Fabrizio Bernardi
@fabriberna.bsky.social
Sociologist at UNED (Madrid) working on educational inequalities, social mobility and social demography, EiC of ESR.
https://www.fabriziobernardi.net
https://www.fabriziobernardi.net
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Do university-educated families lose their edge as education expands? The withering performance and advantage of their children
Abstract. Extensive research has examined the effect of educational expansion in one cohort on educational inequality and occupational returns in that same
academic.oup.com
New article in @sfjournal.bsky.social with @mvaldes1989.bsky.social and I. Lievore on the effect of edu expansion among parents on children's achievement
Do university-educated families lose their edge as education expands among parents?
Short answer: yes
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Do university-educated families lose their edge as education expands among parents?
Short answer: yes
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Hoy en Madrid hay huelga en defensa de la Universidad pública/ today in Madrid we go on strike to defend public univerities
("Today I wake up and strike", writing on a wall, Bologna, some years ago)
("Today I wake up and strike", writing on a wall, Bologna, some years ago)
November 26, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Hoy en Madrid hay huelga en defensa de la Universidad pública/ today in Madrid we go on strike to defend public univerities
("Today I wake up and strike", writing on a wall, Bologna, some years ago)
("Today I wake up and strike", writing on a wall, Bologna, some years ago)
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@ipp-csic.bsky.social. En un día como el 25N hay que contarlo: La violencia contra las mujeres se esconde en la intimidad de los hogares y se cobra víctimas cada día globalmente con un coste social abrumador: No podemos ignorarlo ni tampoco relativizarlo. @csic.es
elpais.com/opinion/2025...
elpais.com/opinion/2025...
November 25, 2025 at 9:53 AM
@ipp-csic.bsky.social. En un día como el 25N hay que contarlo: La violencia contra las mujeres se esconde en la intimidad de los hogares y se cobra víctimas cada día globalmente con un coste social abrumador: No podemos ignorarlo ni tampoco relativizarlo. @csic.es
elpais.com/opinion/2025...
elpais.com/opinion/2025...
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Are citizens supportive of public spending on education when it requires paying more taxes?
#ID_Özel #S_Parrado #K_Yıldırım new paper says: No!
Yet evaluations of one’s own children’s schooling reduce this cost sensitivity!
➡️Read the full paper at: doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf043
#ID_Özel #S_Parrado #K_Yıldırım new paper says: No!
Yet evaluations of one’s own children’s schooling reduce this cost sensitivity!
➡️Read the full paper at: doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf043
Attitudes towards education spending when facing a fiscal trade-off: an analysis of stakeholders
Abstract. Public investment in education is popular in advanced countries. This paper examines whether such public support prevails when individuals are as
doi.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Are citizens supportive of public spending on education when it requires paying more taxes?
#ID_Özel #S_Parrado #K_Yıldırım new paper says: No!
Yet evaluations of one’s own children’s schooling reduce this cost sensitivity!
➡️Read the full paper at: doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf043
#ID_Özel #S_Parrado #K_Yıldırım new paper says: No!
Yet evaluations of one’s own children’s schooling reduce this cost sensitivity!
➡️Read the full paper at: doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf043
Off to Mannheim!
Tomorrow I’ll be presenting at the MZES:
“Unequal Luck: Chance as a Mechanism of Educational Inequality”
with @ferraraale.bsky.social @gaiaghirardi.bsky.social
where luck= chance+ consequences
Here the wp:
osf.io/preprints/so...
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Tomorrow I’ll be presenting at the MZES:
“Unequal Luck: Chance as a Mechanism of Educational Inequality”
with @ferraraale.bsky.social @gaiaghirardi.bsky.social
where luck= chance+ consequences
Here the wp:
osf.io/preprints/so...
1/2
November 24, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Off to Mannheim!
Tomorrow I’ll be presenting at the MZES:
“Unequal Luck: Chance as a Mechanism of Educational Inequality”
with @ferraraale.bsky.social @gaiaghirardi.bsky.social
where luck= chance+ consequences
Here the wp:
osf.io/preprints/so...
1/2
Tomorrow I’ll be presenting at the MZES:
“Unequal Luck: Chance as a Mechanism of Educational Inequality”
with @ferraraale.bsky.social @gaiaghirardi.bsky.social
where luck= chance+ consequences
Here the wp:
osf.io/preprints/so...
1/2
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🚩New experimental evidence at the European Sociological Review!
