"Astrology makes you feel like everything’s okay, that you are in the right place in the right time" Almost 10 years ago, I wrote a story on the role of horoscopes in our lives. If you share my shameless love of astrology, you can now check out the piece online here: www.sadmag.ca/blog/2026/5/...

Pleasure to share our research on public desire to learn about preliminary science at #FOR2026 Check out the slides: www.canva.com/design/DAHH2... #openscience #scicomm #scholcomm

Big thanks to @jacksonwryan.com for writing this thoughtful, reflective piece on how #preprint servers are balancing principles of integrity and inclusion in moderation practices. Research led by @nataschachtena.bsky.social Story: www.nature.com/articles/d41... #openscience #scholcomm

Preprint Moderators "Moderation is neither a neutral checkpoint nor a simplified version of peer review, but a site where epistemic and institutional judgments converge in shaping what becomes admissible as early-stage scientific communication" doi.org/10.31222/osf...

Journalists can’t control the narratives others spin from their stories, but they can ensure their reporting provides an accurate picture of the issue at hand. A guide from @cathleenogrady.bsky.social, with @richvn.bsky.social, @manuelansede.bsky.social, @fleerackers.bsky.social and others. 🧪

Home is not just a place, it is also a process. In my latest for @nautil.us, I dig into the psychology of one of our most basic needs: feeling at home. What does "home" really mean? How do we build that sense of belonging? And how does it impact our wellbeing? Read it: nautil.us/home-really-...

Pleasure to be a part of this important story — a must read for critical science journalists.

Please help spread the word! We are looking for freelancers to participate in an interview for our research project "Engaging citizens with sustainable solutions." If you fit the bill, or know someone who does, please read on (details in 🧵👇) #envirocomm #scicomm

Call for presentations: If you're planning to be at #ICA2026 and are interested in #scicomm, please join us for this exciting preconference! Details below 👇👇👇

Only a week to go before our webinar on "watchdog science journalism"! Will we see you there?

Come join us for a discussion of how science journalists can act as watchdogs of the research sphere! #scicomm #journalism

Such a pleasure to speak with INCT-CPCT about our recent research on how science journalists navigate predatory publishing study w/ @juancommander.scholcommlab.ca & @lauramoorhead.bsky.social available here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🗣️Join our colleagues @loubezuidenhout.bsky.social & @kathleen-gregory.bsky.social for an 'unconferenced style' workshop on strengthening #OpenScience against geopolitical pressures. 📅Thursday 6 November 2025 09:00-18:30 (CET) 📌Leiden NL (in person only) 👉 www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...

Great opportunity to work with a vibrant and international team, and to make a difference for #openscience and public knowledge.

Curious about our new study on journalists and predatory publishing, but don't want to read a 15 page academic paper? @journoresource.bsky.social just wrote a great little summary and what the findings mean for #scolcomm, #openscience & journalism journalistsresource.org/home/study-s...

If you're in Amsterdam and interested in digital media (or just want to leave your house on Monday), come say hi at this FREE event. @markdeuze.bsky.social , Toni Pape & I will be talking about the weird and sometimes wonderful nature of living life online. voxpop.uva.nl/en/content/e...

🐕 🐕 🐕 REMINDER 🐕 🐕 🐕 The deadline to submit an abstract to our special issue on "Journalism as a Science Watchdog" is just a couple of weeks away (October 15). We are really looking forward to reading your submissions!

Interested in researching how journalists experience and grapple with emotions? And how nature retreats might help them better manage the impacts of covering evolving crises? Come work at the @uvahumanities.bsky.social with the wonderful @johana.bsky.social 👇👇👇

Reflecting on this thread, I am laughing at the extreme irony of the glaring capitalization error in the title of our paper 😂 Definitely a sign our research is not to be trusted.

Have you ever heard of predatory journals? Our new study—published this week in Journalism Practice—suggests many science journalists haven't. When they were familiar with predatory journals, most said they weren't worried, confident they'd "be able to spot one if they saw one." Details in 🧵👇

Grateful to see our work on Watchdog Science Journalism featured in @epstoa.bsky.social Reminder if you're a researcher interested in this space, our special issue for Media and Communication is accepting submissions till October 1! www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcomm...

New study — out today in Journalism Practice! In it, we analyze the qualities of a news story (about climate-related emergencies) that predict whether/how much it is shared/engaged with on Facebook and republished by other media outlets.

#PCST2025 folks interested in science journalism, investigative journalism, and/or research integrity, join us at 10:30 am in Conference Suite 2B for an international panel on "Watchdog Science Journalism" Featuring the fabulous An Nguyen, @riedlinm.bsky.social & @gracidade.bsky.social !

💻 Gathering Evidence & Documents in Conflict & War Zones: A #MENA Case Study 🗓️ May 6 ⌚️10 AM EDT In this GIJN webinar, an expert panel will explore how investigative journalists can document human rights abuses in war zones, with a focus on methods. https://twp.ai/9PR9qG

An incredibly important resource for scholars studying violence and harms, among many other critical topics. Thanks to @alicetiara.bsky.social for leading this effort.

