janeadams, to opensource
@janeadams@vis.social avatar

Sometimes in academia, people use the term "open source" to mean that the code is publicly available. To many in the #OSS community, "open source" means a lot more.

  1. What should we call prototype research code that accompanies a paper that is made public?

  2. What should research code include, at bare minimum, when shared publicly? (README, docstrings, requirements..)

  3. What is the minimum to actually make something "open source", beyond just publicly posting?

#OpenSource #FOSS #Research

prachisrivas, to Futurology
@prachisrivas@masto.ai avatar

'The number of retractions issued for research articles in 2023 has passed 10,000 — smashing annual records — as publishers struggle to clean up a slew of sham papers and peer-review fraud.'

Not sure if this happens but there should be a red banner on journal article download pages stating 'retracted'. I don't think most people will check before citing, and there should be alerts in reference management systems too.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03974-8

#Research @academicchatter

paezha, to ChatGPT
@paezha@mastodon.online avatar

Today I received an irresistible offer.

A publisher claims to have staff writers to write a book for me, and because I am an unknown author, they will also market the book I did not write for me. All I have to do is loan them my name and suggest a topic.

I smell #ChatGPT.

#CheatGPT #AI #AcademicLife #Research #writing #publishing

errantscience, to Cartoons

I know that I shouldn't have a folder on my computer that is the equivalent of a mouldy dumpster, full of random data. But I do 🗑️⁠



elduvelle, (edited ) to academia
@elduvelle@neuromatch.social avatar

Is #MDPI a predatory publisher?

(Asking in general, but feel free to mention specific journals)
(I know you want to, but let’s not discuss other publishers there 🙏)

Here’s a Wikipedia attempt at defining predatory publishing: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predatory_publishing

#Academia #Research #AcademicChatter
@academicchatter

markwyner, to UX
@markwyner@mas.to avatar

Friends. I’m looking for work. I’m a UX designer/researcher, information architect, and UI designer/developer. I bring over two decades of experience to the table. I’m also an accessibility/usability expert.

If you have a need I’d love to talk with you. If you know folks, I’d love a boost. Thank you! 🙌🏻

My website:
https://markwyner.com/

Fresh case study:
https://markwyner.com/my-work/texas-a-and-m/

#UX #Design #Research #IA #InformationArchitecture #UI #UIDesign #OpenToWork #Accessibility #Usability #A11y

KathyReid, to TwitterMigration
@KathyReid@aus.social avatar

Good morning everyone! Here's my latest post, where I curate interesting accounts for you to follow from across the :fediverse:

@maryrobinette is a , and I am listening to her incredible series at the moment. If you love (esp hard scifi) you should read it, too! 🇺🇸

@sayashk is a candidate at , who is researching failures in (he's also co-running a workshop on open in about 15 hours, see my previous posts for more info) 🇺🇸

@michcampbell is Dr Micha Campbell and she is a living on country 🇦🇺

@mthv is a who works in at 🇫🇷

@astrolori is Lori and she is into , , and 🇨🇦

@pandas_dev is the official account for , the tool 🐍 📊

@jessie is a lover of and helps run , @mozilla 's open set, which now supports over 100 languages. She also teaches and loves . She's awesome you should follow her 🇬🇧

That's all for now, please do share your own lists so we can create deeper connections, and a tightly-connected community here

I'm reminded here of @maryrobinette's short story - "Red Rockets" - "She built something better than fireworks. She built community."

NickEast, to writing
@NickEast@geekdom.social avatar
veronica, to internet
@veronica@mastodon.online avatar

Way to miss the point, Wired.

Meta's metric is "engagement" and "time spent". I don't think anyone disputes that these algorithms increase these.

The argument isn't even necessarily that algorithmic timelines are fundamentally bad, but that what they do, for the sake of profit, is unhealthy.

Personally, I wouldn't mind a view on here with a selection of what I missed since last time, of the stuff I follow.

https://www.wired.com/story/meta-just-proved-people-hate-chronological-feeds/

ahimsa_pdx, to mecfs
@ahimsa_pdx@disabled.social avatar

"Long COVID can destroy your ability to exercise. Now we know why"

"As a new study shows, the answer lies in some long COVID sufferers’ muscle damage and their bodies’ ability to make energy"

https://archive.is/rd7Pm#selection-4855.0-4855.65

No paywall - archived version of National Geographic article

@mecfs @longcovid

#LongCovid #MEcfs #PwME #Exercise #PEM #Research

TarkabarkaHolgy, to 13thFloor Hungarian
@TarkabarkaHolgy@ohai.social avatar

Wrote a blog post for Myths and Legends Day on the A to Z main blog. It's about how to find good books on legends and mythology 😊 And what to look for in a good source.

Read here
http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/2023/10/happy-myths-and-legends-day.html?m=1

KathyReid, to random
@KathyReid@aus.social avatar

Do you work with #voice or #speech #data? You might contribute data, write data specifications for collection, perform filtering or pre-processing, train #ASR or #TTS models, or design or perform evaluations on #ML speech models.

If so, I’d love your help to understand current #dataset #documentation practices, and what we can do to make them better as part of my #PhD #research

The #survey takes 10-20 minutes to complete, and you can opt in to win one of 3 gift cards valued at $AUD 50 each.

