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Mario Scharfbillig @scharfbillig.bsky.social · Sep 5

We have chosen to fight.

Jorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · Sep 5

🚨 Just in: the European Commission has slapped a €2.95 billion fine on Google for breaching EU antitrust rules by distorting competition in the advertising technology industry #adtech.

The fine comes amid Trump’s tariff threats against countries that regulate Big Tech.

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Mario Scharfbillig @scharfbillig.bsky.social · Jun 30

Brilliant response about what the real harms of misinformation are for democracies.

@lewan.bsky.social @sachaltay.bsky.social @anaskozyreva.bsky.social @lorenzspreen.bsky.social @sebavalenz.bsky.social

Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · Jun 27

🧵 THREAD: Why the Cato Institute’s new paper on “misinformation panic” is dangerously wrong, and why it completely misunderstands the real crisis we face.
www.cato.org/policy-analy...

The Misleading Panic over Misinformation

People can’t agree on how to define misinformation and its related terms, making regulation nearly impossible. Instead, free expression serves as a better tool for discovering truth.

www.cato.org

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Mario Scharfbillig @scharfbillig.bsky.social · May 28

🚨 New preprint out!
Excited to introduce ValuesML, the largest expert-annotated multilingual dataset for detecting human values in political texts and news.

🔍 2,648 texts | 9 languages | 74,231 sentences
🧠 Annotated by 74 values scholars

osf.io/preprints/ps...

#NLP #PoliticalPsychology #Values

OSF

osf.io

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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · May 12

Amazing opportunity and…All this work is effectively banned in the U.S. now….
So American political communication colleagues you should snap this up!

Mario Scharfbillig @scharfbillig.bsky.social · May 12

We are hiring! Deadline 14 May.

This job will be a fantastic opportunity to use science to inform policymaking.

What we work on:
- protecting democracy
- fighting disinformation
- countering polarisation
- improving evidence informed policymaking

recruitment.jrc.ec.europa.eu/vacancy/1881

JRC Recruitment Portal

recruitment.jrc.ec.europa.eu

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Mario Scharfbillig @scharfbillig.bsky.social · May 12

And get an EU passport, which you will need for this job 😉

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Mario Scharfbillig @scharfbillig.bsky.social · May 12

@chloehill.bsky.social

Mario Scharfbillig @scharfbillig.bsky.social · May 12

@lewan.bsky.social @davidmair4.bsky.social

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Mario Scharfbillig @scharfbillig.bsky.social · May 12

Our main studies on this: 👇
knowledge4policy.ec.europa.eu/evidence-inf...

Enlightenment 2.0 | Knowledge for policyLog inSearch

The multi-annual Enlightenment 2.0 research programme seeks to provide the interdisciplinary scientific underpinning to optimise this evolution of the political decision-making process.

knowledge4policy.ec.europa.eu

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Mario Scharfbillig @scharfbillig.bsky.social · May 12

We are hiring! Deadline 14 May.

This job will be a fantastic opportunity to use science to inform policymaking.

What we work on:
- protecting democracy
- fighting disinformation
- countering polarisation
- improving evidence informed policymaking

recruitment.jrc.ec.europa.eu/vacancy/1881

JRC Recruitment Portal

recruitment.jrc.ec.europa.eu

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Mario Scharfbillig @scharfbillig.bsky.social · May 6

@davidmair4.bsky.social @giuseppec98.bsky.social

Mario Scharfbillig @scharfbillig.bsky.social · May 6

🔍 Report Highlights: We surveyed 500 professionals (scientists, policymakers, knowledge brokers) about their views on the most important hurdles for a well-functioning science-for-policy ecosystem.

Here the underlying report with much more detail
lnkd.in/eBxSr9CQ

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

lnkd.in

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Mario Scharfbillig @scharfbillig.bsky.social · May 6

Exciting Milestone: Our Report Featured in Nature! ✨

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

Happy to announce that our report on the science-for-policy interface through the eyes of professionals has been spotlighted in a correspondence published by Nature.

With Krieger, @drlmelchor.bsky.social, Almeida

In science-for-policy design, one size doesn’t fit all

Letter to the Editor

www.nature.com

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David Mair @davidmair4.bsky.social · Apr 28

Some more ideas on how to tackle this most urgent problem from @scharfbillig.bsky.social and others at the Joint Research Centre and elsewhere in this recent paper.

www.linkedin.com/posts/mario-...