#Martin_Aranguren advances the conceptualization of discrimination, addressing it as a stressor and highlighting its environmental origin!!
Read the full article at: doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf047
#Martin_Aranguren advances the conceptualization of discrimination, addressing it as a stressor and highlighting its environmental origin!!
Read the full article at: doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf047
Stressful discrimination: two field experiments on social interaction
Abstract. Interactional incidents are a common object of survey studies on perceived discrimination and of field experiments on discrimination in social in
doi.org
November 23, 2025 at 10:02 AM
🚩New experimental evidence at the European Sociological Review!
#Martin_Aranguren advances the conceptualization of discrimination, addressing it as a stressor and highlighting its environmental origin!!
Read the full article at: doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf047
#Martin_Aranguren advances the conceptualization of discrimination, addressing it as a stressor and highlighting its environmental origin!!
Read the full article at: doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf047
Newly accepted manuscripts at ESR, below.
Check it out for continuos updates
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Check it out for continuos updates
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November 23, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Newly accepted manuscripts at ESR, below.
Check it out for continuos updates
academic.oup.com/esr/advance-...
Check it out for continuos updates
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But then can we non maliciously instruct AI as a direct alternative to online surveys?
AI presents a fundamental threat to our ability to use polls to assess public opinion. Bad actors who are able to infiltrate panels can flip close election polls for less than the cost of a Starbucks coffee. Models will also infer and confirm hypotheses in experiments. Current quality checks fail
November 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
But then can we non maliciously instruct AI as a direct alternative to online surveys?
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AI presents a fundamental threat to our ability to use polls to assess public opinion. Bad actors who are able to infiltrate panels can flip close election polls for less than the cost of a Starbucks coffee. Models will also infer and confirm hypotheses in experiments. Current quality checks fail
November 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
AI presents a fundamental threat to our ability to use polls to assess public opinion. Bad actors who are able to infiltrate panels can flip close election polls for less than the cost of a Starbucks coffee. Models will also infer and confirm hypotheses in experiments. Current quality checks fail
See you in Sevilla!
RC28 conference, 20-22 May 2026
Deadline for abstracts: 1st of December
eventos.upo.es/137585/secti...
RC28 conference, 20-22 May 2026
Deadline for abstracts: 1st of December
eventos.upo.es/137585/secti...
The Conference
Addressing Social Inequalities in the Global North and South On behalf of the Organising Committee, it is an honour to welcome you to the RC28 Spring Meeting 2026. This academic meeting is proposed a...
eventos.upo.es
November 21, 2025 at 6:48 AM
See you in Sevilla!
RC28 conference, 20-22 May 2026
Deadline for abstracts: 1st of December
eventos.upo.es/137585/secti...
RC28 conference, 20-22 May 2026
Deadline for abstracts: 1st of December
eventos.upo.es/137585/secti...
On my way to chair a session at the GEPS (Population and Society) workshop in Madrid.
Great line-up today.
If you want to drop by:
Sala S. Aleksiévich
Facultad de Ciencias de la Información, UCM
Great line-up today.
If you want to drop by:
Sala S. Aleksiévich
Facultad de Ciencias de la Información, UCM
November 21, 2025 at 6:43 AM
On my way to chair a session at the GEPS (Population and Society) workshop in Madrid.
Great line-up today.
If you want to drop by:
Sala S. Aleksiévich
Facultad de Ciencias de la Información, UCM
Great line-up today.
If you want to drop by:
Sala S. Aleksiévich
Facultad de Ciencias de la Información, UCM
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In Norway, you’ll be lucky if undergrads call you *anything*. Most messages or emails simply begin with, “Hei…”.
I’m fine with this personally as it’s the norm here, but it *does* mean I usually need to give “the talk” to more senior students who need to contact researchers outside Norway
I’m fine with this personally as it’s the norm here, but it *does* mean I usually need to give “the talk” to more senior students who need to contact researchers outside Norway
November 16, 2025 at 9:09 AM
In Norway, you’ll be lucky if undergrads call you *anything*. Most messages or emails simply begin with, “Hei…”.
I’m fine with this personally as it’s the norm here, but it *does* mean I usually need to give “the talk” to more senior students who need to contact researchers outside Norway
I’m fine with this personally as it’s the norm here, but it *does* mean I usually need to give “the talk” to more senior students who need to contact researchers outside Norway
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¿Hablar de política en una cita romántica? ¿Algo incómodo… o una oportunidad para saber quién tienes delante?
