Monica Morrison
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Interested in research uptake, the science-policy interface, and use of legacy information
"Trust cannot be built in the middle of a crisis. It is long-term public infrastructure that must be maintained through transparency, consistency and modern communication systems before disasters occur."
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6 days ago
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Environmental Information: Use and Influence (Dalhousie Univ.)
8 days ago
What is limiting transformative action on serious global environmental issues, e.g., climate change? It is not a lack of
#actionable
#knowledge
or its
#communication
writes S. DĂaz. She argues scientists should continue to ask questions as the answers can make a difference
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Policy Commons
13 days ago
Who cares if your research has impact? Not your university!
@sagepublishing.bsky.social
polled 1800 social scientists to find faculty want impact (& peer recognition) while their leadership is still fixated on "prestige" metrics like citation counts.
coilink.org/20.500.1259...
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The case for 'public-good curators', whose careful, principled work helps society find reliable information through transparent and accountable processes:
senseaboutscience.org/championing-...
@alicemeadows.bsky.social
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Championing good information curation - Sense about Science
The Peopleâs Case for Curators advocates the role of information curators as they help people navigate today's complex information landscape.
https://senseaboutscience.org/championing-good-information-curation/
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"Bridging the Gap: Science, Trust, and the Climate Crisis": three-day summer school in 2026 for PhD candidates in philosophy, sociology, psychology, communication and media studies
www.socrates.uni-hannover.de/en/news-even...
@mathias07.bsky.social
#SOCRATESgroup
@iphilluh.bsky.social
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SOCRATES Summer School 2026
On September 1-4, the SOCRATES group â Social Credibility and Trustworthiness of Expert Knowledge and Science-Based Information â is hosting its Summer School 2026 on Bridging the Gap: Science, T...
https://www.socrates.uni-hannover.de/en/news-events/upcoming-events/news/socrates-summer-school-2026
15 days ago
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Sylvain Maechler
about 1 month ago
Why do global environmental institutions multiply and persist even when they seem unable to address biodiversity loss and environmental governance failures effectively? Our new OA article with
@jacquelinebest.bsky.social
in
@risjnl.bsky.social
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Failure-proof or failure-prone? The paradoxes of global biodiversity institutions | Review of International Studies | Cambridge Core
Failure-proof or failure-prone? The paradoxes of global biodiversity institutions
https://cup.org/4hZNlcX
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â⌠real change means tackling the incentives that drive publishing habits, from university reward systems to fundersâ expectations.â
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"Rather than optimizing existing content for search, publishers may increasingly create content designed from inception for specific discovery paths"
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FACETS Journal
29 days ago
Science advice is an art. This editorial by FACETS Senior Editor Paul Dufour from the 2025
Canadian Science Policy Centre
shows why it matters.
https://ow.ly/sMxT50XAacF
FACETS is proud to support interdisciplinary research that strengthens evidence-informed decision-making in Canada and beyond.
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Celebrating Quebecâs âand the globeâsâ chief scientist - CSPC
During my 40 plus years in science policy, I have had the pleasure of working with many science advisors and ministers. They came from diverse backgrounds often with a mix of public communication and political skills. During this trajectory, it was a rewarding experience for me to learn about the craft and art of science
https://ow.ly/sMxT50XAacF
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Involvement of nonacademic partners in societally-targeted funded research: "... societally-targeted funding schemes played a pivotal role in enabling collaborations"
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The involvement of nonacademic partners in societally-targeted funded research
Abstract. This article explores the involvement of nonacademic partners in societally-targeted funded research that is aimed at addressing societal challen
https://academic.oup.com/spp/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/scipol/scaf074/8361813?redirectedFrom=fulltext#542409557
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Curiousity piqued -- seems like to use the API, you need membership in the Thomas Kuhn Foundation (
thomaskuhnfoundation.org/membership
).