Research Protocol 2021/427 approved by #ANU Human Research Ethics Committee

https://anu.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cSFODa5osYtm96e

pomarede, to Astronomy
@pomarede@mastodon.social avatar
elduvelle, to Neuroscience
@elduvelle@neuromatch.social avatar

In your opinion and experience, what is the best place to do #Neuroscience #Research in #France? 🇫🇷👩‍🔬🧠

mariyadelano, to Futurology
@mariyadelano@hachyderm.io avatar

Alright Fedi friends - I have a question for you:

When you say you’re “researching”, what exactly do you do?

(boost for reach please! 🙏)

bicmay, to science
@bicmay@med-mastodon.com avatar

"Duke University has decided to close its herbarium, a collection of 825,000 specimens of plants, fungi and algae that was established more than a century ago. The collection, one of the largest and most diverse in the country, has helped scientists map the diversity of plant life and chronicle the impact of humans on the environment.

The university’s decision has left researchers reeling."

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/21/science/duke-herbarium.html?_hsmi=295219570&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--49-1nkXMbh-xwvpU36ZVfMCLhO7_9YXbh3TiDO_u8FYKsy-xSY1mFj2WTFp20g_wfTIS-YGXpABnnLm2siwYodUXVFw

#science #research #academia #plants #botany #biology

ahimsa_pdx, to mecfs
@ahimsa_pdx@disabled.social avatar

"Health outcomes for Long COVID are comparable with ME/CFS"

https://news.griffith.edu.au/2024/03/15/health-outcomes-for-long-covid-are-comparable-with-me-cfs/

"People with Long COVID in Australia have poor health outcomes that are comparable with another emerging disease known as myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) …

Quality of life and disability scores were significantly poorer for both Long COVID and ME/CFS when compared with healthy people"

@mecfs @longcovid

SURF, to Futurology Dutch
@SURF@social.edu.nl avatar

Nederland krijgt rekentijd op Europa’s krachtigste supercomputer LUMI

Nederland krijgt de beschikbaarheid over 1 procent van de capaciteit van LUMI, de krachtigste supercomputer van Europa. Dat is goed nieuws, want het wetenschappelijk onderzoek heeft steeds meer grootschalige reken- en datafaciliteiten nodig. SURF faciliteert de toegang tot LUMI en begeleidt de rekentijdaanvragen in samenwerking met NWO.

Meer weten? 👉 https://www.surf.nl/nieuws/nederland-krijgt-rekentijd-op-europas-krachtigste-supercomputer-lumi?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2024-03-social&utm_kwd=nederland-krijgt-rekentijd-op-europas-krachtigste-supercomputer-lumi&utm_source=linkedin&utm_content=onderzoek

paezha, (edited ) to random
@paezha@mastodon.online avatar

I have the perfect face for radio interviews: about to chat with Rick Zamperin of CHML in #Hamont about property values and #school #closures.

My recent study with John Merrall and @higgicd about housing prices and proximity to schools is out in #GeogAnalysis this week (open access).

https://doi.org/10.1111/gean.12377

Key finding: spatial analysis reveals value of proximity to schools, with 7.29% decrease on average for each km to the elementary school in the catchment.

#onpoli #research #gischat

TexasObserver, (edited ) to Health
@TexasObserver@texasobserver.social avatar

“We must have this national conversation. How are we going to deal with long #COVID?”

Featured post: Medical experts and those suffering from this challenging condition are demanding better—more research and healthier air to breathe. https://www.texasobserver.org/long-covid-texas-clearing-the-air/

(Edit: adjusted word choice based on reader feedback 🤠)

#LongCovid #Health #news #politics #USpol #science #healthcare #research #CovidIsNotOver #Austin #Texas

Brendanjones, to science
@Brendanjones@fosstodon.org avatar

Oof, this is not good. Bad incentives damaging the scientific process via easy-to-use AI tools.

“one in fifty papers submitted for publication now come from paper mills”

“The barrier to faking has really dropped, because all you have to do is know the right prompts. You do a little bit of tidying up and bam, you’ve got a paper. It’s so quick and it’s much harder to detect because the prose is fluent and original each time.”

https://archive.ph/s2CQR

barneyharris, to Futurology
@barneyharris@sciences.social avatar

noob question about #reproducible #research #docker #rstats #python #academicchatter #foss

If I'm looking to use Docker to assist with making my research reproducible then should I rely on both Dockerfiles and Dockerimages or one or the other? As I understand it, the Dockerfile specifies how the Docker image will be built but an image can contain the scripts, original data, and correctly versioned software / libraries etc. So why not just / always publish the image?

ahimsa_pdx, to mecfs
@ahimsa_pdx@disabled.social avatar

"Introducing: David Putrino’s Research Study"

Anyone who is using Visible, an activity tracking platform that's designed for illness, not fitness, can opt-in to share their data with this research study.

Read more here:

https://www.makevisible.com/blog/introducing-david-putrinos-research-study

I don't know anything about Visible, or this research study, so please send any questions to them!

@longcovid
@mecfs

#LongCovid #PostCovid #MEcfs #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #Research #Visible #ActivityTracker

KathyReid, to Futurology
@KathyReid@aus.social avatar

Random #research idea while babysitting a #dask process:

  • I wonder if there's a way to save a bunch of terms of service documents to be able to version them, and show how they have changed over time, particularly in respect to arbitration, copyright and other #datafication processes?
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