Mañana nos visita @lalamur.bsky.social de la @unisouthampton.bsky.social
Acércate hasta el @cchscsic.bsky.social o sigue su charla en directo por aquí:
www.youtube.com/live/QactHQc...
Mañana nos visita @lalamur.bsky.social de la @unisouthampton.bsky.social
Acércate hasta el @cchscsic.bsky.social o sigue su charla en directo por aquí:
www.youtube.com/live/QactHQc...
Seminario del IPP con Lala Muradova
El Instituto de Bienes y Políticas Públicas (IPP) da la bienvenida a Lala Muradova, investigadora de la Universidad de Southampton, quien presentará su última charla:
"Political Talk on Romantic Date...
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November 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
¿Hablar de política en una cita romántica? ¿Algo incómodo… o una oportunidad para saber quién tienes delante?
Mañana nos visita @lalamur.bsky.social de la @unisouthampton.bsky.social
Acércate hasta el @cchscsic.bsky.social o sigue su charla en directo por aquí:
www.youtube.com/live/QactHQc...
Mañana nos visita @lalamur.bsky.social de la @unisouthampton.bsky.social
Acércate hasta el @cchscsic.bsky.social o sigue su charla en directo por aquí:
www.youtube.com/live/QactHQc...
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🔈 *Call for Participation* 🔈
Italian Conference on Computational Social Science – CS2Italy
May 19-21, 2026 in Torino, Italy
Premier venue for Computational Social Science in Italy: #sociology #polisci #economics #netsci #complexsystems ++
Submit your abstract by Jan 15: cs2italy.org
plz reshare
Italian Conference on Computational Social Science – CS2Italy
May 19-21, 2026 in Torino, Italy
Premier venue for Computational Social Science in Italy: #sociology #polisci #economics #netsci #complexsystems ++
Submit your abstract by Jan 15: cs2italy.org
plz reshare
November 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🔈 *Call for Participation* 🔈
Italian Conference on Computational Social Science – CS2Italy
May 19-21, 2026 in Torino, Italy
Premier venue for Computational Social Science in Italy: #sociology #polisci #economics #netsci #complexsystems ++
Submit your abstract by Jan 15: cs2italy.org
plz reshare
Italian Conference on Computational Social Science – CS2Italy
May 19-21, 2026 in Torino, Italy
Premier venue for Computational Social Science in Italy: #sociology #polisci #economics #netsci #complexsystems ++
Submit your abstract by Jan 15: cs2italy.org
plz reshare
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new paper by Sean Westwood:
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
November 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
new paper by Sean Westwood:
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
New article in @sfjournal.bsky.social with @mvaldes1989.bsky.social and I. Lievore on the effect of edu expansion among parents on children's achievement
Do university-educated families lose their edge as education expands among parents?
Short answer: yes
1/2
academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...
Do university-educated families lose their edge as education expands among parents?
Short answer: yes
1/2
academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...
Do university-educated families lose their edge as education expands? The withering performance and advantage of their children
Abstract. Extensive research has examined the effect of educational expansion in one cohort on educational inequality and occupational returns in that same
academic.oup.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:06 AM
New article in @sfjournal.bsky.social with @mvaldes1989.bsky.social and I. Lievore on the effect of edu expansion among parents on children's achievement
Do university-educated families lose their edge as education expands among parents?
Short answer: yes
1/2
academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...
Do university-educated families lose their edge as education expands among parents?
Short answer: yes
1/2
academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...
De acuerdo con esta propuesta 👇
Pero para atraer talento es tb indispensable simplificar las gestiones asociadas a la investigación y a la gestión de proyectos. Para empezar:
1. Abolir el requerimiento de usar la agencia de viajes
2. Subir dietas de alojamiento
elpais.com/opinion/2025...
Pero para atraer talento es tb indispensable simplificar las gestiones asociadas a la investigación y a la gestión de proyectos. Para empezar:
1. Abolir el requerimiento de usar la agencia de viajes
2. Subir dietas de alojamiento
elpais.com/opinion/2025...
Atraer talento universitario en un momento clave
Las amenazas de Trump a los centros de enseñanza superior de su país abren una oportunidad única para impulsar la investigación en España y Europa
elpais.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:37 AM
De acuerdo con esta propuesta 👇
Pero para atraer talento es tb indispensable simplificar las gestiones asociadas a la investigación y a la gestión de proyectos. Para empezar:
1. Abolir el requerimiento de usar la agencia de viajes
2. Subir dietas de alojamiento
elpais.com/opinion/2025...
