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Peeref @peeref.bsky.social · Dec 11
Hello bsky 🦋 Peeref here! We’re a community platform trying to connect the #academic community globally, and give #scientists access to the resources that can benefit their research and career. Check us out 👉 www.peeref.com
Making academic exchange simple - Peeref
Peeref is a novel community platform for scientists, publishers, and editors. Exchange occurs via discussion of journals, articles, funding, and current science issues among researchers.
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NIH is removing paylines in 2026. Thoughts?
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Removing paylines will 'clarify' funding decisions??? - Peeref
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November 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Caregiving shapes careers. Flexibility makes academia sustainable.
Read full article on @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social: scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/11/24/m...
#mentalhealth
Mental Health Awareness Mondays - Balancing Work and Caregiving: Flexibility That Works for Everyone - The Scholarly Kitchen
Today, nearly one in four adults serves as a caregiver. Because of this, work-life flexibility isn’t just a nicety it’s a game-changer, for individuals and organizations alike.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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#Teaching prep, stalled #research, endless meetings… the first year as a #professor can feel like you’re constantly failing at something. The truth is:
November 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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"Niche platforms can foster deeper, more focused communities. But for individual researchers, keeping a foot in multiple spaces comes at a cost."
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#scholarlypublishing
Guest Post — The Great Pullback: Why Academic Social Media’s Fragmentation Matters - The Scholarly Kitchen
Today's guest bloggers share insights into the fragmented, tiring, and uncertain digital landscape for academics, and evidence that a shift is underway — with implications for scholarly communication ...
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October 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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How the brain and body talk—explored in Current Biology’s new special issue.
Full cover art breakdown: www.peeref.com/notes/bca42f...
@currentbiology.bsky.social #journalcoverart
October 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Where the next generation of researchers is going? Dozens of U.S. #PhD programs in astronomy, physics, and biology are cutting or pausing admissions for 2026, even at top institutions like Harvard, MIT, and Brown.
Share your opinion here: www.peeref.com/notes/41f0b5...
October 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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"Language barriers have long influenced who is heard in science. #AI tools now offer a way to close the gap, but without care, they risk reinforcing the very biases they aim to solve."
Read full article by @claudiataubenheim.bsky.social via @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social: ow.ly/ox8b50XfbtL
Guest Post — From Language Barrier to AI Bias: The Non-Native Speaker’s Dilemma in Scientific Publishing - The Scholarly Kitchen
For decades, EAL researchers have faced systemic disadvantages in publishing. AI writing tools promise relief, yet, they also bring new risks into science.
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October 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Anyone thinking about switching advisors...or being forced to? #phd
October 15, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Planting corals in a burning ocean feels hopeless—but every surviving reef proves change is possible and reminds us: the choices we make now shape tomorrow’s oceans.
www.peeref.com/notes/42c5ad... #Earth #Climate #Sustainability #Coral
October 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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How many of you are PhD but not planning to stay in academia? #phdlife #phdcareer #academicchatter
October 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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“As researchers, we often say, ‘We need the data.’ Today, the data needs us.” - Kathy Reid
Guest Post — Rethinking Disciplinary Data Regimes by @mollyhardy.bsky.social on @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social
Full text: scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/10/08/g...
Guest Post - Rethinking Disciplinary Data Regimes - The Scholarly Kitchen
Between a political policy environment focused on defunding and deleting data collections – an environment in which little can be trusted – and an onslaught of new AI tools that feed indiscriminately ...
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October 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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🍟New research shows not all potatoes are equal!
#academicsky #research
October 6, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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New study finds 40% say food impacts #sleep, with sweets & dairy most often linked to #nightmares.
📘 More dreams of the rarebit fiend: food sensitivity and dietary correlates of sleep and dreaming
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October 2, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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White vs. Brown Rice: similar calories. Brown wins on fiber, vitamins & satiety. White works for quick, easy-to-digest meals. Which team are you on?
🗳️Vote: www.peeref.com/notes/69de1d...
#HealthyEating
September 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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National Coffee Day is coming up. Science says #espresso can be faster, cheaper, consistent: coarser grind, higher flow, 25% less dose.
📘 Systematically Improving Espresso: Insights from Mathematical Modeling and Experiment
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#nationalcoffeeday
September 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Could weight-loss drugs be the new momentum in research?
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Pfizer to pay $4.9 billion to reenter the weight-loss drug market
The acquisition will mark Pfizer’s reentry into the weight-loss market after the failure of its GLP-1 drug candidate
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September 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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“Failed” experiments in grad school used to frustrate Ariel, until she realized failure can be its own kind of progress.
What’s one thing you’ve learned from experiment setbacks?
👉 Read Ariel’s story: www.peeref.com/notes/0da1fe...
#PhDChat #gradschoolstruggles #academiclife
September 19, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Mirror life: promise or peril? Join the debate on Peeref.
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#academicsky #Scicomm #ethics
September 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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5 experts answering 1 question: What’s a bold experiment with AI in peer review you’d like to see tested?
Read full article by @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social 🔗： scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/09/15/a...
@irfanullah.bsky.social @alicemeadows.bsky.social #PeerReviewWeek2025
Ask the Chefs: What’s a Bold Experiment with AI in Peer Review You’d Like to See Tested? - The Scholarly Kitchen
To kick off Peer Review Week, we asked the Chefs, What’s a bold experiment with AI in peer review you’d like to see tested?
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September 15, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Appendiceal cancer rates 4.6× higher in 1985 vs. 1945 births. Cause unknown, awareness needed.
📘 Birth Cohort Effects in Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma Incidence Across the United States
👉Read paper summary: www.peeref.com/works/86406589
#cancerresearch @drholowatyj.bsky.social @annalsofim.bsky.social
Novel color via stimulation of individual photoreceptors at population scale: AI Summary, Post-Publication Reviews & Author Contact - Peeref
AI summaries and post-publication reviews of Novel color via stimulation of individual photoreceptors at population scale. Understand articles faster and request reprints directly from authors.
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September 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Three women of color leaders reflect on resilience, equity, and leading with integrity in today’s climate.
📖 Read their full conversation on @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/09/08/r...
#womenofcolor #DEI #womeninSTEM
Revisited: On Being a Leader Who Happens to Be a Woman of Color  - The Scholarly Kitchen
Three women of color revisit their conversation with Alice Meadows during the first Trump administration, in the light of their new positions and today's political environment.
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September 8, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Round 1: “Explain your model better.”
Round 2: “You can’t just add more words and expect that to explain your model better.”
So what makes a model explanation “better” in a reviewer’s eyes?
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#reviewer2 #academicchatter
September 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Grad school is tough. Our latest article answers your top questions on mental health leave, transcripts, and talking to your advisor.
Full article 🔗: www.peeref.com/e-collection...
#phdlife #gradschool #mentalhealth
September 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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🌅In Latin, the original word for “summer” is aestas—a season of blazing sunlight, ripening fields, and nature at its most alive.
This Labor Day marks summer’s last official holiday—the closing chapter of our aestas. How will you savor its finale?
#laborday #academicchatter #academicsky
August 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Caffeine-free and full of energy, #beets can boost #stamina, improve blood flow, and power your day naturally. Would you use beets as your fuel?
🔗Join the discussion: www.peeref.com/notes/98351f...
#foodscience
August 27, 2025 at 1:57 PM