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27 days ago
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Michael E. Mann
about 1 month ago
Print version of
@thelancet.com
's review of
#ScienceUnderSiege
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On the rise of new standards that apply to academic and public research, and the ways they influence scientific trends and choice
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https://brill.com/view/journals/pari/aop/article-10.1163-25903276-bja10083/article-10.1163-25903276-bja10083.xml
about 1 month ago
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Including Strategic Environmental Assessment, shared vision planning and collaborative modeling, cross- sectoral approaches in basin management, the nexus and Source-to-Sea approaches as tools in knowledge transmission to support transboundary water diplomacy
www.taylorfrancis.com/reader/downl...
about 1 month ago
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Dan Cohen
about 1 month ago
New issue of my newsletter: "The Writing Is on the Wall for Handwriting Recognition" â One of the hardest problems in digital humanities has finally been solved, and it's a good use of AI
newsletter.dancohen.org/archive/the-...
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The Writing Is on the Wall for Handwriting Recognition
One of the hardest problems in digital humanities has finally been solved
https://newsletter.dancohen.org/archive/the-writing-is-on-the-wall-for-handwriting-recognition/
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Source: The Scholarly Kitchen
about 1 month ago
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"Guided tours" of the past
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"Out of 866 German scholarly blogs analyzed, 53% remain active, yet many of them have a lifespan of only up to two years."
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about 1 month ago
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LSE Impact Blog
about 1 month ago
đĽNew: Grokipedia falls flat, but AI is already rewriting Wikipediaâs future âď¸
@gildersleve.uk
#Grok
#Grokipedia
#Wikipedia
#LLMs
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Grokipedia falls flat, but AI is already rewriting Wikipediaâs future - Impact of Social Sciences
Launched as a competitor to Wikipedia, Grokipedia is one of the first LLM based encyclopaedias, but how does it compare to the last best place on the internet?
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2025/11/17/grokipedia-falls-flat-but-ai-is-already-rewriting-wikipedias-future/
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On how we collect, preserve, and interpret records of the past to shape a better future
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Conservation Science and Practice
about 1 month ago
In this article, Gatiso et al discuss the role of scientific evidence and social context in protected area decision making.đ You can find their full article at
doi.org/10.1111/csp2...
#conservation
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The role of scientific evidence and social context in protected area decision making
Our study underlines that the influence of scientific evidence, particularly evidence from systematic research that has been published in peer-reviewed scientific journals, on PA-level decision makin....
https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.70182
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FACETS Journal
about 1 month ago
How sustainable are mining and quarrying practices in Canada? This study from our critical minerals collection uncovers trends in environmental assessments nationwide. Read the paperâď¸âśď¸
https://ow.ly/jNYp50Xmt1x
đˇ facets-2025-0114
#EnvironmentalImpactAssessment
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Environmental Information: Use and Influence (Dalhousie Univ.)
about 1 month ago
#Scientists
are increasingly urged to engage with
#policymakers
& the public about climate change. What works best? Based on 28 interviews Murunga et al. outline 7 strategies & 6 attributes that support engagement, eg, discussion summaries & respect for alternative viewpoints
doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
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Knowledge cumulation in environmental governance research: eight contributions
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
@leuphana.bsky.social
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Knowledge Cumulation in Environmental Governance Research: Environmental Policy and Governance
<em>Environmental Policy and Governance</em> is an environmental politics journal for interdisciplinary environmental research supporting novel policy & governance solutions.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1002/(ISSN)1756-9338.knowledge-cumulation-environmental@leuphana.bsky.social
about 2 months ago
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Blas M. Benito
about 2 months ago
Prod is gonna love this.
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petersuber
about 2 months ago
From Ulkar Aghayeva (@ulkar_aghayeva), "Looking for Hidden Gems in Scientific Literature." https://elicit.com/blog/literature-based-discovery PS: Another benefit of
#openaccess
-- combined with powerful search and curiosity.