Pero para atraer talento es tb indispensable simplificar las gestiones asociadas a la investigación y a la gestión de proyectos. Para empezar:
1. Abolir el requerimiento de usar la agencia de viajes
2. Subir dietas de alojamiento
elpais.com/opinion/2025...
Reposted by Fabrizio Bernardi
There’s a new kid in town!
Companies are now selling IVF and embryo selection based on genetic testing for traits related to health and even intelligence.
We outline methodological and ethical concerns, and warn against risks for social inequality.
With the fantastic @gaiaghirardi.bsky.social
Companies are now selling IVF and embryo selection based on genetic testing for traits related to health and even intelligence.
We outline methodological and ethical concerns, and warn against risks for social inequality.
With the fantastic @gaiaghirardi.bsky.social
Embryo selection based on polygenic prediction risks reinforcing social inequality
The rise of companies offering embryo selection based on genetic testing has triggered heated debate about ethical acceptability, as well as the accuracy and scientific validity of these techniques. W...
www.fertstert.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:09 AM
There’s a new kid in town!
Companies are now selling IVF and embryo selection based on genetic testing for traits related to health and even intelligence.
We outline methodological and ethical concerns, and warn against risks for social inequality.
With the fantastic @gaiaghirardi.bsky.social
Companies are now selling IVF and embryo selection based on genetic testing for traits related to health and even intelligence.
We outline methodological and ethical concerns, and warn against risks for social inequality.
With the fantastic @gaiaghirardi.bsky.social
In Madrid this week? Don’t miss @ramina-sotoudeh.bsky.social presentation
"The Hidden Demographics of Prenatal Selection: Evidence from Family DNA"
at the UNED inequality/social demography seminar
When: 13th Nov, 19.00-20.30
Where: Room Jorge Cavodeassi (OEI), UNED,
Calle Bravo Murillo 38
"The Hidden Demographics of Prenatal Selection: Evidence from Family DNA"
at the UNED inequality/social demography seminar
When: 13th Nov, 19.00-20.30
Where: Room Jorge Cavodeassi (OEI), UNED,
Calle Bravo Murillo 38
The UNED inequality and social demography seminar is back, with @ramina-sotoudeh.bsky.social @l-sage.bsky.social @melindacmills.bsky.social @mariavaalavuo.bsky.social @arnoutvanderijt.bsky.social @nicolettabalbo and @danieloesch
If you are Madrid, come along!
👇the program for this academic year
If you are Madrid, come along!
👇the program for this academic year
November 10, 2025 at 9:14 AM
In Madrid this week? Don’t miss @ramina-sotoudeh.bsky.social presentation
"The Hidden Demographics of Prenatal Selection: Evidence from Family DNA"
at the UNED inequality/social demography seminar
When: 13th Nov, 19.00-20.30
Where: Room Jorge Cavodeassi (OEI), UNED,
Calle Bravo Murillo 38
"The Hidden Demographics of Prenatal Selection: Evidence from Family DNA"
at the UNED inequality/social demography seminar
When: 13th Nov, 19.00-20.30
Where: Room Jorge Cavodeassi (OEI), UNED,
Calle Bravo Murillo 38
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I'm wrapping up the case study of Bologna's 1970s - 1990s traffic plans, and I think that there are three main overarching policy takeaways:
- a strong initial vision, which is both simple and sophisticated;
- incrementalism, but with strong commitment over time.
- total pragmatism;
- a strong initial vision, which is both simple and sophisticated;
- incrementalism, but with strong commitment over time.
- total pragmatism;
October 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I'm wrapping up the case study of Bologna's 1970s - 1990s traffic plans, and I think that there are three main overarching policy takeaways:
- a strong initial vision, which is both simple and sophisticated;
- incrementalism, but with strong commitment over time.
- total pragmatism;
- a strong initial vision, which is both simple and sophisticated;
- incrementalism, but with strong commitment over time.
- total pragmatism;
¿Te interesan los temas de desigualdad y movilidad social? ¿Quieres hacer el doctorado?
Va a salir una Beca FPI en el proyecto I+D que dirijo:
“Does luck matter? The role of luck in individual life courses and views of redistribution”.
La convocatoria oficial de la UNED saldrá en breve.
