Mark Hooper
@markhooper.bsky.social
Founder of Tricky Goose Training (https://www.trickygoose.training), COPE Council Member, Philosophy PhD. #researchintegrity #openscience #academicintegrity #philosophy
“Where whining mendeth nothing, wherefore whine?”
— Robert Louis Stevenson, The Black Arrow
— Robert Louis Stevenson, The Black Arrow
February 17, 2026 at 7:46 AM
“Where whining mendeth nothing, wherefore whine?”
— Robert Louis Stevenson, The Black Arrow
— Robert Louis Stevenson, The Black Arrow
Recommend this post for those interested in metascience and/or philosophy.
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Metascience for whom? A question as old as science.
Before we fix science, we need to ask who built it!
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February 17, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Recommend this post for those interested in metascience and/or philosophy.
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I feel like I'm noticing way more Moderator comments on @pubpeer.com . Am I tripping? I don't have an opinion about it yet, but I'm interested by it. Here's an example of a recent Moderator comment that appears in the middle of an author's comment, providing fact-checking.
#researchintegrity
#researchintegrity
February 17, 2026 at 4:22 AM
I feel like I'm noticing way more Moderator comments on @pubpeer.com . Am I tripping? I don't have an opinion about it yet, but I'm interested by it. Here's an example of a recent Moderator comment that appears in the middle of an author's comment, providing fact-checking.
#researchintegrity
#researchintegrity
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COPE strengthens its stance on external influence on editorial decisions, opposing undue political, corporate, or social pressure on scholarly publishing.
COPE position: External influence on editorial decisions
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#EditorialIndependence
#PublicationEthics
COPE position: External influence on editorial decisions
publicationethics.org/guidance/cop...
#EditorialIndependence
#PublicationEthics
February 16, 2026 at 12:22 PM
COPE strengthens its stance on external influence on editorial decisions, opposing undue political, corporate, or social pressure on scholarly publishing.
COPE position: External influence on editorial decisions
publicationethics.org/guidance/cop...
#EditorialIndependence
#PublicationEthics
COPE position: External influence on editorial decisions
publicationethics.org/guidance/cop...
#EditorialIndependence
#PublicationEthics
Apparently I do unboxing videos now. (Forgive me.) We received the 1st prototype of our card game about research supervision. There will be a printable version as part of our new online course, Supervising Postgraduate Researchers. www.trickygoose.training/supervising
#academicsky #researchintegrity
#academicsky #researchintegrity
February 10, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Apparently I do unboxing videos now. (Forgive me.) We received the 1st prototype of our card game about research supervision. There will be a printable version as part of our new online course, Supervising Postgraduate Researchers. www.trickygoose.training/supervising
#academicsky #researchintegrity
#academicsky #researchintegrity
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Less is more. This aphorism is constantly on my mind. The scientific publication system is under tremendous strain, the last thing it needs is a massive dump of LLM generated/aided papers. If you love science, then show it some love. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I’m going to halve my publication output. You should consider slow science, too
If we don’t slow down, the research enterprise is going to crash, argues Adrian Barnett.
www.nature.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Less is more. This aphorism is constantly on my mind. The scientific publication system is under tremendous strain, the last thing it needs is a massive dump of LLM generated/aided papers. If you love science, then show it some love. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Responsible-Research-Assessment-Jeopardy cracks me up. We are losing, but possibly laughing the most. #AIMOS2025
November 20, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Responsible-Research-Assessment-Jeopardy cracks me up. We are losing, but possibly laughing the most. #AIMOS2025
Discussions at #AIMOS2025 re: financial conflicts of expert witnesses, reminds me of this editorial from 1882 (!):
“…the saying of a well-known judge that liars might be divided into three classes - liars, great liars, and scientific-witnesses - recommends itself to many.”
[The Times, 4 April]
“…the saying of a well-known judge that liars might be divided into three classes - liars, great liars, and scientific-witnesses - recommends itself to many.”
[The Times, 4 April]
November 19, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Discussions at #AIMOS2025 re: financial conflicts of expert witnesses, reminds me of this editorial from 1882 (!):
“…the saying of a well-known judge that liars might be divided into three classes - liars, great liars, and scientific-witnesses - recommends itself to many.”
[The Times, 4 April]
“…the saying of a well-known judge that liars might be divided into three classes - liars, great liars, and scientific-witnesses - recommends itself to many.”
[The Times, 4 April]
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We will have workshops, discussion groups, hackathons, lightning talks, and mini-notes.