#scholcomm
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Looking for Hidden Gems in Scientific Literature - Elicit
Scientific literature is vast and contains within it as yet unnoticed connections. Literature-based discovery is an attempt to bring them to light.
https://elicit.com/blog/literature-based-discovery
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"An author is accountable for the content, methods, and findings of their evidence synthesis, including the decision to use AI" 10.11124/JBIES-25-00480
@cochrane.org
@jbiebhc.bsky.social
@envevidence.bsky.social
about 2 months ago
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Mike Jones
about 2 months ago
Currently doing some marking. A reminder to everyone involved in archives and collections: digitisation is not preservation. If I digitise a box of records and put the files on a USB stick I haven't preserved a thing. It's all about what you do with the files post-digitisation.
#archives
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"The JIF emerged as the most common and most prominent impact metric reported, suggesting more efforts could be made to de-emphasize this metric in line with the goals of DORA"
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Gale Sinatra
about 2 months ago
This will kill any attempts to curb climate change.
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International Science Council (ISC)
about 2 months ago
đ´ The global scientific community urges continued support for scientific research and collaboration to respond to climate crisis. Read and share the statement: https://council.science/statements/climate-science/
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Revamping the ecosystem research agenda to tackle the challenges of the Anthropocene: Trends in Ecology & Evolution
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
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Revamping the ecosystem research agenda to tackle the challenges of the Anthropocene
First defined by Arthur Tansley approximately 90 years ago, ecosystems arguably remain less monitored and understood than other dimensions of biodiversity. While our characterisation and understanding...
https://www.cell.com/trends/ecology-evolution/fulltext/S0169-5347%2825%2900290-3
about 2 months ago
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How to shape conservation priorities that are accceptable to stakeholders? Tim Alamenciak and colleagues at
@carleton.ca
found that using data from a combination of experts and citizen scientists was both successful and cost effective
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@timalamenciak.bsky.social
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Increasing the credibility of conservation plans through citizen science
Plans for protected area systems (hereafter, prioritizations) need to identify cost-effective priority areas. They must also be supported by informatiâŚ
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320725005890#da0005
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And on 23 November, launch of recommended technological responses to planetary challenges by
@unep.org
www.unep.org/events/publi...
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Launch of the Climate Technology Progress Report 2025
Launch of the Climate Technology Progress report 2025 âAdvancing biobased technologies in the bioeconomyâDate: Thursday, 23 November 2025Time: 14:00-15:15 CEST â End time Registration Launch WebinarCO...
https://www.unep.org/events/publication-launch/launch-climate-technology-progress-report-2025
2 months ago
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â... prolonged and intensifying water extremes, likely driven primarily by rising global temperatures, underscore growing hydroclimatic whiplashâextreme swings between wet and dry conditions"
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The 2025 state of the climate report: a planet on the brink
We are hurtling toward climate chaos. The planet's vital signs are flashing red. The consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are no longer
https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/advance-article/doi/10.1093/biosci/biaf149/8303627?login=false
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"The digital landscape for academics is fragmented, tiring, and uncertain.... Email, newsletters, peer networks, and âin real lifeâ events are reclaiming space once ceded to social media."
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On the Meteorological Service of Canada: "... a clear understanding of user needs are critical to ensuring high-quality service while also responding to threats to the integrity of an increasingly complex global hydro-meteorological ecosystem."
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Stefanie Haustein
2 months ago
What better time than
#OAWeek
to share 13 actions researchers can take for fairer, more sustainable publishing? From posting preprints to supporting diamond journals to refusing to review for exploitative publishers: each small action matters when we act collectively.
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Issues in Science and Technology
2 months ago
The much-discussed âsocial contractâ between science and the federal government, once described by physicist Harvey Brooks as âfree of strings,â is now âclearly defunct,â
@lisamargonelli.bsky.social
writes in her Editorâs Journal for the Fall ISSUES.
issues.org/science-soci...
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No Longer Free of Strings
Federally funded science now comes with strings attachedâscientists must understand what happened before they can respond.
https://issues.org/science-society-strings-margonelli/
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"What builds trust is not just open papers, but open processes â the way authors share their data, and what form itâs in"
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2 months ago
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JJ
2 months ago
Alarming. âThis points to a broader problem with how dependent we all are on a single, amazingly useful organization to try and cover the bulk of the work for web archiving,â Trevor Owens, an archivist and author of After Disruption: A Future for Cultural Memory, told us.
