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💥New: Money, Time, Trust, Control – How commercial publishers drain science

✍️ @danbrockington.bsky.social @aileenfyfe.bsky.social @stefhaustein.scholcommlab.ca

#AcademicSky #ScholComm #AcademicPublishing
Money, Time, Trust, Control – How commercial publishers drain science - Impact of Social Sciences
Have the interests of commercial publishers now become antithetical to the pursuit of knowledge?
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Working with real metascientists on this project has been an incredible learning experience. This is quite important for scientific publishing.
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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💥New: Money, Time, Trust, Control – How commercial publishers drain science

✍️ @danbrockington.bsky.social @aileenfyfe.bsky.social @stefhaustein.scholcommlab.ca

#AcademicSky #ScholComm #AcademicPublishing
Money, Time, Trust, Control – How commercial publishers drain science - Impact of Social Sciences
Have the interests of commercial publishers now become antithetical to the pursuit of knowledge?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 19, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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💥New: The case for preserving scholarly

✍️ @pampel.bsky.social & @catharinaochsner.bsky.social

#AcWri #ScholComm #OpenResearch
The case for preserving scholarly blogs - Impact of Social Sciences
Poor preservation threatens the scholarly blogging ecosystem. What makes scholarly blogs sustainable and how can these practices be promoted?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 18, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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👀ICYMI: "That the majority research publications have authors in Low and Middle-Income Countries is unprecedented."

#AcademicSky #ResearchPolicy
Are we ready for a multipolar world of research? - Impact of Social Sciences
The majority of research now takes place outside the Global North. How should research institutions globally position themselves in this new multipolar order?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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💥New: The case for preserving scholarly

✍️ @pampel.bsky.social & @catharinaochsner.bsky.social

#AcWri #ScholComm #OpenResearch
The case for preserving scholarly blogs - Impact of Social Sciences
Poor preservation threatens the scholarly blogging ecosystem. What makes scholarly blogs sustainable and how can these practices be promoted?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 18, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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💥New: Grokipedia falls flat, but AI is already rewriting Wikipedia’s future

✍️ @gildersleve.uk

#Grok #Grokipedia #Wikipedia #LLMs
Grokipedia falls flat, but AI is already rewriting Wikipedia’s future - Impact of Social Sciences
Launched as a competitor to Wikipedia, Grokipedia is one of the first LLM based encyclopaedias, but how does it compare to the last best place on the internet?
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November 17, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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👀ICYMI: "Increasing support for climate action does not require sophisticated, ethically questionable or costly communication systems"

@miriamsorace.bsky.social @simonhix.bsky.social @fresejoris.bsky.social

#CilmateAction #SciComm #COP30
Nano-targeting or mass appeal, what makes persuasive climate communications? - Impact of Social Sciences
Are nano-targeting tools capable of creating more persuasive climate communications, or broad appeal messages still the best way to move audiences on climate?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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I enjoyed writing this piece for the LSE Impact Blog on Musk's latest swing at Wikipedia, and its future in a hostile AI-skewed political landscape 👇
November 17, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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"The disappearance of extended time from the university changes the texture of intellectual life. It narrows how we think and what we are able to notice."

Madiha Tariq asks whether “the opportunity to linger over #research” still has a place in today’s #academic environment.
November 14, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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💥New: Grokipedia falls flat, but AI is already rewriting Wikipedia’s future

✍️ @gildersleve.uk

#Grok #Grokipedia #Wikipedia #LLMs
Grokipedia falls flat, but AI is already rewriting Wikipedia’s future - Impact of Social Sciences
Launched as a competitor to Wikipedia, Grokipedia is one of the first LLM based encyclopaedias, but how does it compare to the last best place on the internet?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 17, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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🗃️From the archive: "Habits can be picked up at any stage of life, but when it comes to academic writing, your formative years can be influential."

#AcWri #AcademicSky
Lives change across academic careers – so should your writing habits - Impact of Social Sciences
Are your writing habits the same as they were when you started your academic career? Are your lifestyle and responsibilities the same? In this post, Chris Smith explores how writing habits formed at t...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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👀ICYMI: "Political science isn’t short on new methods. But too often, our publishing culture is a slot machine: pull the lever enough times and someone will hit the jackpot."

✍️ @silje-hermansen.bsky.social

#PolSci #ResearchMethods #AcWri
Quantitative political science shouldn’t favour tools over theory - Impact of Social Sciences
Has the fetishization of quantitative tools obscured the wider context and meaning of in political science?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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👀ICYMI: "Political science isn’t short on new methods. But too often, our publishing culture is a slot machine: pull the lever enough times and someone will hit the jackpot."