Trust in science for policy Nexus - Publications Office of the EU | Mario Scharfbillig

🌍🔍 Bridging the Gap: Trust in Science for Policy 🌍🔍 In recent months, we’ve seen mounting challenges and attacks on science, with policymakers and scientists struggling to find the right responses. W...

www.linkedin.com

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Mario Scharfbillig @scharfbillig.bsky.social · Mar 27

🌍🔍 Bridging the Gap: Trust in Science for Policy 🌍🔍

Recent months have seen mounting challenges for science globally.

We’re excited to share insights from our recent workshop with the ISC, NSF and JRC, compiled into a report "Trust in Science for Policy Nexus."

dx.doi.org/10.2760/6212...

Trust in science for policy Nexus - Publications Office of the EU

The "Trust in Science for Policy Nexus" workshop, held in Ispra, Italy, on September 12-13, 2024, convened by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre, the International Science Cou...

op.europa.eu

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Matthis @ Real Scientists DE @realscientists.de · Mar 18

Soo, puh, heute ist so ein Tag wo ein Meeting das nächste jagt, kaum möglich mal durchzuschnaufen. Aber jetzt habe ich mir einen Kaffee geholt und möchte mit Euch eine wirklich tolle Resource teilen:

Taadaa: Das Competence Framework des JRC von der EU Kommission.

➡️ Thread

Science for policy framework. Es gibt fünf Stränge a) Understanding Policy b) Participate in Policymaking c) communicate d) engage with citizens and stakeholders e) collaborate

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David Mair @davidmair4.bsky.social · Dec 10

Congrats to @profsanderlinden.bsky.social @hugoreasoning.bsky.social for setting out both sides of this important argument so well.

We really need that adversarial collaboration to get to the bottom of this and give the best possible advice to policymakers.

podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/e...

Is the Misinformation Crisis Overblown?

Podcast Episode · Entanglements, by Undark · 09/12/2024 · 31m

podcasts.apple.com

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Mario Scharfbillig @scharfbillig.bsky.social · Dec 3

How can we improve the uptake of scientific evidence in policymaking and politics?

We asked 500 professionals working at the science for policy interface for their experiences and insights.

👇 Here is our study.

giuseppe cannata @giuseppec98.bsky.social · Dec 2

📣 New JRC report out!

How to harness the potential of science-for-policy (S4P) ecosystems in the EU?

This exploratory survey of ∼500 S4P professionals sheds light on the main challenges.

Scientists and policymakers are eager to collaborate but need better tools and support.

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Science-for-policy ecosystems through the eyes of professionals

This Joint Research Centre science for policy (S4P) report explores the perceived challenges for establishing and maintaining a well-functioning science–policy interface in the EU. To gather this info...

publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu

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Matthias Reiter-Pázmándy @reiterpazmandy.bsky.social · Nov 25

▶️ Want to do research with data from X, LinkedIn and soon @bsky.app?

❗ Want to shape the #RulesForReseachers for access to this data?

The @eucommission.bsky.social consults you on the rules to access data under the #DSA

📝 Deadline Dec, 10 (extended):
digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/comm...

Commission launches public consultation on the rules for researchers to access online platform data under the Digital Services Act

The Commission launched a public consultation on the draft delegated act on access to online platform data for vetted researchers under the Digital Services Act (DSA).

digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu

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Mario Scharfbillig @scharfbillig.bsky.social · Nov 24

See include me, thanks

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Mario Scharfbillig @scharfbillig.bsky.social · Nov 23

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Mario Scharfbillig @scharfbillig.bsky.social · Nov 23

Great, thanks for this! Please add me too.

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Mario Scharfbillig @scharfbillig.bsky.social · Nov 22

First day on #Bluesky, first post.

📯 We are looking for 600 scientists in various disciplines to join our team at the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission!

Deadline for application 10 December. Come and join us.

👇
europa.eu/!Gcjwkp

#science #science4policy #career #EUJobs

Scientific research administrators | EU Careers

Do you have experience in scientific research? Would you like to start an international career within a multicultural and diverse team? If yes, then read on.

europa.eu

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Mario Scharfbillig @scharfbillig.bsky.social · Nov 22

Me too please

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