Margaret Gold
@mobilemaggie.bsky.social
🇨🇦 🇳🇱 #CitizenScience and #OpenScience are my jam. I run the Citizen Science Lab at Leiden University, and co-lead the CS-NL network.
I'm looking forward to an interesting debate tonight - I'll be making the case for the role of the University in an #OpenScience world :)
📣 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆?
If knowledge becomes widely accessible outside academia, what function will universities serve? Join the Open Science Debate! With @mobilemaggie.bsky.social, @otavin.bsky.social, @doughnutspasian.bsky.social and others.
More info: sggroningen.nl/en/evenement...
If knowledge becomes widely accessible outside academia, what function will universities serve? Join the Open Science Debate! With @mobilemaggie.bsky.social, @otavin.bsky.social, @doughnutspasian.bsky.social and others.
More info: sggroningen.nl/en/evenement...
Who Needs the University?
Open Science is often hailed as the Holy Grail of academia, a buzzword that has spread far beyond university walls.
sggroningen.nl
October 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I'm looking forward to an interesting debate tonight - I'll be making the case for the role of the University in an #OpenScience world :)
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Had the privilege of sitting down with the legend, John Willinsky at @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social, in Oxford to interview him for this.👇🏾 It was inspiring to hear the story of the enigma behind the man and the founding of @pkp.sfu.ca. Listen here 👂🏽🔉
#Community #ScholarlyCommunication
#Community #ScholarlyCommunication
Meet John Willinsky, the founder of Public Knowledge Project and Open Journal Systems.
In this episode, John reflects on how his work in education, migration, and even his band has shaped a lifelong mission to make research open and accessible to all.
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In this episode, John reflects on how his work in education, migration, and even his band has shaped a lifelong mission to make research open and accessible to all.
buff.ly/s2nC6yn
July 23, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Had the privilege of sitting down with the legend, John Willinsky at @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social, in Oxford to interview him for this.👇🏾 It was inspiring to hear the story of the enigma behind the man and the founding of @pkp.sfu.ca. Listen here 👂🏽🔉
#Community #ScholarlyCommunication
#Community #ScholarlyCommunication
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Two massive influencers in the menopause space, Dr. Haver, MD, and Dr. Sims, PhD, market turmeric supplements. I looked at their supporting science. Holy shit it’s bad. open.substack.com/pub/vajenda/...
Of Mice and Men...and Turmeric and Menopause
How rodent studies and weak science are driving the menopause supplement boom
open.substack.com
July 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Two massive influencers in the menopause space, Dr. Haver, MD, and Dr. Sims, PhD, market turmeric supplements. I looked at their supporting science. Holy shit it’s bad. open.substack.com/pub/vajenda/...
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🎉 Congratulations to our Citizen Science Lab colleagues (@mobilemaggie.bsky.social, @anoukspelt.bsky.social, Jordy Janssen) at @unileiden.bsky.social for being part of 1 of 5 #CitizenScience hubs funded by @opensciencenl.bsky.social!
More info about the Hub for Impactful & Engaged Research (HIER).👇
More info about the Hub for Impactful & Engaged Research (HIER).👇
Five new citizen science hubs across the Netherlands receive funding from Open Science NL. Each hub has a thematic focus and strengthens collaboration between science and society.
👉towards open, inclusive and impactful science:
openscience.nl/en/news/five-citizen-science-hubs-receive-funding
👉towards open, inclusive and impactful science:
openscience.nl/en/news/five-citizen-science-hubs-receive-funding
Five citizen science hubs receive funding | Open Science NL
Open Science NL has awarded five grants of €400,000 each to expand citizen science hubs at research organisations. These grants will help foster knowledge exchange and strengthen expertise and support...
openscience.nl
July 10, 2025 at 11:44 AM
🎉 Congratulations to our Citizen Science Lab colleagues (@mobilemaggie.bsky.social, @anoukspelt.bsky.social, Jordy Janssen) at @unileiden.bsky.social for being part of 1 of 5 #CitizenScience hubs funded by @opensciencenl.bsky.social!