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Jarrett Byrnes
2 months ago
Bookmarking for next meta-analysis.
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CODATA
3 months ago
CDIF at IDW2025: International Data Week 2025, in Brisbane, Australia, provides an important opportunity to provide information about CDIF, the Cross-Domain Interoperability Framework; to communicate its objectives, approach, and content;
codata.org/initiatives/...
#codata
#FAIRdata
#OpenScience
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Museum fĂźr Naturkunde Berlin
5 months ago
Master your collection data with the
#WiNoDa
Winter School! đ This free, online programme offers expert lectures and hands-on sessions on data management and analysis â from
#biodiversity
to
#archaeology
and beyond! đŚ đ 24-28 November đ Register here:
winoda.de/en/event/win...
đ¸ Kirill Tatarenkov
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The Scholarly Kitchen
3 months ago
Guest Post â âHave You Proved Youâre Human Today?â Open Content and Web Harvesting in the AI Era
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/10/07/g...
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Guest Post - âHave You Proved Youâre Human Today?â Open Content and Web Harvesting in the AI Era - The Scholarly Kitchen
AI web harvesting bots are different from traditional web crawlers and violate many of the established rules and practices in place. Their rapidly expanding use is emerging as a significant IT managem...
https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/10/07/guest-post-have-you-proved-youre-human-today-open-content-and-web-harvesting-in-the-ai-era/
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Allison Crimmins
3 months ago
One more paper in this series- the introductory paper was published yesterday amid the shutdown. Innovations in the climate assessment development process discusses the value of scientific assessments and how to keep them evolving to meet evolving user needs.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Innovations in the climate assessment development process - Climatic Change
Climate assessments have long been key scientific inputs that inform the development of productive and impactful climate policy in the United States and around the world. This introduction sets the stage for the suite of papers in the Topical Collection âAdvancements in U.S. Climate Assessments.â Inspired and informed by the release of the Fifth National Climate Assessment, the papers within this issue document lessons learned over the past 30+âyears and leverage the perspectives of previous assessment authors and staff to aid those interested in developing their own climate assessments. This paper reviews the evolution of climate assessments and the factors that make for useful, usable, and used scientific products to support societal choices. Evolving user needs over the last 30+âyears also reflect a shift in demand towards more localized or more context-specific climate data that integrates social science information, tools, and frameworks. To meet these needs, we highlight three areas of potential opportunity and challenge for future assessments: continued and strengthened conversations between assessment developers across geographic scale to share innovations and lessons learned in the development process; working with knowledge holders in under-represented areas of expertise to alter assessment governance and guidelines to better incorporate diverse perspectives; and seizing opportunities for using innovative communication and engagement mediums.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-025-04023-1
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Knowledge shortfalls continue to limit the ability to describe, monitor, and manage biodiversity, especially in the face of rapid global change: call for contributions to special issue on Biodiversity Knowledge Shortfalls (Biodiversity Informatics)
journals.ku.edu/jbi/announce...
3 months ago
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The Scholarly Kitchen
3 months ago
Guest Post â When Significance Hurts: What the SAMPL Guidelines Can Teach Us
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Guest Post â When Significance Hurts: What the SAMPL Guidelines Can Teach Us - The Scholarly Kitchen
If science is to be both honest and healthy, we must accept that statistically non-significant results are part of reality. The SAMPL guidelines, if adopted widely by scholarly publishers and journal ...
https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/10/02/guest-post-when-significance-hurts-what-the-sampl-guidelines-can-teach-us/
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Canadian Science Policy Centre
3 months ago
CSPC, in partnership with Canada's Chief Science Advisor, Dr. Mona Nemer, is pleased to announce the delegates for the 2025 Science Meets Parliament Federal program! Meet the
#SciParl2025
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sciencepolicy.ca/programs/sci...
#CdnSci
#CdnInnovation
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"A powerful reminder that relevance to global challenges matters more than prestige"
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