – 13%

Journalists – 11%

National football team coach – 10%

National football team – 10%

National ski team – 10%

Special forces soldiers (Jagdkommando) – 7%

Parish priest – 5%

Source information below the chart:
Survey conducted by Market on behalf of Der Standard. Sample: 824 respondents representative of the Austrian voting-age population. Online survey, supplemented with CAPI sample points. Field period: 28 May – 3 June 2025. Percentages rounded commercially.

https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000280870/mehr-als-jeder-zweite-kritisiert-den-einfluss-von-eliten?ref=rss

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Çağatay Gürsoy @caggursoy.bsky.social · Sep 3

Exciting times ahead!

As of 1st of September I have taken a new position as a Research Data Analyst at @springernature.com. Focusing on the publishing side of the Open Science now!

Not quite completed my PhD yet, as I still need to go back and defend my thesis.

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Springer Nature @springernature.com · Sep 2

Open science speeds up scientific progress. As a researcher, sharing your research outputs openly is crucial to address the world’s most urgent challenges.

This blog explores benefits of sharing protocols for you and the scientific community: spklr.io/63325BHgGF

#OpenScience 🧪

Springer Nature image. Text states: 'The Source. Supporting open science practices: Why sharing protocols matters'. A gloved hand uses a pipette to add blue liquid to test tubes. 'Read the blog' button shown.

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PsychoPy @psychopy.org · Aug 28

Friends don't let friends sit through 1000 trials to test the task works*....

Did you know you can simulate responses in PsychoPy?

Install the PsychoPy "Monkeys" plugin and have a play!

*Actually this is exactly what friends do 😅 - looking at you psychophysics people...

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econmaett @econmaett.github.io · Jul 30

From r/virginvschad 👀
#stats

Virgin non-parametric vs Chad linear regression
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/virginvschad/comments/c4xdxg/virgin_nonparametric_vs_chad_linear_regression/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

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Daniel Lakens @lakens.bsky.social · Feb 6

Although some researchers manage to perfectly adhere to preregistrations, it is common to need to deviate. Not all deviations are consequential, but some are, and it is important to evaluate the impact of deviations on the severity of a test. online.ucpress.edu/collabra/art...

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Daniela Mier @danielamier.bsky.social · Jul 1

We are looking for a Postdoc who loves fMRI, psychophysiology and data analysis 🎉. We run studies on social cognition and related processes with a focus on schizophrenia. German skills could be beneficial, bc the position involves teaching, but not mandatory.
stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/4...

Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in (w/m/d)

Bewerberfrist: 06.07.2025

stellen.uni-konstanz.de

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Dr. Laura M. König @lauramkoenig.bsky.social · Jul 3

#OpenScience principles help students gain lots of useful skills that are an advantage on the job market in and beyond academia. Read our latest book chapter where we provide tips for educators to bolster employability through open science: doi.org/10.31219/osf...

Open science contributes to more rigorous and impactful science. However, little attention is often paid to the benefits that it provides to its users, such as project management and programming skills. Although not its primary objective, these skills may be considered additional benefits supporting the transition to open science practices. Drawing from international perspectives, this chapter will discuss skills that students develop explicitly or implicitly by engaging in open science and their benefits to careers within and outside of academia. It will also showcase examples of how engagement in open science is considered in (academic) hiring decisions, including ongoing debates and areas for (structural) improvement. Ultimately, this chapter will inform educators about the most important open science skills and provide insights into how to strategically build a resume to present open science-related skills convincingly to improve employability, including practical tips and resources.

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Yu-Fang Yang @ufangyang.bsky.social · Jun 28

Still feeling proud post-SIPS @improvingpsych.org ,our project ARIADNE was awarded a SIPS Commendation! It’s been a long path, but we made it.
Tool’s live here: igor-biodgps.github.io/ARIADNE
Paper is out too: doi.org/10.1177/2515...

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