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Va a salir una Beca FPI en el proyecto I+D que dirijo:
“Does luck matter? The role of luck in individual life courses and views of redistribution”.
La convocatoria oficial de la UNED saldrá en breve.
1/2
November 7, 2025 at 10:46 AM
¿Te interesan los temas de desigualdad y movilidad social? ¿Quieres hacer el doctorado?
Va a salir una Beca FPI en el proyecto I+D que dirijo:
“Does luck matter? The role of luck in individual life courses and views of redistribution”.
La convocatoria oficial de la UNED saldrá en breve.
1/2
Va a salir una Beca FPI en el proyecto I+D que dirijo:
“Does luck matter? The role of luck in individual life courses and views of redistribution”.
La convocatoria oficial de la UNED saldrá en breve.
1/2
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Damos salida a la organizacion del proximo congreso de sociologia, Julio 2026. Nos vemos en Bilbao
📢 ¡Reserva esta fecha! El XVI Congreso Español de Sociología se celebrará en #Bilbao del 15 al 17 de julio de 2026. Súmate al foro bienal de la investigación social.
El plazo para enviar comunicaciones se abre el 19 de enero.
Zure zain gaude / Te esperamos.
El plazo para enviar comunicaciones se abre el 19 de enero.
Zure zain gaude / Te esperamos.
November 7, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Damos salida a la organizacion del proximo congreso de sociologia, Julio 2026. Nos vemos en Bilbao
I delivered the laudatio for @socarxiv.bsky.social which won the 2025 @kohli-sociology.bsky.social Infrastructure Prize for Sociology. The ceremony was at the @eui-eu.bsky.social and SocArXiv was represented by @philipncohen.com .
My laudatio here:
www.fabriziobernardi.net/laudatio-for...
My laudatio here:
www.fabriziobernardi.net/laudatio-for...
Laudatio for the Award of the Kohli Infrastructure Prize for Sociology to SocArXiv » fabrizio bernardi
On November 5th at the EUI, I had the honour of delivering the laudatio for SocArXiv, which was awarded the Kohli Infrastructure Prize for Sociology for the year 2025. SocArXiv ... Read more
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November 7, 2025 at 6:44 AM
I delivered the laudatio for @socarxiv.bsky.social which won the 2025 @kohli-sociology.bsky.social Infrastructure Prize for Sociology. The ceremony was at the @eui-eu.bsky.social and SocArXiv was represented by @philipncohen.com .
My laudatio here:
www.fabriziobernardi.net/laudatio-for...
My laudatio here:
www.fabriziobernardi.net/laudatio-for...
¿Alguien en Presidencia, Prospectiva o alguna Subdirección General que pueda ayudarme a hacer llegar un SOS a la ministra de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (o a algún DG, me vale)?
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November 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
¿Alguien en Presidencia, Prospectiva o alguna Subdirección General que pueda ayudarme a hacer llegar un SOS a la ministra de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (o a algún DG, me vale)?
👇. 1/3
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New publication in @actasociologica.bsky.social!
@filippogch.bsky.social and I use a novel decomposition method (@ang-yu.bsky.social and Elwert) to study if and how *childcare arrangements* under age 3 shape disparities in children’s cognitive skills
➡️ journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
1/5
@filippogch.bsky.social and I use a novel decomposition method (@ang-yu.bsky.social and Elwert) to study if and how *childcare arrangements* under age 3 shape disparities in children’s cognitive skills
➡️ journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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November 6, 2025 at 1:12 PM
New publication in @actasociologica.bsky.social!
@filippogch.bsky.social and I use a novel decomposition method (@ang-yu.bsky.social and Elwert) to study if and how *childcare arrangements* under age 3 shape disparities in children’s cognitive skills
➡️ journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
1/5
@filippogch.bsky.social and I use a novel decomposition method (@ang-yu.bsky.social and Elwert) to study if and how *childcare arrangements* under age 3 shape disparities in children’s cognitive skills
➡️ journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
1/5
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🧵There's this phenomenon you sometimes see in certain corners of science where a small group of researchers all work on the same narrow topic and mostly just talk to each other. It becomes a really insular community: everyone cites everyone else, ... 1/5
November 6, 2025 at 9:38 AM
🧵There's this phenomenon you sometimes see in certain corners of science where a small group of researchers all work on the same narrow topic and mostly just talk to each other. It becomes a really insular community: everyone cites everyone else, ... 1/5