Henning Strandin
@henningstrandin.bsky.social
Philosophy PhD from Stockholm Uni., working with research data infrastructure and the transition to Open Science.
Also lots of hobby programming.
A little more:
https://henningstrandin.com/index.cgi?page=0000
Also lots of hobby programming.
A little more:
https://henningstrandin.com/index.cgi?page=0000
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Welcome to the first issue of RDM Weekly, a weekly roundup of Research Data Management resources!
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RDM Weekly - Issue 001
A weekly roundup of Research Data Management resources.
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June 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Welcome to the first issue of RDM Weekly, a weekly roundup of Research Data Management resources!
To kick off this newsletter, I will be doing a drawing for 1 free @rfortherestofus.com course for anyone who subscribes by Friday! Winner will be notified via email.
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To kick off this newsletter, I will be doing a drawing for 1 free @rfortherestofus.com course for anyone who subscribes by Friday! Winner will be notified via email.
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This also explains most cases in which humans are "right."
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 1:52 PM
This also explains most cases in which humans are "right."
I don't do academic philosophy these days but every now and then it occurs to me how virtually absurd it is that the British empiricists were epistemological Cartesian's while Descartes was basically a Baconian empiricist. Given the established narrative, where do you even start with that.
June 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I don't do academic philosophy these days but every now and then it occurs to me how virtually absurd it is that the British empiricists were epistemological Cartesian's while Descartes was basically a Baconian empiricist. Given the established narrative, where do you even start with that.
- I'm the best scorer in soccer.
- You're not making any goals.
- Yes, but that's because the goalkeeper keeps catching the ball!
- You're not making any goals.
- Yes, but that's because the goalkeeper keeps catching the ball!
June 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
- I'm the best scorer in soccer.
- You're not making any goals.
- Yes, but that's because the goalkeeper keeps catching the ball!
- You're not making any goals.
- Yes, but that's because the goalkeeper keeps catching the ball!
We need to talk about how the Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment, and liberalism are one historical thread, and all the ways in which conservatism is incompatible with modern scientific inquiry. There is no reason to think science can function at all in the Heritage Foundation's dream society.
June 3, 2025 at 7:26 AM
We need to talk about how the Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment, and liberalism are one historical thread, and all the ways in which conservatism is incompatible with modern scientific inquiry. There is no reason to think science can function at all in the Heritage Foundation's dream society.
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Are you highlighting #OpenScience activities in your CV, or know someone who does? I am looking for examples to include (of course in anonymized form) as examples in a book chapter. For example, I once came across a CV with small open science badges and would love to include this!
a cartoon penguin is standing on top of a snow covered hill .
ALT: a cartoon penguin is standing on top of a snow covered hill .
media.tenor.com
April 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Are you highlighting #OpenScience activities in your CV, or know someone who does? I am looking for examples to include (of course in anonymized form) as examples in a book chapter. For example, I once came across a CV with small open science badges and would love to include this!
This is the absolute worst.
"But the Justice Department, even as it acknowledged the mistake, said it could not use diplomacy or financial pressures to free Abrego because it would threaten U.S. foreign policy and its relationship with an ally in the fight against gangs."
"But the Justice Department, even as it acknowledged the mistake, said it could not use diplomacy or financial pressures to free Abrego because it would threaten U.S. foreign policy and its relationship with an ally in the fight against gangs."
Trump administration says it mistakenly deported Salvadoran migrant
The government blamed “an administrative error” for the accidental deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran immigrant married to a U.S. citizen. Officials claim they’re unable to return him t...
wapo.st
April 1, 2025 at 8:06 PM
This is the absolute worst.
"But the Justice Department, even as it acknowledged the mistake, said it could not use diplomacy or financial pressures to free Abrego because it would threaten U.S. foreign policy and its relationship with an ally in the fight against gangs."
"But the Justice Department, even as it acknowledged the mistake, said it could not use diplomacy or financial pressures to free Abrego because it would threaten U.S. foreign policy and its relationship with an ally in the fight against gangs."
"Then thay dogs begun tu tel uv tym tu cum. Thay sed, The lan wil dy & thay peapl wil eat 1 a nuther. The water wil be poysen & the peapl wil drink blud."
March 30, 2025 at 8:19 PM
"Then thay dogs begun tu tel uv tym tu cum. Thay sed, The lan wil dy & thay peapl wil eat 1 a nuther. The water wil be poysen & the peapl wil drink blud."
A great report on changing attitudes toward migration in Sweden, with insights transposable to much of the Western world.
Opinion | The Problem With Sweden Is Sweden (Gift Article)
The country’s backlash against migration stems from a deeper discontent.
www.nytimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
A great report on changing attitudes toward migration in Sweden, with insights transposable to much of the Western world.
New liar paradox incoming (WP).
March 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM
New liar paradox incoming (WP).
I've said it before. We need to find ways of creating, protecting, and make available AI models that are not trained to spout right-wing lies and propaganda. This could become extremely important very soon. Believe me when I say Musk and his ilk want to get their hands on OpenAI.
Elon Musk’s ‘truth-seeking’ chatbot often disagrees with him
Elon Musk has consistently branded his chatbot Grok as “truthful” and less biased than OpenAI’s ChatGPT. But it still disagrees with some of his political claims.
wapo.st
March 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I've said it before. We need to find ways of creating, protecting, and make available AI models that are not trained to spout right-wing lies and propaganda. This could become extremely important very soon. Believe me when I say Musk and his ilk want to get their hands on OpenAI.
Since "white," "heterosexual," "man" are not on the Trump administration's list, if they want to achieve their goals they probably need to also ban "not."
March 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Since "white," "heterosexual," "man" are not on the Trump administration's list, if they want to achieve their goals they probably need to also ban "not."