Thanks to the sponsors, @sydney.edu.au, @ardc.edu.au,
@proofigai.bsky.social, and Tricky Goose
@markhooper.bsky.social
#AIMOS2025
Thanks to the sponsors, @sydney.edu.au, @ardc.edu.au,
@proofigai.bsky.social, and Tricky Goose
@markhooper.bsky.social
#AIMOS2025
November 18, 2025 at 10:56 PM
We will have workshops, discussion groups, hackathons, lightning talks, and mini-notes.
Thanks to the sponsors, @sydney.edu.au, @ardc.edu.au,
@proofigai.bsky.social, and Tricky Goose
@markhooper.bsky.social
#AIMOS2025
Thanks to the sponsors, @sydney.edu.au, @ardc.edu.au,
@proofigai.bsky.social, and Tricky Goose
@markhooper.bsky.social
#AIMOS2025
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Our new preprint! The Acknowledgments problem, and what to do about it.
With @martonkovacs.bsky.social, @pietropollo.bsky.social, @philobolobstime.bsky.social, Losia Lagisz, & Mohammad Hosseini.
With @martonkovacs.bsky.social, @pietropollo.bsky.social, @philobolobstime.bsky.social, Losia Lagisz, & Mohammad Hosseini.
November 17, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Our new preprint! The Acknowledgments problem, and what to do about it.
With @martonkovacs.bsky.social, @pietropollo.bsky.social, @philobolobstime.bsky.social, Losia Lagisz, & Mohammad Hosseini.
With @martonkovacs.bsky.social, @pietropollo.bsky.social, @philobolobstime.bsky.social, Losia Lagisz, & Mohammad Hosseini.
Our annual #Christmas gift guide. A tradition! Only for fun. No affiliate links. www.christmasgifts.io
Chritmas gift ideas 2025
Mark and Briohny's annual christmas gift ideas
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November 14, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Our annual #Christmas gift guide. A tradition! Only for fun. No affiliate links. www.christmasgifts.io
I'm a bit weary of talks and papers that end, "So, we need to change the incentive structure." That's not a conclusion, it's a premise! #researchintegrity
October 26, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I'm a bit weary of talks and papers that end, "So, we need to change the incentive structure." That's not a conclusion, it's a premise! #researchintegrity
It occurred to me that we need Contributor Statements (like CRediT), except to describe various uses of Gen-AI in research. But like all decent thoughts, someone else had it first. I really like what this group has done. Their tool is useful: www.leidenmadtrics.nl/articles/gai...
#researchintegrity
#researchintegrity
GAIDeT: a practical taxonomy for declaring AI use in research and publishing
Transparency of AI use in academia matters for authors, editors, reviewers, readers and repository moderators. This blog post introduces GAIDeT, a taxonomy for the structured disclosure of Generative ...
www.leidenmadtrics.nl
October 14, 2025 at 10:35 PM
It occurred to me that we need Contributor Statements (like CRediT), except to describe various uses of Gen-AI in research. But like all decent thoughts, someone else had it first. I really like what this group has done. Their tool is useful: www.leidenmadtrics.nl/articles/gai...
#researchintegrity
#researchintegrity
The people who say "science is self-correcting" are not usually the same people who work hard to correct science.
October 13, 2025 at 11:56 PM
The people who say "science is self-correcting" are not usually the same people who work hard to correct science.
Just submitted a highly amusing abstract to the International Research Integrity Conference (Sydney, November). Whatever the outcome, hope to see you there! Abstracts close on Monday. researchintegrityconf.com
International Research Integrity Conference | 16-18 November 2025, Sydney, Australia
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September 25, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Just submitted a highly amusing abstract to the International Research Integrity Conference (Sydney, November). Whatever the outcome, hope to see you there! Abstracts close on Monday. researchintegrityconf.com
Some folks confuse these things —who think the 'water movement' must be flawed, since bottled water is expensive, and contaminated water is poisonous. Clean water and #openaccess both cost $. We don't really need corporations selling packaged products, but communities funding reservoirs and taps.
September 24, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Some folks confuse these things —who think the 'water movement' must be flawed, since bottled water is expensive, and contaminated water is poisonous. Clean water and #openaccess both cost $. We don't really need corporations selling packaged products, but communities funding reservoirs and taps.
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Even honest research results can flip – a new approach to assessing robustness in the social sciences
#ResearchIntegrity #ResearchMisconduct #WCRI2026 #WCRI
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#ResearchIntegrity #ResearchMisconduct #WCRI2026 #WCRI
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Even honest research results can flip – a new approach to assessing robustness in the social sciences
When academic studies get things wrong, it is often blamed on misconduct. Yet even good-faith research can produce contradictory conclusions.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
August 14, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Even honest research results can flip – a new approach to assessing robustness in the social sciences
#ResearchIntegrity #ResearchMisconduct #WCRI2026 #WCRI
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#ResearchIntegrity #ResearchMisconduct #WCRI2026 #WCRI
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My daughter made this clay model, and stuck it on my webcam. So, if we’re chatting, know that I’m also speaking with a jaunty goose.
