"... financial institutions will continue to chronically under-price climate risks, and pension funds and taxpayers will remain dangerously exposed". Thanks for sharing @tobyabgreen.bsky.social

The way ahead for tracking use of scholarly publications: " machine-consumable 'knowledge objects' with explicit context and provenance as the new unit of scholarly use"

✨ NEW blog post: Being open isn't enough - true "research information citizenship" requires building & maintaining a robust, genuinely #OpenResearch infrastructure, writes our VP of Research Futures, Simon Porter. 💡 Here's what it will take to achieve: https://ow.ly/6U3Y50YcJ3J

Potential for LLMs to save some labour in the evidence synthesis process but core challenges include complex information, subjective judgments: lessons from environmental evidence synthesis link.springer.com/article/10.1... @ryanhodgson.bsky.social @josephkb.bsky.social @dalalhanna.bsky.social

A huge shout out to our data analyst Kat Hart for her work on this! Using Overton Index, Kat investigated how evidence travels through global policy networks in times of crisis and the patterns that emerge in the research to policy interface. Find the full piece below ⬇️

The need for strategies to counter a trend that reduces ability to track use of scholarly publications

"Finding the sure ground between automation and human agency is not simple, but charting some basic principles can help us determine whether specific uses of AI cross a line."

Early sharing of research through conference presentations may indicate quality, trustworthiness: "honest signals of a researcher’s willingness to expose their work to scrutiny" scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/01/28/p... @dataseerai.bsky.social

From the Office of the Chief Science Advisor of Canada: "Data domains can be based on disciplines, and are most valuable when they build bridges between disciplines in support of national priorities." science.ised-isde.canada.ca/site/science...

It's not unheard of to find errors in your data after publishing it. While it's not fun when this happens, this one-pager can help guide you through the process of updating data, code, and publications when errors are found. osf.io/q4jre/files/...

Measuring benefits of maintaining non-academic collaborations for research productivity rdcu.be/e0NrS

From @memorialu.bsky.social : field guide for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador gazette.mun.ca/research/boo...

WTAF. Canadians Wake Up. Why is Carney trying to erase Canadian Heritage? It's letter writing time:

Beyond warnings: we need "a Global Water Bankruptcy monitoring framework"

As science advice becomes more politically charged, how can advisers maintain public trust while still being policy-relevant? Kristiann Allen International Network for Governmental Science Advice (INGSA) shares her perspective: https://sciencepolicy.ca/conference/cspc-2025/cspc-2025-interviews/

Towards more collaborative decision-making and research practices to produce policy-relevant knowledge: lessons from Brazil for SPI platforms www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @aressiorec.bsky.social @davidludwig.bsky.social @charbelelhani.bsky.social @estherturnhout.bsky.social

"In addition to criteria for direct effects (outcome) and indirect effects (impact), we also list criteria for process quality, as these have a significant influence on the generation of impact potential in TDPR." Now available in English: zenodo.org/records/1793...

Conservation science has been oriented toward informing management since its founding, but relevance to policy and practice remains buried in the text sections of publications: lessons from Antarctic science iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

“Diversity must be explicitly targeted to achieve sustained advance in a world of increasingly self-made models.”

A Canadian take on scholarly publishing: barriers include "... persistent ambivalence of some researchers and administrators when it comes to open access and, more generally, to open science" related to "the insidiousness of the prestige economy"

That’s…not a flex?

Very cool work alert! It’s concerning that the most influential comms strategies did not nudge proenv beh, when we have found climate disinfo *decreases* proenv beh, even against some of the “successful” comms strategies www.nature.com/articles/s41... We still have room & need for improvement!

"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."

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. Díaz. She argues scientists should continue to ask questions as the answers can make a difference doi.org/10.1371/jour...

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...

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

"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

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 tries to answer this question. 1/7 cup.org/4hZNlcX

“… real change means tackling the incentives that drive publishing habits, from university reward systems to funders’ expectations.”

"Rather than optimizing existing content for search, publishers may increasingly create content designed from inception for specific discovery paths"

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.

Involvement of nonacademic partners in societally-targeted funded research: "... societally-targeted funding schemes played a pivotal role in enabling collaborations" academic.oup.com/spp/advance-...

Curiousity piqued -- seems like to use the API, you need membership in the Thomas Kuhn Foundation (thomaskuhnfoundation.org/membership).

Print version of @thelancet.com's review of #ScienceUnderSiege

On the rise of new standards that apply to academic and public research, and the ways they influence scientific trends and choice brill.com/view/journal...

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...

New issue of my newsletter: "The Writing Is on the Wall for Handwriting Recognition" — 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-...

Source: The Scholarly Kitchen

"Guided tours" of the past

"Out of 866 German scholarly blogs analyzed, 53% remain active, yet many of them have a lifespan of only up to two years."

💥New: Grokipedia falls flat, but AI is already rewriting Wikipedia’s future ✍️ @gildersleve.uk #Grok #Grokipedia #Wikipedia #LLMs

On how we collect, preserve, and interpret records of the past to shape a better future

In this article, Gatiso et al discuss the role of scientific evidence and social context in protected area decision making.🌎 You can find their full article at doi.org/10.1111/csp2... #conservation #science

How sustainable are mining and quarrying practices in Canada? This study from our critical minerals collection uncovers trends in environmental assessments nationwide. Read the paper⛏️▶️ https://ow.ly/jNYp50Xmt1x 📷 facets-2025-0114 #EnvironmentalImpactAssessment

#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...

Knowledge cumulation in environmental governance research: eight contributions onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... @leuphana.bsky.social

Prod is gonna love this.

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

"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