✍️ @silje-hermansen.bsky.social

#PolSci #ResearchMethods #AcWri
Quantitative political science shouldn’t favour tools over theory - Impact of Social Sciences
Has the fetishization of quantitative tools obscured the wider context and meaning of in political science?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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💥New: In defence of boredom – Why the social sciences need time to “waste”

✍️ Madiha Tariq

#AcademicSky #SocialScience #SlowScholarship
In defence of boredom – Why the social sciences need time to “waste” - Impact of Social Sciences
Why has boredom, or simply the opportunity to linger over research, become a key issue in shaping the kinds of knowledge academics produce?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 13, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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🗃️From May: "Manipulations have been so obvious and large that, in 2024, over 2,000 candidates for the list were filtered out for not meeting ISI’s evaluation and selection criteria."

#Citations #AcademicSky
Is the list of Highly Cited Researchers losing credibility? - Impact of Social Sciences
For over two decades, the Highly Cited Researchers list has spotlighted global scientific influence. But behind its annual release lies a shifting story, which includes evolving methods, changing owne...
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November 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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💥New: In defence of boredom – Why the social sciences need time to “waste”

✍️ Madiha Tariq

#AcademicSky #SocialScience #SlowScholarship
In defence of boredom – Why the social sciences need time to “waste” - Impact of Social Sciences
Why has boredom, or simply the opportunity to linger over research, become a key issue in shaping the kinds of knowledge academics produce?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 13, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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🗑️From the archive: "The benefits of dismissive reviews accrue to individuals and small groups; the costs accrue to society as a whole."

#AcWri #SocialScience
Dismissive literature reviews reduce understanding – so why do academics keep making them? - Impact of Social Sciences
Richard Phelps argues there is rarely a lack of pre-existing literature, but claiming so is a rhetorical move to give priority to one’s own research.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Nano-targeting or mass appeal, what makes persuasive climate communications?

@miriamsorace.bsky.social @lsedatascience.bsky.social, Thomas Robinson @lsemethodology.bsky.social, @simonhix.bsky.social @epssnet.bsky.social and @fresejoris.bsky.social @eui-eu.bsky.social for @lseimpactblog.bsky.social
Nano-targeting or mass appeal, what makes persuasive climate communications? - Impact of Social Sciences
Are nano-targeting tools capable of creating more persuasive climate communications, or broad appeal messages still the best way to move audiences on climate?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 12, 2025 at 11:41 AM
lseimpactblog.bsky.social
🗃️From the archive: "Habits can be picked up at any stage of life, but when it comes to academic writing, your formative years can be influential."

#AcWri #AcademicSky
Lives change across academic careers – so should your writing habits - Impact of Social Sciences
Are your writing habits the same as they were when you started your academic career? Are your lifestyle and responsibilities the same? In this post, Chris Smith explores how writing habits formed at t...
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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#COP30 is underway in Belém, & as the climate crisis worsens, pressure is on states to make progress in negotiations.

Below, read a thread of research-led commentary on what's at stake🧵🌏👇

First, Manjana Milkoreit @sthlmresilience.bsky.social on climate tipping points for @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social
The world is on the cusp of climate tipping points – the stakes could not be higher for COP30 - EUROPP
Global warming is pushing the Earth past climate tipping points, causing irreversible damage to natural systems. The stakes could not be higher for COP30.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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🗣️"even well-established agencies can be rapidly weakened when confronted by a government intent on curbing their influence"

#Institutions #ResearchInfrastructure #ResearchFunders
How safe are UK research institutions from politicisation? - Impact of Social Sciences
New research finds the arm's length bodies that underpin UK research run the risk of politicisation unless they are put on a firmer footing.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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💥New: Are we ready for a multipolar world of research?

✍️Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz

#AcademicSky #HigherEducation #GlobalResearch
Are we ready for a multipolar world of research? - Impact of Social Sciences
The majority of research now takes place outside the Global North. How should research institutions globally position themselves in this new multipolar order?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 11, 2025 at 11:13 AM
lseimpactblog.bsky.social
🗑️From the archive: "The benefits of dismissive reviews accrue to individuals and small groups; the costs accrue to society as a whole."

#AcWri #SocialScience
Dismissive literature reviews reduce understanding – so why do academics keep making them? - Impact of Social Sciences
Richard Phelps argues there is rarely a lack of pre-existing literature, but claiming so is a rhetorical move to give priority to one’s own research.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
lseimpactblog.bsky.social
💥New: Are we ready for a multipolar world of research?

✍️Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz

#AcademicSky #HigherEducation #GlobalResearch
Are we ready for a multipolar world of research? - Impact of Social Sciences
The majority of research now takes place outside the Global North. How should research institutions globally position themselves in this new multipolar order?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 11, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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lseimpactblog.bsky.social
💥New: Nano-targeting or mass appeal, what makes persuasive climate communications?

✍️ @miriamsorace.bsky.social,Thomas Robinson, @simonhix.bsky.social & @fresejoris.bsky.social

#COP30 #ClimateComms #NanoTargeting
Nano-targeting or mass appeal, what makes persuasive climate communications? - Impact of Social Sciences
Are nano-targeting tools capable of creating more persuasive climate communications, or broad appeal messages still the best way to move audiences on climate?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 10, 2025 at 10:59 AM