Yesterday I removed my last Windows installation on a private computer. Now it's
Linux - 6
Windows - 0.
Information sovereignty is important to me personally, and should be a priority to all European institutions, especially considering the current political climate. ->
Linux - 6
Windows - 0.
Information sovereignty is important to me personally, and should be a priority to all European institutions, especially considering the current political climate. ->
March 6, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Yesterday I removed my last Windows installation on a private computer. Now it's
Linux - 6
Windows - 0.
Information sovereignty is important to me personally, and should be a priority to all European institutions, especially considering the current political climate. ->
Linux - 6
Windows - 0.
Information sovereignty is important to me personally, and should be a priority to all European institutions, especially considering the current political climate. ->
The US--now "West Russia" in the mouths of some friends here.
Trump is doing everything possible to reassure Putin that he’s on his side
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
White House directs officials to draft proposal to lift US sanctions on Russia
Sources say work on so-called ‘options paper’ comes as Trump seeks to restore Moscow ties and end Ukraine war
www.theguardian.com
March 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The US--now "West Russia" in the mouths of some friends here.
I just had a vision. Trump & Musk move too quickly, not securing full control over the public narrative of events before the economy tanks and public health, poverty, and employment measures turn south, leading to huge protests and soon a civil war. ->
March 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I just had a vision. Trump & Musk move too quickly, not securing full control over the public narrative of events before the economy tanks and public health, poverty, and employment measures turn south, leading to huge protests and soon a civil war. ->
Of course Trump is a Russian asset. Maybe he's not an agent, but he is most certainly an asset.
March 1, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Of course Trump is a Russian asset. Maybe he's not an agent, but he is most certainly an asset.
My assessment is that Trump still hasn't done as much damage to the world as George W. did. But he'll get there.
February 25, 2025 at 9:17 AM
My assessment is that Trump still hasn't done as much damage to the world as George W. did. But he'll get there.
It's important to see what alliance is driving political change right now.
February 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
It's important to see what alliance is driving political change right now.
Do scientists ever find datasets via Google Dataset Search, DataCite Commons, EOSC Resource Hub, or some other generic search engine for openly published research data, that they then use (and cite) in their research?
I'm putting together an introduction to finding and using research data that has been made publicly available, for research librarians. I'm looking for real-world experiences of this, especially (but not exclusively) from social science and the humanities. ->
February 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Do scientists ever find datasets via Google Dataset Search, DataCite Commons, EOSC Resource Hub, or some other generic search engine for openly published research data, that they then use (and cite) in their research?
I'm putting together an introduction to finding and using research data that has been made publicly available, for research librarians. I'm looking for real-world experiences of this, especially (but not exclusively) from social science and the humanities. ->
February 19, 2025 at 9:45 AM
I'm putting together an introduction to finding and using research data that has been made publicly available, for research librarians. I'm looking for real-world experiences of this, especially (but not exclusively) from social science and the humanities. ->
A lengthy overview of some of the ways the Trumps are cashing in on the presidency, from the WSJ! (Unlocked article.) Some readers are not amused... :-)
Exclusive | How the Trumps Turned an Election Victory Into a Cash Bonanza
The first lady’s documentary deal with Amazon, the president’s legal settlements and other transactions near $80 million so far, with the Trump library a major beneficiary.
www.wsj.com
February 14, 2025 at 12:52 PM
A lengthy overview of some of the ways the Trumps are cashing in on the presidency, from the WSJ! (Unlocked article.) Some readers are not amused... :-)
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From reddit: a letter from a postdoc who survived the Bolsonaro years. This is helpful framing for how to science in this administration. 🧪
www.reddit.com/r/labrats/s/...
www.reddit.com/r/labrats/s/...
From the labrats community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the labrats community
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February 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
From reddit: a letter from a postdoc who survived the Bolsonaro years. This is helpful framing for how to science in this administration. 🧪
www.reddit.com/r/labrats/s/...
www.reddit.com/r/labrats/s/...
I can't get over the level of skill and commitment to science communication displayed in this lecture series by Michael Faraday and Bill Hammack et al. A level to aim for.
Introduction: The Chemical History of a Candle by Michael Faraday (1/6)
YouTube video by engineerguy
youtu.be
February 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I can't get over the level of skill and commitment to science communication displayed in this lecture series by Michael Faraday and Bill Hammack et al. A level to aim for.
Morning thoughts:
There is this misconception about power that exists on both the left and the right: if we just get the chance to implement our policies everyone will see the benefits and join our side. ->
There is this misconception about power that exists on both the left and the right: if we just get the chance to implement our policies everyone will see the benefits and join our side. ->
February 7, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Morning thoughts:
There is this misconception about power that exists on both the left and the right: if we just get the chance to implement our policies everyone will see the benefits and join our side. ->
There is this misconception about power that exists on both the left and the right: if we just get the chance to implement our policies everyone will see the benefits and join our side. ->
Good read! A long-term fix requires either that commercial publishers change radically or that academic output moves away from traditional top-tier journals, which in turn requires changing incentives for scientists through deliberate changes in how scientific work is assessed (e.g. CoARA). ->
This is a good blog post about the Open Access Catastrophe: how it came to this and where we go from here. But if you want my take too, a quick thread. 🧵 (1/7) blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
Why are universities ending their Elsevier open access agreements?
After recent reporting that three UK universities had ended their transitional open access agreements with the publisher Elsevier, Peter Barr explains why academic libraries are making these decisi…
blogs.lse.ac.uk
February 6, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Good read! A long-term fix requires either that commercial publishers change radically or that academic output moves away from traditional top-tier journals, which in turn requires changing incentives for scientists through deliberate changes in how scientific work is assessed (e.g. CoARA). ->