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Jean-Baptiste Bonnet
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Doctorant en Science Politique | PhD in political science
Comparative Political Economy, Public Policy, Industrial Policy & Electric cars 🚗⚡️
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We wrote the Strain on scientific publishing to highlight the problems of time & trust. With a fantastic group of co-authors, we present The Drain of Scientific Publishing:

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Drain: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Strain: direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...
Oligopoly: direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...
A table showing profit margins of major publishers. A snippet of text related to this table is below. 1. The four-fold drain 1.1 Money Currently, academic publishing is dominated by profit-oriented, multinational companies for whom scientific knowledge is a commodity to be sold back to the academic community who created it. The dominant four are Elsevier, Springer Nature, Wiley and Taylor & Francis, which collectively generated over US$7.1 billion in revenue from journal publishing in 2024 alone, and over US$12 billion in profits between 2019 and 2024 (Table 1A). Their profit margins have always been over 30% in the last five years, and for the largest publisher (Elsevier) always over 37%. Against many comparators, across many sectors, scientific publishing is one of the most consistently profitable industries (Table S1). These financial arrangements make a substantial difference to science budgets. In 2024, 46% of Elsevier revenues and 53% of Taylor & Francis revenues were generated in North America, meaning that North American researchers were charged over US$2.27 billion by just two for-profit publishers. The Canadian research councils and the US National Science Foundation were allocated US$9.3 billion in that year. A figure detailing the drain on researcher time. 1. The four-fold drain 1.2 Time The number of papers published each year is growing faster than the scientific workforce, with the number of papers per researcher almost doubling between 1996 and 2022 (Figure 1A). This reflects the fact that publishers’ commercial desire to publish (sell) more material has aligned well with the competitive prestige culture in which publications help secure jobs, grants, promotions, and awards. To the extent that this growth is driven by a pressure for profit, rather than scholarly imperatives, it distorts the way researchers spend their time. The publishing system depends on unpaid reviewer labour, estimated to be over 130 million unpaid hours annually in 2020 alone (9). Researchers have complained about the demands of peer-review for decades, but the scale of the problem is now worse, with editors reporting widespread difficulties recruiting reviewers. The growth in publications involves not only the authors’ time, but that of academic editors and reviewers who are dealing with so many review demands. Even more seriously, the imperative to produce ever more articles reshapes the nature of scientific inquiry. Evidence across multiple fields shows that more papers result in ‘ossification’, not new ideas (10). It may seem paradoxical that more papers can slow progress until one considers how it affects researchers’ time. While rewards remain tied to volume, prestige, and impact of publications, researchers will be nudged away from riskier, local, interdisciplinary, and long-term work. The result is a treadmill of constant activity with limited progress whereas core scholarly practices – such as reading, reflecting and engaging with others’ contributions – is de-prioritized. What looks like productivity often masks intellectual exhaustion built on a demoralizing, narrowing scientific vision. A table of profit margins across industries. The section of text related to this table is below: 1. The four-fold drain 1.1 Money Currently, academic publishing is dominated by profit-oriented, multinational companies for whom scientific knowledge is a commodity to be sold back to the academic community who created it. The dominant four are Elsevier, Springer Nature, Wiley and Taylor & Francis, which collectively generated over US$7.1 billion in revenue from journal publishing in 2024 alone, and over US$12 billion in profits between 2019 and 2024 (Table 1A). Their profit margins have always been over 30% in the last five years, and for the largest publisher (Elsevier) always over 37%. Against many comparators, across many sectors, scientific publishing is one of the most consistently profitable industries (Table S1). These financial arrangements make a substantial difference to science budgets. In 2024, 46% of Elsevier revenues and 53% of Taylor & Francis revenues were generated in North America, meaning that North American researchers were charged over US$2.27 billion by just two for-profit publishers. The Canadian research councils and the US National Science Foundation were allocated US$9.3 billion in that year. The costs of inaction are plain: wasted public funds, lost researcher time, compromised scientific integrity and eroded public trust. Today, the system rewards commercial publishers first, and science second. Without bold action from the funders we risk continuing to pour resources into a system that prioritizes profit over the advancement of scientific knowledge.
November 11, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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drsimevans.carbonbrief.org
Great to speak at the @energy-uk.org.uk conference just now, about the tenuous relationship between many media headlines & reality

Here's a taster

#eukconf25
October 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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asso-afsp.bsky.social
🔴 [COMMUNIQUÉ] L’AFSP déplore la décision du CNRS de retirer sa tutelle au CEPEL

A lire ici : www.afsp.info/communique-7...

#ESR #CNRS #CEPEL #SHS #sciencepolitique #Montpellier
@cnrs.fr @cnrsshs.bsky.social @aefsuprecherche.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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codendahl.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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fgenovese.bsky.social
If you're struggling to have faith in humanity today, here's 2 facts:

☀️ In June solar power generated more electricity globally than nuclear - it's now the world’s 4th largest power source

🔋 Ireland is the latest coal-free country around and there are 15 in Europe.

