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Richard Sever
@richardsever.bsky.social
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Chief Science and Strategy Officer, openRxiv. Co-Founder, bioRxiv and medRxiv.
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Richard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · 3h
Very sad to learn of the death of Sir John Gurdon. He made a huge contribution to developmental biology & should be an inspiration to anyone whose potential is dismissed in school. It was a pleasure to work with him when he was Chair of the COB Board. www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/john-gurdon-...
John Gurdon (1933 – 2025) - MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Renowned developmental biologist John Gurdon, former Group Leader and Head of the LMB’s Cell Biology Division, has died aged 92.
www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk
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Richard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · 1d
New blog post. In which I analyze the new HHMI announcement and what it means for the science publishing ecosystem openrxiv.org/preprint-man...
Preprint mandates gather momentum - openRxiv
By Richard Sever, PhD. Chief Science & Strategy Officer, openRxiv Preprints speed up science by enabling researchers to disseminate reports of new findings immediately. They also represent a simple wa...
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Richard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · 2d
Diana Bianchi out at NICHHD. Hard to see a good reason for letting such a talented individual go www.science.org/content/arti...
After months in limbo, four NIH institute directors fired
Two leaders removed by Trump administration had hoped to stay at agency as in-house investigators
www.science.org
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Life In Wisconsin @lifeinwisconsin.bsky.social · 3d
It should be noted that Google has noticed the backlash enough that they quietly published a code that would removed AI results for their searches.

An enterprising person built a default site to search without AI, and the results are goddamn refreshing as hell.
udm14.org
&udm=14 | the search engine Konami code
A quick way to get an AI-free search without any extra work.
udm14.org
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Richard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · 3d
Agree 100%. My 2c is that there’s almost always a better term/phrase that more accurately conveys what is being discussed.
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Richard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · 4d
US "the only major country on Earth not to guarantee healthcare to all people"
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James Neal - will know what will happen when it does. @jameswneal.bsky.social · 6d
#bernie and #AOC today
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John Greally @greally.bsky.social · 4d
What an amazing assay.

DAF-seq, the evolution of Fiber-seq from the Andrew Stergachis group, using the @pacbio.bsky.social platform:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

This will revolutionise our understanding of transcriptional regulation and functional non-coding variants.
Deaminase-assisted single-molecule and single-cell chromatin fiber sequencing
Gene regulation is mediated by the co-occupancy of numerous proteins along individual chromatin fibers. However, our tools for deeply profiling how proteins co-occupy individual fibers, especially at ...
www.biorxiv.org
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Gabriel Stein @gabestein.com · 4d
Sneak peak of what we'll discuss on our "media theory of open science" virtual panel on Monday with @richardsever.bsky.social, @needhibhalla.bsky.social & @rachelzamzow.bsky.social at @journoresource.bsky.social/@shorensteinctr.bsky.social.

Learn more & register: www.gabestein.com/monday-why-w...
Monday: why we need a new "media theory" for open science
Join me Monday at 12:30pm Eastern for a virtual panel on how open academic publishing can help rebuild trust in research
www.gabestein.com
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Richard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · 4d
Happening this monday
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Gabriel Stein @gabestein.com · 20d
On October 6, join me for a virtual panel with on a vital topic: how can we make sure that open science advances not just science itself, but society’s understanding of, trust in, and willingness to invest in research? Register here: shorensteincenter.org/new-event/ca...
How Can Open Science Practices Increase Trust In Research? | Shorenstein Center
Join representatives from each stage of open science for a frank discussion of how each part of the publishing process must adapt to make sure open science advances not just science itself, but societ...
shorensteincenter.org
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Richard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · 4d
yep - the irony of the source
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Richard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · 5d
Lancet editor: "I can’t forgive Bhattacharya and Makary...both know reliable evidence does not exist to restrict paracetamol use during pregnancy...both know evidence linking vaccines to autism simply doesn't exist. What are they doing?"

[politics - that's what]

www.thelancet.com/action/showP...
www.thelancet.com
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Richard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · 5d
Saying reluctance to revisit questions about vaccine safety is because the research might give "politically incorrect answers" rather because the scientific evidence is utterly convincing is disgraceful www.thelancet.com/action/showP...
www.thelancet.com
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Richard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · 5d
yeah I couldn't find any info about whether new content processing is affected (it has with shutdowns in the past)
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Richard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · 5d
As I recall EuroPMC is a mirror. It will not show new content PubMed is unable to process because of the shutdown
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Richard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · 5d
Can’t believe you copied me!
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Richard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · 6d
That’s the point of the 3/n post
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Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe @lisalibrarian.bsky.social · 6d
It *may* be copyright breach if output is verbatim. There's still fair use for re-use.
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Richard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · 6d
right - good point
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Richard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · 6d
Full discussion is with some interesting consideration of legal aspects, (lack of) role of licensing, and philosophical aspects. Couple years ago but I think it still holds up 4/n www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ABz...
Closing Plenary: Open Access, Open Scholarship, & Machine Learning: A Panel & Community Conversation
YouTube video by CNI: Coalition for Networked Information
www.youtube.com
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Richard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · 6d
That doesn't mean we shouldn't be concerned about winners and losers in AI and water rights are a good analogy youtube.com/shorts/dJP0u... 3/n
Richard Sever considers the ethics and infrastructure of #AI in the closing plenary panel at CNI
YouTube video by CNI: Coalition for Networked Information
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Richard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · 6d
Both @lisalibrarian.bsky.social and I keep saying this. IMO academia has to deal with this, not conjure an OA fantasy where reuse excludes LLMs.

After all the purpose of knowledge generation is reuse. As I said at CNI, this is not the situation screenwriters or musicians find themselves in. 2/n
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Richard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · 6d
"Courts leaning toward training [of AI] is “fair use” not subject to copyright restriction...none of the [CC licenses] take away what one can do with copyrighted content.”

☝️ training is legal. It's only copyright breach if _output_ is verbatim reproduction 1/2

www.ce-strategy.com/the-brief/ou...
Outliers | Clarke & Esposito
Will HHMI’s new preprint policy have any impact on the larger market? 85% of marketers use GenAI tools.
www.ce-strategy.com
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Richard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · 6d
That and hardly anyone seems to be able to make a decent Martini, so relocation is practically inconceivable
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Michael Clarke @mtclarke.bsky.social · 6d
Yes, yes, Europe has its benefits. Walkable cities. Cultural heritage. Amazing food. Little gun violence. Healthcare. Governments that are not shut down. But the number of website pop-ups asking one to accept cookies renders the continent pretty much unlivable.
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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 6d
A quick FYI: They have *just* relaunched the online NPR shop with bunches of new stuff, plus some throwbacks and, of course, the Tiny Desk hoodie. So if you are that kind of public media person, there’s some stuff to check out! shopnpr.org
The Official NPR Shop
National Public Radio, Inc.
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