One from the archives ...
"Julia Rucklidge is investigating whether micronutrients can relieve stress and anxiety, help people quit smoking and treat ADHD."
#RNZ#OurChangingWorld, 2017
Rucklidge has found a number of correlations between taking micronutrients and improved mental health. Wondering if her work has been replicated, or followed up with large-scale studies.
Again, not a treatment option I was offered.
"AI models incorrectly answered more than 60 percent of queries about news sources."
"Perplexity provided incorrect information in 37 percent of the queries tested, whereas ChatGPT Search incorrectly identified 67 percent (134 out of 200) of articles queried. Grok 3 demonstrated the highest error rate, at 94 percent."
Everyone and their nan believe that 'place' matters for the Far Right. But how? We identify the 4 links between 'space' and the Far Right. 🌍🔍 Click, it's open access 👉 #GeographyMatters #FarRight#Research#OpenAccess 📚
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/european-political-science-review/article/place-does-matter-for-populist-radical-right-sentiment-but-how-evidence-from-germany/7C639AAC5F6B1BC2F6324F7D57136827
🆕 Out now: our study on #academic staff engagement on #Mastodon
🔗 Summary
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15582839
💡 While Mastodon is valued for its ethical positioning, continued engagement hinges more on social and institutional dynamics than on technical features alone
➡️Ethical concerns drive adoption
➡️Peer presence matters more for staying than joining
➡️Academic institutions could be game-changers by leading adoption instead of waiting for grassroots growth
We sought to understand how #academics utilize #Mastodon for professional and scholarly purposes.
Our #research examined scholars' motivations, usage patterns, perceived benefits, and challenges through a mixed-methods approach.
➡️Literature review
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15583267
➡️Quantitative survey
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15583528
➡️Qualitative interviews
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15583745
#AcademicMastodon#ScholarlyComms#OpenScience#DigitalScholarship#SocialMediaResearch
The board approved those scholars over the winter after a yearlong selection process, & the #State Dept was supposed to send acceptance letters by April, the people said. 🚨🚨🚨 But instead, the board learned that the office of public diplomacy at the agency had begun sending REJECTION letters to the #scholars based mainly on their #research topics, they said.
#law#Fulbright#FirstAmendment#AcademicFreedom#SeparationOfPowers#Trump #tyranny#AbuseOfPower #authoritarianism#AmericanAutocracy
The members are concerned that political appointees at the #State Dept, which manages the program, are acting illegally by canceling the awarding of #Fulbright #scholarships to almost 200 American #professors & #researchers who are prepared to go to #universities & other #research institutions overseas starting this summer, …including Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH).
#law#FirstAmendment#AcademicFreedom#SeparationOfPowers#Trump #tyranny#AbuseOfPower #authoritarianism#AmericanAutocracy
🌱 Grow commons. Want to help free #academia from corporate #enshittification?
Note the call for action in the previous post. Delightful #OpenScience is looking for dedicated gardeners (maintainers) who work with such tools themself and thus able to bring the necessary quality and rigour that is required for the #scientific process.
Boosts are appreciated.
Please open an issue if you can offer help:
The destruction of US science institutions by the Trump administration is ongoing, and on all fronts...
"U.S. military trims access to its critical sea ice measurements
Data gaps come as Arctic sea ice shrinks to near-record lows"
#climate#ClimateChange#USA #news #science #research
https://www.science.org/content/article/u-s-military-trims-access-its-critical-sea-ice-measurements
Vaccines: Shielding chronic illness, boosting lifelong health https://www.politico.eu/sponsored-content/vaccines-shielding-chronic-illness-boosting-lifelong-health/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication#Healthprofessionals/workforce #Infectiousdiseases#Healthsystems#Healthcare#Prevention#HealthCare#diabetes#Patients#Research#Vaccines#Cancer#Policy#Aging#Data
Hello #FediScience, migrating from astrodon.social (about to close), I am joining you here (inspired by @wolfgangcramer), so it's time for a new #Introduction
I'm Alexandre Santerne (call me Alex), #astronomer working @LAM_Marseille & teaching at Aix-Marseille #University (France).
I'm expert in finding #NoPlanetB 😀 ( #planets around other #stars).
I want to work in a #fair, #inclusive, and #sustainable #research #environment, so I (try to) act accordingly. I'm a member of @labos1point5
I toot a lot about #Astronomy, #Astrophysics, #Space but also a lot about #ClimateChange and #Climate.
Since 2019, I completely boycott planes, and I travel by #train (long distance) and #bike (short distance) as much as I can.
My other interests include #photography (visit my Flickr gallery in my profile) #Astronomy#Space
Oh, in case you don't know where Aix-Marseille is (trick: in 🇫🇷 ), the image below (credit: #NASA / JPL-Caltech / Space Science Institute) is indicating where I am, as seen from #Saturn...
... and where you also are, together with 8B people as part of 2M species 😀
Over 700 and $1.7 billion in previously undisclosed grant terminations published by NIH – Grant Watch
https://grant-watch.us/posts/700-new-terminations/
Nonprofits known as 527s can raise unlimited sums for political spending. Our database allows you to more easily search these organizations' finances.
We've just updated it with 140,000 new records. Check it out:
https://projects.propublica.org/527-explorer/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
This is a bonfire demo instance for testing purposes