September 10, 2025 at 6:54 AM
My daughter made this clay model, and stuck it on my webcam. So, if we’re chatting, know that I’m also speaking with a jaunty goose.
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If Melbourne University Publishing doesn’t want to keep publishing Meanjin, they should hand over the journal to someone worthy of the responsibility. Me in The Conversation theconversation.com/the-decision...
The decision to close Meanjin misunderstands its wider importance. Australian culture deserves better
The decision to close Meanjin is the latest in a string of recent decisions that suggest universities are not safe harbours for priceless cultural institutions.
theconversation.com
September 8, 2025 at 7:46 AM
If Melbourne University Publishing doesn’t want to keep publishing Meanjin, they should hand over the journal to someone worthy of the responsibility. Me in The Conversation theconversation.com/the-decision...
It boggles my mind that anyone would submit their work to any journal that they do not also read.
#Academicsky
#Academicsky
September 8, 2025 at 7:26 AM
It boggles my mind that anyone would submit their work to any journal that they do not also read.
#Academicsky
#Academicsky
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The use of #AI tools in health care raises questions about patient informed consent, necessitating a framework to decide when disclosure is needed. Learn more in this Perspective. ja.ma/424oPR6
Ethical Obligations to Inform Patients About Use of AI Tools
This Perspective discusses the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in health care and offers a framework for deciding what patients should be told about AI tools.
ja.ma
September 5, 2025 at 10:15 AM
The use of #AI tools in health care raises questions about patient informed consent, necessitating a framework to decide when disclosure is needed. Learn more in this Perspective. ja.ma/424oPR6
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Navigating Open Research: A Guide for Early Career Researchers. Great work from the CONUL Research Group. Free to download zenodo.org/records/1702... #irishResearch #openResearch
September 2, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Navigating Open Research: A Guide for Early Career Researchers. Great work from the CONUL Research Group. Free to download zenodo.org/records/1702... #irishResearch #openResearch
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Pethick et al. Is There a Reproducibility Crisis? On the Need for Evidence-based Approaches www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #OpenScience
Is There a Reproducibility Crisis? On the Need for Evidence-based Approaches
The ‘Sixth Report—Reproducibility and Research Integrity’ (UK House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee 2023. ‘Sixth Report—Reproducibility and Research Integrity’) (‘The Report...
www.tandfonline.com
September 1, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Pethick et al. Is There a Reproducibility Crisis? On the Need for Evidence-based Approaches www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #OpenScience
I vibecoded this little tool for detecting duplications and clones within scientific figures. I think it works ok! Please try it. There are sample images you can try. Free to use. Not nearly as good as the paid models, obviously.
👉 dejaview.streamlit.app
#researchintegrity @elisabethbik.bsky.social
👉 dejaview.streamlit.app
#researchintegrity @elisabethbik.bsky.social
dejaview.streamlit.app
September 2, 2025 at 9:47 AM
I vibecoded this little tool for detecting duplications and clones within scientific figures. I think it works ok! Please try it. There are sample images you can try. Free to use. Not nearly as good as the paid models, obviously.
👉 dejaview.streamlit.app
#researchintegrity @elisabethbik.bsky.social
👉 dejaview.streamlit.app
#researchintegrity @elisabethbik.bsky.social
Reposted by Mark Hooper
🌟 REACH is live!
A new digital magazine on research integrity & open science.
📖 In this issue:
✨ Launch of the Science Integrity Alliance
✨ Coverage of the U.S. Conference on Research Integrity
✨ COPE’s evolution in publication ethics
...and more!
🔗 Read here: www.sci-integrity.com/reach-inaugu...
A new digital magazine on research integrity & open science.
📖 In this issue:
✨ Launch of the Science Integrity Alliance
✨ Coverage of the U.S. Conference on Research Integrity
✨ COPE’s evolution in publication ethics
...and more!
🔗 Read here: www.sci-integrity.com/reach-inaugu...
August 30, 2025 at 12:06 PM
🌟 REACH is live!
A new digital magazine on research integrity & open science.
📖 In this issue:
✨ Launch of the Science Integrity Alliance
✨ Coverage of the U.S. Conference on Research Integrity
✨ COPE’s evolution in publication ethics
...and more!
🔗 Read here: www.sci-integrity.com/reach-inaugu...
A new digital magazine on research integrity & open science.
📖 In this issue:
✨ Launch of the Science Integrity Alliance
✨ Coverage of the U.S. Conference on Research Integrity
✨ COPE’s evolution in publication ethics
...and more!
🔗 Read here: www.sci-integrity.com/reach-inaugu...