Progress is slow but possible 💫
June 23, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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juliengossa.cpesr.fr
[ #VeilleESR #ObscurantismeESR ] Polytechnique demande que les étudiants soumettent par écrit leur discours de fin d'année à l'approbation de l'administration.

Je crois que c'est l'exacte définition de la censure.

Des textes portants sur l'écologie, le féminisme et les inégalités ont été censurés.
A Polytechnique, des élèves interrompent la cérémonie de remise de diplômes faute d’avoir pu parler d’écologie sur scène
Une dizaine d’étudiants de la prestigieuse école d’ingénieurs a protesté vendredi 13 juin contre le refus de la direction de les laisser évoquer la question environnementale.
www.liberation.fr
June 19, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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doctorantcgtsup.bsky.social
📣🧵 HARCÈLEMENT MORAL ET SANTÉ MENTALE EN THÈSE

Parmi les cas que l'on nous signale on en retrouve plusieurs impliquant du harcèlement moral, on en parle aujourd'hui !

#VeilleESR

Affiches : campagne de la @cgtenslyon.bsky.social
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June 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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nilsredeker.bsky.social
According to BloombergNEF, 1 in 4 cars sold globally in 2025 is going to be electric - and Chinese EV sales alone are about to surpass *total* car sales in the US.

Hard to shake the feeling that the scale of this shift hasn’t really sunk in for EU policymakers.
June 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
jbbonnet.bsky.social
Dimanche, Renault a annoncé le départ de son DG Luca de Meo (qui rejoint Kering) 💔
Beaucoup de commentaires positifs ont été faits sur son action et l'action Renault a même perdu 10% après l'annonce 📉
Je vous fais un petit bilan perso pour nuancer les hagiographies qu'on a pu voir 🧵
Luca de Meo, le directeur général de Renault, quitte ses fonctions
Le dirigeant italien, en poste depuis juillet 2020, souhaite « relever de nouveaux défis en dehors du secteur automobile », selon le groupe.
www.lemonde.fr
June 18, 2025 at 8:39 AM
jbbonnet.bsky.social
Highly recommend this post ⬇️
One difficult thing with research, in my opinion, is how much unsatisfying it is, we don't have quick outputs and we spend years working on just one topic
It puts at odds with all the productivity-vibe around but that's what makes our work relevant ✨
catherinedevries.bsky.social Catherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · Jun 18
📄 New Respect the Marble post:

The Dopamine Trap: Why Typing Feels Good but Thinking Matters More

👉 catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/the-dopami...

For thinkers, writers and scholars who want to write to figure it out, not just to get it done.

On why word count ≠ breakthrough.

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The Dopamine Trap: Why Typing Feels Productive But Really Isn’t
The Cognitive Cost of Chasing Output
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com
June 18, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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catherinedevries.bsky.social
📄 New Respect the Marble post:

The Dopamine Trap: Why Typing Feels Good but Thinking Matters More

👉 catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/the-dopami...

For thinkers, writers and scholars who want to write to figure it out, not just to get it done.

On why word count ≠ breakthrough.

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The Dopamine Trap: Why Typing Feels Productive But Really Isn’t
The Cognitive Cost of Chasing Output
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com
June 18, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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bouletcorp.bsky.social
Rogatons Rediffusions - 28/04/2023 - "Doublage"
Source: www.bouletcorp.com/rogatons/202...
Boulet est vautré sur un canapé, il regarde la télé (hors champ), une bière à la main. La télé (hors champ): "You're the new Captain America! - No Bucky, leave me alone!" Une bulle avec une flèche pointe vers Boulet: "Moi, réfléchissant au processus de création d'un film américain" Une autre bulle pointe vers la télé hors-champ: "Mes conclusions" On voit un jeune réalisateur face à un producteur. Ce dernier est une caricature vivante: sourire carnassier, cigare, lunettes noires, chemise hawaïenne. Le réal: "On va faire un film de superhéros, il nous faut des acteurs" Le prod (sortant un gigantesque sac avec un signe "$" sur le côté): "Voici un sac d'argent, prenez 300 millions et trouvez-nous des stars !" Le réal (lisant sa tablette): "On va avoir besoin de pas mal d'effets spéciaux..." Un immense sac d'argent atterrit à côté du premier Le prod (hors champ): "Voici un autre sac avec quelques millions. Je veux des mecs qui flottent en l'air, des boules de feu et des hélicos qui explosent !" Le réal (hors champ): "Et pour la promo, il nous faudrait..." Le prod (l'interrompant, brandissant un troisième sac au dessus de sa tête): "Voilà un autre sac ! Faites des posters géants, des produits dérivés, des bandes-annonces sur tous les réseaux !" Le réal: "Oh, et on a une scène qui se passe à Paris, ça va parler français pendant deux minutes." Le prod (une toute petite liasse de billets à la main): "Oh. Voilà 23$. Engagez un canadien, et dites aux autres acteurs de lire phonétiquement du Google Translate." Retour sur Boulet dans son canapé. Boulet (in petto): "Je ne vois pas d'autre explication." La télé (Hors-champ): "Eille maudit cave, t'as-tu compris, lô ? - Ohlala meuneumeu Mademoiselle honhon fromage tour eiffel croissant honhonhon."
June 5, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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sciencespo-cee.bsky.social
📑 Parler voiture et écologie sans se crasher ?