More info about the Hub for Impactful & Engaged Research (HIER).👇
More info about the Hub for Impactful & Engaged Research (HIER).👇
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"while it is one thing to disagree with the political views of a business leader, it is another to be mortally afraid of his products. In the Tesla Files, we found thousands of examples of why such fear may be justified"
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
‘The vehicle suddenly accelerated with our baby in it’: the terrifying truth about why Tesla’s cars keep crashing
Elon Musk is obsessive about the design of his supercars, right down to the disappearing door handles. But a series of shocking incidents – from drivers trapped in burning vehicles to dramatic stops o...
www.theguardian.com
July 5, 2025 at 11:07 AM
"while it is one thing to disagree with the political views of a business leader, it is another to be mortally afraid of his products. In the Tesla Files, we found thousands of examples of why such fear may be justified"
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
For everyone at the #CS4Water conference asking me about the #OECD #CitizenScience Position Paper, there's a nice blog summary here: www.oecd.org/en/blogs/202... and the full report here: www.oecd.org/content/dam/...
What is citizen science and why should policymakers care?
Citizen science empowers people from all walks of life to contribute meaningfully to scientific research—from tracking biodiversity to supporting public health. As it gains momentum globally, this blo...
www.oecd.org
June 4, 2025 at 11:52 AM
For everyone at the #CS4Water conference asking me about the #OECD #CitizenScience Position Paper, there's a nice blog summary here: www.oecd.org/en/blogs/202... and the full report here: www.oecd.org/content/dam/...
Shout out to the founders of the #CitizenScience Lab at @unileiden.bsky.social on the occasion of our 450 Jubileum: top450.universiteitleiden.nl/en/items/cit... Do send some love their way!!
Citizen Science Lab
Science & Society Together - the founding of the Citizen Science Lab in 2018 is a classic Leiden story of academic grassroots…
top450.universiteitleiden.nl
May 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Shout out to the founders of the #CitizenScience Lab at @unileiden.bsky.social on the occasion of our 450 Jubileum: top450.universiteitleiden.nl/en/items/cit... Do send some love their way!!
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A new David Attenborough documentary is always an event, but I think that Ocean really is something innovative and different. I've seen some clips, and it tells a critical & unseen story (plus spectacular photography, of course). It'll be in cinemas from May 8th. Do go!
www.oceanfilm.net/
www.oceanfilm.net/
May 5, 2025 at 12:24 PM
A new David Attenborough documentary is always an event, but I think that Ocean really is something innovative and different. I've seen some clips, and it tells a critical & unseen story (plus spectacular photography, of course). It'll be in cinemas from May 8th. Do go!
www.oceanfilm.net/
www.oceanfilm.net/
Wij zijn goed up gang met #ExpeditieStadsNatuurLeiden als je in #Leiden bent tel maar mee!! waarneming.nl/bioblitz/174...
April 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Wij zijn goed up gang met #ExpeditieStadsNatuurLeiden als je in #Leiden bent tel maar mee!! waarneming.nl/bioblitz/174...
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So very hyped that @nature.com made a video about our study on microplastic in caddisfly casings! 😱🎥
Watch it preferably next to a creek... some of them might want to tune in too. 🍿🐛
Watch it preferably next to a creek... some of them might want to tune in too. 🍿🐛
Microplastic pollution found in insect casing from 1971
YouTube video by nature video
www.youtube.com
April 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
So very hyped that @nature.com made a video about our study on microplastic in caddisfly casings! 😱🎥
Watch it preferably next to a creek... some of them might want to tune in too. 🍿🐛
Watch it preferably next to a creek... some of them might want to tune in too. 🍿🐛
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NEW PAPER, JUST OUT! 👀
Insects from the '70s and '80s were already collecting microplastic, decades before the term microplastic even existed. 🤯
A thread on the surprising history of this pollutant and the incredible insect larvae that helped us uncover it. 🐛
Let's dive in! 🧵👇 1/x
Insects from the '70s and '80s were already collecting microplastic, decades before the term microplastic even existed. 🤯
A thread on the surprising history of this pollutant and the incredible insect larvae that helped us uncover it. 🐛
Let's dive in! 🧵👇 1/x
April 9, 2025 at 10:07 AM
NEW PAPER, JUST OUT! 👀
Insects from the '70s and '80s were already collecting microplastic, decades before the term microplastic even existed. 🤯
A thread on the surprising history of this pollutant and the incredible insect larvae that helped us uncover it. 🐛
Let's dive in! 🧵👇 1/x
Insects from the '70s and '80s were already collecting microplastic, decades before the term microplastic even existed. 🤯
A thread on the surprising history of this pollutant and the incredible insect larvae that helped us uncover it. 🐛
Let's dive in! 🧵👇 1/x
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Reposted by Margaret Gold
This #NationalLibraryWeek, we're celebrating the power of libraries to endure—even in the face of unprecedented challenges.