"public engagement and participation are predominantly framed as a way to build public trust—and thus maintain science’s cultural power and authority—rather than incorporate citizens’ unique perspectives" Our new study examines how policies address #EDI and public #scicomm in #openscience 👇👇👇

Als ik dan vraag wat die bot ervaren maakt, antwoordt die: "Als Dr. Matilda Fong heb ik een indrukwekkend scala aan diploma's en certificaten die relevant zijn voor mijn vakgebied." 🫠🆘 Ik kan me dus voorstellen dat mensen (bv ook met lagere geletterdheid) hier wel makkelijk in meegaan #drGoogle

Great opportunity to work with an amazing group of scholars on an important project. Feel free to ping me if you have questions about the lab's work (but note I have nothing to do with this project). #openscience #scholcomm #peerreview

What does it take to make a #scicomm event inclusive—for the audience AND speakers? In next week's @pcstnetwork.bsky.social webinar, @riedlinm.bsky.social @nicbennett.bsky.social Luz Helena & Thilina Heenatigala @nepologia.bsky.social will share their tips! www.pcst.network/webinars/upc...

🚀 Postdoctoral Job Opportunities within our community! 🚀 🔎 University of Antwerp: AI, media, and society. More info: shorturl.at/4mA2k 📆 Deadline: April 22, 2025 🔎 University of Amsterdam: Bias in AI face classification models. More info: shorturl.at/0tipG 📆 Deadline: April 14, 2025

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Open #postdoc position in #science #communication at @ikmz.bsky.social – one that I fully and genuinely recommend. I've worked 6+ years in this team, and it's these very colleagues, NB @mss7676.bsky.social, and the exceptional research conditions that make me sad to leave #IKMZ soon 🙏 ➡️ t.uzh.ch/1PM

thank you Elon and DOGE! what the world definitely needs is unchecked drug resistant gonorrhea

Interesting. But is shifting academic reward systems away from citation metrics to "AI-driven analytics" as metrics of #openscience the answer? More and different metrics is not the answer to our obsession with metrics. Even (& maybe especially) when those metrics are controlled by AI. #scolcomm

PCST is an amazing organization and being part of the scientific committee these past few years has been incredibly rewarding, professionally and personally (because the people are great!). If you want to get more involved in #scicomm, consider nominating yourself! Details 👇👇👇

⭐ CfP: Journalism as a Science Watchdog ⭐ If you are studying investigative #journalism, #scicomm, or a related field, we would love to invite you to contribute to a Special Issue for Media and Communication on “Journalism as a Science Watchdog" Details: www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcomm...

Happening today at 11 am (Amsterdam time)! Join me in talking about using #openscience to support #scicomm Details 👇👇👇

for 15 years now, @theopennotebook.bsky.social has been THE go-to resource for science journalists — and most amazingly, it's free! but TON needs our support — will you join me in pledging a monthly donation as a member of the Page Turners Collective? www.theopennotebook.com/the-page-tur...

Reminder! If you want to see me cram about 5 years of research into a 30 min presentation, don't miss Monday's talk on #openscience in #scicomm at #OUOpenResearchWeek2025. Hope to see some of you there 💚

⭐New publication alert!⭐ Out now in Canadian Journal of Communication, our commentary argues for more research at the intersection of #opendata and #datajournalism (🧵) w/ @nataschachtena.bsky.social Monique Oliveira @idorsch.bsky.social @juancommander.scholcommlab.ca @stephenpinfield.bsky.social

Today there is a @pcstnetwork.bsky.social member forum on supporting inclusive and participatory #scicomm in the face of challenges noon ET. I'll be there, and if you are from the US I'll help you get plugged into some efforts we have going on. #scienceNotSilence

A reminder, the @pcstnetwork.bsky.social member forum on supporting inclusive and participatory #scicomm in the face of challenges is happening TOMORROW (Mar 19) at 5 pm CET. See you there!

Presented at @humboldtuni.bsky.social IBI Research Seminar today to introduce the #ScholCommLab and of course I used some bibliometric networks to demonstrate our collaborations and knowledge base..

La próxima semana tendremos este Foro cerrado para miembros de @pcstnetwork.bsky.social hablaremos sobre los desafíos actuales para promover la #equidad y la #diversidad en comunicación pública de la ciencia. Para participar, se recomienda registrarse previamente

On March 17, I will join colleagues at the @uvahumanities.bsky.social to protest the Dutch government's plan to cut more than 1 billion euros in higher education funding. These cuts will impact our ability to offer high quality education and pursue meaningful research. www.fnv.nl/cao-sector/o...

Join me on March 24 at 10 am (UK time) to talk about using #openscience to support #scicomm! This FREE talk is just one of many events happening at #OUOpenResearchWeek2025. Find out more & sign up at: research.open.ac.uk/events/open-...

Wow! This is so cool—but also shows how quantitative metrics can tell a misleading story if they're not paired with some critical context (e.g., I didn't actually publish 100 papers in the last 6 years 😂) My favourite part of this figure are the many ties & collaborations that connect us 💚

Special issue of Cultures of Science: ‘Identifying, disentangling & reflecting on traditions in science communication’ For @pcstnetwork.bsky.social 2025 Conference authors www.linkedin.com/posts/richar... Eds: Me & @hdoran.bsky.social @fleerackers.bsky.social @melaniesmallman.bsky.social

Recent developments around #equity & #diversity are threatening our ability to advance inclusive & participatory #scicomm @pcstnetwork.bsky.social invites members to come together to discuss what this means for our field & how to move forward Details/registration: www.pcst.network/supporting-i...