Cette note co-écrite par @theodoretallent.bsky.social pour la @fondationjjaures.bsky.social et @transenv.bsky.social donne des pistes pour sortir du piège narratif de l'"écologie punitive".

⏩ www.jean-jaures.org/publication/...
Les Français, la bagnole et l’écologie : comment réussir le crash test ? - Fondation Jean-Jaurès
La décarbonation du secteur du transport routier, premier émetteur de CO2 en France, est un enjeu d'importance pour les progressistes.
www.jean-jaures.org
May 21, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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niedermeyer.online
OH MY GOD ELON MUSK JUST ACCUSED THE WALL STREET JOURNAL OF BEING ANTICAPITALIST
May 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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casmudde.bsky.social
This obsession is with “young men turning to the right” is everything that is wrong with the discussion about the far right.

It is not just an inadequate read of what is happening, and a bias towards the male norm, but it also normalizes the far right and obscures support for inclusive politics. 🧵
May 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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camillestineau.bsky.social
🔴 [TUTO] : Comment économiser légalement PLUSIEURS CENTAINES D'EUROS sur son loyer chaque mois à Paris.

Il suffit de faire respecter ✨l'encadrement des loyers✨ à son propriétaire.

Petit tuto en thread pour vous montrer comment faire. Pour l'exemple on va prendre cet appart.
May 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
jbbonnet.bsky.social
If I was a French civil servant managing the automotive industry, I'd be pretty satisfied not to appear on this map right now 🇫🇷
Also, so much for the Germany-is-going-to-dominate-the-battery-industry narrative from 3-4 years ago 🇩🇪
nilsredeker.bsky.social Nils Redeker @nilsredeker.bsky.social · May 6
According to the Fraunhofer Institute, canceled or delayed battery manufacturing projects in Europe now total around 700 GWh.

That’s over a third of the 2,000 GWh originally announced for 2030.
May 6, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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theodoretallent.bsky.social
Reading a recent article from @theguardian.com, I saw these compelling graphs from a study published last year: (i) people then to overwhelmingly support climate action and (ii) to underestimate the support in the population.

This has several key implications for climate politics. [1/6]
April 23, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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peark.es
Disaster quarter, huge miss and really bearish guidance, stock up 4%. It's like a personal insult directed at the concept of market efficiency.
April 22, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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margauxsaltel.bsky.social
Vous n'avez pas reçu le mail de Meta pour opt-out de leur IA ? Vous inquiétez pas voici un tuto ! Car oui si vous aviez déjà fait les démarches l'an dernier, ça ne compte pas, c'est un autre formulaire validé par l'Europe cette fois HAHAHAHA.

Pour instagram :
cliquez sur les tirets en haut de votre profil scrollez tout en bas pour tomber sur "centre de confidentialité"
April 18, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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eric-reinhart.com
The Trump regime is now using US Attorneys to intimidate academic journals by sending them letters demanding they explain how they ensure ‘viewpoint diversity.’ Journal editors should be public about this and coordinate to refuse to comply with these fascist tactics.
April 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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ehouardvial.bsky.social
La Cour des comptes incite un établissement public à se privatiser toujours plus. Certes, l'école est privilégiée mais elle remplit une mission de service public. La logique voudrait qu'on renforce la part du public, pas des riches mécènes :
www.lemonde.fr/campus/artic...
La Cour des comptes engage Sciences Po à réduire sa « forte dépendance » à l’égard des fonds publics
Les magistrats financiers, dans un rapport publié vendredi, relèvent la spécificité de l’établissement parisien et de ses frais d’inscription élevés, au regard des universités qui disposent d’une capa...
www.lemonde.fr
April 14, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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fbrissetfo.bsky.social
Sorbonne en Chômage Technique, 4e semaine. Qui continuerait à travailler normalement avec 50% de budget en moins ? Pas de nouveaux livres et revues, plus que 1200 euros dans la caisse de l'école doctorale (ils sont 100!) pour financer terrains, soutenances, colloques...
April 8, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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jbbonnet.bsky.social
Quick thread 🧵 on Germany's new gvt program on Electric Vehicles 🚗⚡
✅ Support will be provided for EVs, including measures targeted at low-income households
❌"Technological openness" and support for plug-in hybrids
➡️ It's a mixed bag, real impact will depend on capacity to water down 🇪🇺 regulation
Nouveau contrat de coalition pour l'Allemagne entre la CDU/CSU et le SPD
April 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
jbbonnet.bsky.social
Quick thread 🧵 on Germany's new gvt program on Electric Vehicles 🚗⚡
✅ Support will be provided for EVs, including measures targeted at low-income households
❌"Technological openness" and support for plug-in hybrids
➡️ It's a mixed bag, real impact will depend on capacity to water down 🇪🇺 regulation
Nouveau contrat de coalition pour l'Allemagne entre la CDU/CSU et le SPD
April 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM