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KTH Library @kthlibrary.bsky.social · 2d

A campus-wide coordinated makerspace environment coming to KTH in 2026, with a central hub located at the KTH Library
#makerspace

intra.kth.se/en/aktuellt/...

KTH invests in specialised maker environments | KTH

intra.kth.se

Tobias Jeppsson @tobiasjeppsson.bsky.social · Nov 16

#runningview

Tobias Jeppsson @tobiasjeppsson.bsky.social · Nov 12

Not sure that the stated problem "the largest science crisis of all time [...] erod(ing) people’s trust in research" is best solved by Academia taking back control of publishing (which I feel is the underlying theme). Could just as well be interpreted as Ivory-towerism, if not carefully implemented.

Stefanie Haustein @stefhaustein.scholcommlab.ca · Oct 22

I recently reflected on the Royal Society Conference on the Future of Scientific Publishing and summarized my thoughts in an ISSP blog post: www.uottawa.ca/research-inn...
#OpenAccess #ScientificPublishing #AcademicSky

Why the Economics of Scientific Publishing Need Urgent Reform | Research and innovation

www.uottawa.ca

Tobias Jeppsson @tobiasjeppsson.bsky.social · Oct 15

Into the underground at the National Library of Sweden, as well as the Devil’s bible/Codex Gigas. #kungligabiblioteket

The Scholarly Kitchen @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social · Oct 15

Diamond Dreams, Unequal Realities: The Promise and Pitfalls of No-APC Open Access scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/10/15/d...

Diamond Dreams, Unequal Realities: The Promise and Pitfalls of No-APC Open Access - The Scholarly Kitchen

Diamond Open Access promises equity, but sustainability challenges remain. Discover the hidden costs, global gaps, and paths toward lasting open publishing.

scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org

Jens-Christian Svenning @jcsvenning.bsky.social · Oct 10

Interesting! Modern hippos lived in Central Europe during the last ice age 🦏🦏🦣https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/pressreleases/detail/2025-10-09-hippos-lived-in-europe-in-the-last-ice-age #megafauna

Tobias Jeppsson @tobiasjeppsson.bsky.social · Oct 10

Add to that full acknowledgment and complete statements of funder statements. At the moment, important connections to funders, companies, infrastructure and datasets can be found there.

KTH Library @kthlibrary.bsky.social · Oct 9

Slight spring throwback; presentations from the 2nd Nordic Bibliometric Infrastructure Spring Meeting can be found at Zenodo. Subjects included e.g. the Barcelona declaration, OpenAlex and more open and reproducible bibliometrics.

zenodo-rdm.web.cern.ch/communities/...

Search The 2nd Nordic Bibliometric Infrastructure Spring Meeting – presentations

zenodo-rdm.web.cern.ch

KTH Library @kthlibrary.bsky.social · Oct 9

A different view of the KTH campus, from the clock tower. The first experimental TV broadcasts in Sweden were made from here in the 1950s.

A view over KTH campus from the clock tower

The Onion @theonion.com · Oct 8

Industrial Revolution Provides Millions Of Out-Of-Work Children With Jobs https://theonion.com/industrial-revolution-provides-millions-of-out-of-work-1819571223/

Tobias Jeppsson @tobiasjeppsson.bsky.social · Sep 20

So clearly time to now move the UN headquarters to a civilized, democratic country

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/w...

What to Know About the Visa Standoff Between Trump and the United Nations

www.nytimes.com

Tobias Jeppsson @tobiasjeppsson.bsky.social · Sep 17

On using services with caution:

www.techradar.com/ai-platforms...

Thousands of ChatGPT conversations are just a Google search away – make sure yours aren’t among them

You don’t need prying eyes looking into your AI chats

www.techradar.com

Tobias Jeppsson @tobiasjeppsson.bsky.social · Sep 17

www.dn.se/sverige/inte...

Intensivt skogsbruk kan ha förvärrat översvämningsskadorna

I flera år har myndigheter varnat för att kalavverkning nära infrastruktur ökar riskerna för svåra skador i samband med skyfall.

www.dn.se

KTH Library @kthlibrary.bsky.social · Sep 9

What happens to democracy and academic freedom when public data disappears?
Join us for a seminar on the Data Rescue Project – an initiative protecting U.S. federal datasets from disappearing.

www.kth.se/en/bibliotek...

Leiden Madtrics @leidenmadtrics.bsky.social · Aug 14

📄 Facing pressures to stay competitive, researchers publish ever more, often at the cost of quality. Sagartirtha Chakraborty
shows how this situation compares to a prisoner’s dilemma, explains the connection with predatory journals, and outlines solutions.

www.leidenmadtrics.nl/articles/aca...

Academic publishing – stuck in a prisoner’s dilemma?

Facing pressures to stay competitive, researchers publish ever more, often at the cost of quality. Our author shows how this strategic trap can be compared to a prisoner’s dilemma, explains how this s...

www.leidenmadtrics.nl

Tobias Jeppsson @tobiasjeppsson.bsky.social · Jun 24

Thanks for Stockholm Weezer! Would have loved to hear Simple pages though. @weezer.bsky.social

Tobias Jeppsson @tobiasjeppsson.bsky.social · Jun 24

Underskatta inte EUs (och i synnerhet svenska regeringens) förmåga att fortsätta ”diskutera” (läs: förhala) eventuella åtgärder kring Israel-Gaza tills konflikten tagit slut av sig själv @utrikesdep.bsky.social

www.dn.se/varlden/uppg...

Uppgifter: EU kan ompröva partnerskapet med Israel efter granskning

Det kommer nya krav från EU-ledare på att avbryta handelsavtalet med Israel. Detta efter att en ny granskning ”indikerar” att Israel bryter mot avtalet.

www.dn.se

David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · Apr 23

Last week, President Trump removed key protections from a marine protected area that's home to coral reefs, whales, sea turtles, and countless fish. My op-ed for @us.theconversation.com explains why that's bad and we should not do that.

theconversation.com/trump-is-str... 🧪🦑🌎🐟

Trump is stripping protections from marine protected areas – why that’s a problem for fishing’s future, and for whales, corals and other ocean life

America’s marine protected areas help fish populations thrive. Trump’s plan to open them to industrial fishing may ultimately harm the fishing industry itself.

theconversation.com

Tobias Jeppsson @tobiasjeppsson.bsky.social · Mar 3

#NoSuitInTheWhiteHouse

UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · Mar 1

Sir Winston Churchill wore his air-raid suit during his 1942 White House visit, deviating from the formal dress code.

The air-raid suit, also known as the siren suit, is a one-piece outfit that was designed to be quickly put on and taken off on the way to air-raid shelters.

UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · Mar 1

Sir Winston Churchill wore his air-raid suit during his 1942 White House visit, deviating from the formal dress code.

The air-raid suit, also known as the siren suit, is a one-piece outfit that was designed to be quickly put on and taken off on the way to air-raid shelters.

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Feb 26

Some thoughts on Jeff Bezos's idea of “personal liberties and free markets.” https://robertreich.substack.com/p/its-the-oligarchy-stupid

Tobias Jeppsson @tobiasjeppsson.bsky.social · Feb 19

Worth remembering in these times of misinformation: EU as an organization + individual EU countries has provided more support in total to Ukraine than the USA, see e.g. data at statista.com/statistics/130….
Future pledged and allocated funds are also much higher.#WarInUkrainen#TrumpDisinformationon

https://statista.com/statistics/130…

Tobias Jeppsson @tobiasjeppsson.bsky.social · Feb 19

www.economist.com/by-invitatio...

#supportUkraine #fucktheUSAdministration

Now is the time for Europe to show strength, not division, argues Sanna Marin

Finland’s former leader makes the case for stumping up tens of billions more for Ukraine

www.economist.com

Nature @nature.com · Feb 19

Researchers can recognize a reliable source of information, making them ideal contributors to Wikipedia, the free global online encyclopaedia

https://go.nature.com/3D5G0Zi

Why these scientists devote time to editing and updating Wikipedia

Researchers can recognize a reliable source of information, making them ideal contributors to the free global online encyclopaedia.

go.nature.com

Tobias Jeppsson @tobiasjeppsson.bsky.social · Feb 18

USA+Russia=True #USA_TheBiggestSecurityThreatOfTheFreeWorld

Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · Feb 18

Pretty disturbed by some of the Kremlin framing on the Trump talks being bought by parts of the media worldwide. It’s as if the genesis of the war is entirely forgotten. This isn’t a conflict which needs mediation. It was an unprovoked act of aggression. It could end tomorrow if Putin just withdrew.

Tobias Jeppsson @tobiasjeppsson.bsky.social · Feb 15

Another reason to #boycottgoogle
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

Revealed: Google facilitated Russia and China’s censorship requests

An investigation has exposed the tech firm’s cooperation with autocratic regimes to remove unfavourable content

www.theguardian.com

Tobias Jeppsson @tobiasjeppsson.bsky.social · Feb 14

Depressing to see that #google is participating in fake news and humoring a deranged president. Nobody outside of the current US administration are calling this ”Gulf of America”, so why are you? maps.app.goo.gl/SBSaxoeCY5if...

Google Maps

Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.

maps.app.goo.gl

Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · Feb 8

Their aim is nothing short of a new Dark Ages. Anti-science, anti-education, anti-democracy, in favor of needless human suffering.
NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately

The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease.

www.washingtonpost.com

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