In our latest Vanishing Culture essay, @brewster.kahle.org shares why preserving the library system matters now more than ever: blog.archive.org/2025/04/07/v...
In our latest Vanishing Culture essay, @brewster.kahle.org shares why preserving the library system matters now more than ever: blog.archive.org/2025/04/07/v...
April 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
This #NationalLibraryWeek, we're celebrating the power of libraries to endure—even in the face of unprecedented challenges.
In our latest Vanishing Culture essay, @brewster.kahle.org shares why preserving the library system matters now more than ever: blog.archive.org/2025/04/07/v...
In our latest Vanishing Culture essay, @brewster.kahle.org shares why preserving the library system matters now more than ever: blog.archive.org/2025/04/07/v...
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Thank you to @juurd.bsky.social & @nrcnl.bsky.social for this interview about the @archive.org with @brewster.kahle.org "In history, libraries usually have not ended well. They are often destroyed by powerful institutions. It used to be the church and the state, now it's governments and companies."
Het grootste web-archief ter wereld wordt bedreigd door procederende uitgevers, zegt oprichter
Internetondernemer: Het Internet Archive bewaart sinds 1996 webpagina’s, onder leiding van de onvermoeibare oprichter Brewster Kahle. „In de geschiedenis is het met bibliotheken meestal niet goed afge...
www.nrc.nl
April 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Thank you to @juurd.bsky.social & @nrcnl.bsky.social for this interview about the @archive.org with @brewster.kahle.org "In history, libraries usually have not ended well. They are often destroyed by powerful institutions. It used to be the church and the state, now it's governments and companies."
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"How to Avoid US-Based Digital Services—and Why You Might Want To"
https://www.wired.com/story/trump-era-digital-expat/
"Amid growing concerns over Big Tech firms aligning with #Trump administration policies, people are starting to move their digital lives to services based overseas. Here's […]
https://www.wired.com/story/trump-era-digital-expat/
"Amid growing concerns over Big Tech firms aligning with #Trump administration policies, people are starting to move their digital lives to services based overseas. Here's […]
Original post on fediscience.org
fediscience.org
March 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
"How to Avoid US-Based Digital Services—and Why You Might Want To"
https://www.wired.com/story/trump-era-digital-expat/
"Amid growing concerns over Big Tech firms aligning with #Trump administration policies, people are starting to move their digital lives to services based overseas. Here's […]
https://www.wired.com/story/trump-era-digital-expat/
"Amid growing concerns over Big Tech firms aligning with #Trump administration policies, people are starting to move their digital lives to services based overseas. Here's […]
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🚨 What happens if the Internet Archive goes dark?
From KQED's new podcast, Close All Tabs, digital librarian Brewster Kahle talks about the challenges of preserving digital history, and why the Internet Archive’s mission matters more than ever.
🎧 Listen now ⤵️
www.kqed.org/news/1203198...
From KQED's new podcast, Close All Tabs, digital librarian Brewster Kahle talks about the challenges of preserving digital history, and why the Internet Archive’s mission matters more than ever.
🎧 Listen now ⤵️
www.kqed.org/news/1203198...
What Happens if the Internet Archive Goes Dark? | KQED
For decades, the Internet Archive has preserved our digital history. Lately, journalists and ordinary citizens have been turning to it more than ever, as the Trump administration undertakes an ideolog...
www.kqed.org
March 19, 2025 at 3:43 PM
🚨 What happens if the Internet Archive goes dark?
From KQED's new podcast, Close All Tabs, digital librarian Brewster Kahle talks about the challenges of preserving digital history, and why the Internet Archive’s mission matters more than ever.
🎧 Listen now ⤵️
www.kqed.org/news/1203198...
From KQED's new podcast, Close All Tabs, digital librarian Brewster Kahle talks about the challenges of preserving digital history, and why the Internet Archive’s mission matters more than ever.
