Excited and honored to be joining the ASAPbio Board of Directors! Preprints and the early circulation of research have been central to my research for some time, and I’m really looking forward to contributing to this work alongside such a thoughtful group of colleagues.
@katiecorker.bsky.social thanks for highlighting our work! We're now running a series of follow-up studies—looking at how moderation shapes trust among editors/authors, how preprint certification is developing and how funder mandates intersect with preprint integrity/transparency. More coming soon 🚀
So good: "Metascience...has progressively developed ways to study studies – towards the fundamentally metaphysical assertion that SCIENCE == REPLICATION. This isn’t metascience, it’s metapositivism: taking the exact same self-confident methodology and unreflective ontology up [a] level."
It really can be a game-changer. I use a powerchair and scooter intermittently too, and they’ve made such a big difference in my independence and overall ease. I hope yours brings the same kind of freedom!
I've seen some talk about how we are witnessing the end of the professoriate as we know it and this may be true, but I think it's bigger: it's the decimation of the mission-oriented profession.
Want to make a middle-class living serving the public good? Capitalism doesn't want that for you.
One speaker referred to Metascience as ‘successful branding’ to engage policy makers; another spoke of it ‘strategically forgetting’ well-established disciplines like STS and Philosophy of Science.
I’m wary of comparing illnesses, but sometimes it’s useful for showing just how severe and misunderstood some conditions are. Good to see post-viral illness & chronic fatigue getting more attention. Hoping this kind of research starts to shape clinical practice, too.
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🧵Solidarity with Francesca Albanese.
She is facing a barrage of lies and smears + the Trump Admin is calling on the UN to fire her.
Why? Because there is simply no arguing with her devastating new report on the companies profiting from genocide.
Stay tuned for our interview on @zeteo.com.
In honor of #PrideMonth2025, I just wanted to take a moment to discuss the crucial role of intersectionality, gender and inclusion in research, specifically as it relates to our research involving #LongCOVID, #MECFS, chronic #lyme and other complex chronic illnesses. As we 1/
10/10 Do better, @nytimes.com. Journalism should scrutinize power, not launder its talking points through bootlicking.
9/10 What’s needed from journalism right now isn’t performative neutrality. It’s the spine to call things what they are. These cuts restrict scientific inquiry, silence marginalized communities, and weaken the foundation of public-interest research.
8/10 And it gets worse: Toward the end, Kitroeff asks whether the Trump administration might actually be right about the cuts. That is NOT journalistic curiosity and it isn't balance. It's legitimizing a political narrative that dismisses entire fields of research as “woke” or wasteful.
7/10 Researchers aren’t political operatives—they ask hard questions, often in uncomfortable places. To survive by appeasement is to lose the point of inquiry entirely.
6/10 At one point, Kitroeff even asks whether scientists could “change the way they pitch their research” to better align with the administration’s priorities. This is a dangerous suggestion: that scientific research should adapt itself to authoritarian preferences to survive.
5/10 Bisexual people face some of the highest rates of sexual violence—61% of bisexual women have experienced intimate partner rape, stalking, or abuse. That’s not a "niche" topic. It's a public health issue, no qualifiers needed.
4/10 Kitroeff also questions whether taxpayer dollars should fund research on sexual violence against bisexual individuals. That framing is deeply troubling.
3/10 You don’t get breakthroughs in public health, behavioral science, or pharmacology by studying “people in general.” You study specifics. Margins. Edge cases. Subpopulations.
2/10 Kitroeff refers to several terminated NIH grants as “niche,” implying their specificity undermines their value. But research is niche by design. That’s how progress happens.
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1/10 What the hell kind of interview was that today on The Daily @nytimes.com? Instead of showing how harmful the NIH grant cuts are to U.S. science and public health, Natalie Kitroeff spent the episode validating the logic behind them.
So many Long Covid patients suffer in silence, dismissed by doctors or left to navigate life-destroying symptoms alone. Odine refused to accept that abandonment as normal. She fought for answers, for dignity, for care. Her work made so many feel less alone, and her loss is deeply felt.
An extraordinary conversation.
This may be a small act, but it matters. Proud that our lab has taken a stand against the genocide in Palestine and in support of the PACBI call.
"Our findings challenge the prevailing narrative that a few commercial publishers dominate global scholarly publishing. While prior analyses based on selective indexes reinforced the perception of an oligopoly [...], examining diverse national contexts reveals a more pluralistic reality."
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Today! Still open for registration.
I'll be speaking on our panel, on the topic of "Open Research in the Age of Populism".
I don't do so many talks these days as they really take a lot out of me, but I'm looking forward to this one.
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Close up of a person wearing glasses and a colorful mask from the brand masklab.
I catch blocks if I talk about C19 but:
There’s a new, more contagious strain spreading—“razor blade throat” is one symptom. But, most spread is SYMPTOMLESS. You DON’T KNOW you’re spreading it.
More spread, more mutations & variants—>more disabled & dead.
Put a mask on in public. We keep us safe.
Interested in platforms, data integration, and scientific infrastructure?
This Wednesday at RMZ, at 11:00 AM (Berlin time), Amelia Acker will present her research on the topic.
It's hybrid!
Details below 👇
Screenshot of a Daily Mail article headline. The headline reads: “EXCLUSIVE: ICE Barbie Kristi Noem is backing insane reality TV show where immigrants compete for fast-tracked citizenship.”
Imagine getting out-reported by the Daily Mail.
"The struggle for Palestinian liberation is not a burden; it is a duty and an honor we carry with pride. So at every turning point in my life, you will find me choosing Palestine. Palestine over ease. Palestine over comfort. Palestine over self."