🎧 Listen now ⤵️
www.kqed.org/news/1203198...
Woohoo! The Citizen Science Lab has two of the 60 innovative projects funded by NWO this round. www.nwo.nl/en/news/fund... #citizenscience
Funding for sixty innovative projects linked to NWA routes | NWO
Sixty consortia will get to work on innovative inter- and transdisciplinary research projects that aim to increase the scientific and social impact of NWA routes. Civil society organisations (both pub...
www.nwo.nl
March 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Woohoo! The Citizen Science Lab has two of the 60 innovative projects funded by NWO this round. www.nwo.nl/en/news/fund... #citizenscience
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Really sad to report that our friend and colleague Richard Fortey passed away this morning after a short battle with cancer. We’ll all miss his wit and wisdom. Here he is checking out a dino footprint we found while filming together on the Isle of Wight
March 7, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Really sad to report that our friend and colleague Richard Fortey passed away this morning after a short battle with cancer. We’ll all miss his wit and wisdom. Here he is checking out a dino footprint we found while filming together on the Isle of Wight
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#StandUpForScience #ScienceForAll #ScienceNotSilence
With @anoukspelt.bsky.social from the Netherlands.
@standupforscience.bsky.social
With @anoukspelt.bsky.social from the Netherlands.
@standupforscience.bsky.social
March 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
#StandUpForScience #ScienceForAll #ScienceNotSilence
With @anoukspelt.bsky.social from the Netherlands.
@standupforscience.bsky.social
With @anoukspelt.bsky.social from the Netherlands.
@standupforscience.bsky.social
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IMPORTANT:
Read Brent Toderian
NEVER listen to Trump
Read Brent Toderian
NEVER listen to Trump
IMPORTANT: If you live in the United States or Canada, you’ve probably heard Trump‘s constant claim that the United States is “subsidizing” Canada. It’s wrong of course, but here’s the best explanation I’ve seen about how & why it’s wrong. PLEASE WATCH & SHARE IT A LOT. Kudos to Andrew Chang & CBC.
Is Trump right about the U.S. 'subsidizing' Canada? | About That
YouTube video by CBC News
youtu.be
January 26, 2025 at 10:29 PM
IMPORTANT:
Read Brent Toderian
NEVER listen to Trump
Read Brent Toderian
NEVER listen to Trump
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This one, from Fellowship of the Ring:
"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
March 1, 2025 at 4:45 AM
This one, from Fellowship of the Ring:
"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
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JUST OUT! 🚨 Time capsule birds' nests! 🪹
I'm proud to share our discovery of layers of vintage plastic in urban birds’ nests... going back decades in time! 👀
“You flip through these nests like through pages of a history book, uncovering the past.” 📚
Let's dive in! 🧵👇 1/x
#scicomm 🧪🪶
I'm proud to share our discovery of layers of vintage plastic in urban birds’ nests... going back decades in time! 👀
“You flip through these nests like through pages of a history book, uncovering the past.” 📚
Let's dive in! 🧵👇 1/x
#scicomm 🧪🪶
February 28, 2025 at 10:56 AM
JUST OUT! 🚨 Time capsule birds' nests! 🪹
I'm proud to share our discovery of layers of vintage plastic in urban birds’ nests... going back decades in time! 👀
“You flip through these nests like through pages of a history book, uncovering the past.” 📚
Let's dive in! 🧵👇 1/x
#scicomm 🧪🪶
I'm proud to share our discovery of layers of vintage plastic in urban birds’ nests... going back decades in time! 👀
“You flip through these nests like through pages of a history book, uncovering the past.” 📚
Let's dive in! 🧵👇 1/x
#scicomm 🧪🪶
The work of the @archive.org is becoming increasingly vital (see: flowingdata.com/2025/02/05/d... for example). You can support their work here: archive.org/donate
Download CDC data through Internet Archive
The data portal for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was taken down last Friday. For now, it seems data.cdc.gov is up in a modified form, but just in case, the Internet Archive h…
flowingdata.com
February 16, 2025 at 9:11 AM
The work of the @archive.org is becoming increasingly vital (see: flowingdata.com/2025/02/05/d... for example). You can support their work here: archive.org/donate
That point when you're yawning so loud you sound like a wookie ..
February 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
That point when you're yawning so loud you sound like a wookie ..