Nicholas Gibson
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Funding opportunity: TWCF is requesting proposals for up to $100K to plan a larger empirical project (up to $2.5M, considered separately) on polarization between and within societies and cultures in a global context. Deadline is March 6, 2026. www.templetonworldcharity.org/our-prioriti...
Listening and Learning in a Polarized World Global Request for Planning Grants
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Listening and Learning in a Polarized World Global Request for Planning Grants Templeton World Charity Foundation (TWCF) is pleased…
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January 21, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Funding opportunity: TWCF is requesting proposals for up to $100K to plan a larger empirical project (up to $2.5M, considered separately) on polarization between and within societies and cultures in a global context. Deadline is March 6, 2026. www.templetonworldcharity.org/our-prioriti...
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Please share - @pewresearch.org wants to hire a data archivist who will be an advocate for data users, helping to ensure that our datasets are easy to discover and reuse by researchers, journalists, and the public.
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January 6, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Please share - @pewresearch.org wants to hire a data archivist who will be an advocate for data users, helping to ensure that our datasets are easy to discover and reuse by researchers, journalists, and the public.
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Fair: "applied custom AI models on it in accordance with the terms of the preprint license" is pretty vague.
January 5, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Fair: "applied custom AI models on it in accordance with the terms of the preprint license" is pretty vague.
I don't know either but rather assume anything with a CC BY license has been scraped. But either way, it seems plausible to me that this lab is using a custom or walled LLM that doesn't involve them giving your preprints to any entity that doesn't already have it.
January 5, 2026 at 11:36 PM
I don't know either but rather assume anything with a CC BY license has been scraped. But either way, it seems plausible to me that this lab is using a custom or walled LLM that doesn't involve them giving your preprints to any entity that doesn't already have it.
Would you feel differently if it were "5 research direction ideas generated by scholars from a different discipline to your own / naive high-schoolers / ..." as opposed to by an LLM? That is: is it the ask to participate in metascience (by a grad student from a good lab) or is it the use of gen AI?
January 5, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Would you feel differently if it were "5 research direction ideas generated by scholars from a different discipline to your own / naive high-schoolers / ..." as opposed to by an LLM? That is: is it the ask to participate in metascience (by a grad student from a good lab) or is it the use of gen AI?
reuse with their CC Signals stuff, though I've not wrapped my head around how that works yet. But I guess I'm intrigued by the strength of your reaction here to what seems like a straightforward metascience project. /2
January 5, 2026 at 11:28 PM
reuse with their CC Signals stuff, though I've not wrapped my head around how that works yet. But I guess I'm intrigued by the strength of your reaction here to what seems like a straightforward metascience project. /2
I've not looked to see if there is more info on this study on the knowledgelabs website, but wonder whether you are right about the third-party LLM part of this. Presumably major LLMs have already scraped all preprints anyway? Beyond that I know CC is trying to licensees more options around LLM /1
January 5, 2026 at 11:24 PM
I've not looked to see if there is more info on this study on the knowledgelabs website, but wonder whether you are right about the third-party LLM part of this. Presumably major LLMs have already scraped all preprints anyway? Beyond that I know CC is trying to licensees more options around LLM /1
Funding opportunity for empirical ($250k) or philosophical/theological ($100k) research projects on the "virtues and vices of spiritual yearning". Deadline for LOIs is February 1, 2026. aarweb.org/award/virtue...
“Virtues and Vices of Spiritual Yearning” Funded Research Grants – AAR
The Virtues and Vices of Spiritual Yearning initiative, funded by Hillsdale College, invites interdisciplinary research proposals that explore the dual aspects of spiritual yearning. As traditional re...
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January 5, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Funding opportunity for empirical ($250k) or philosophical/theological ($100k) research projects on the "virtues and vices of spiritual yearning". Deadline for LOIs is February 1, 2026. aarweb.org/award/virtue...
PSA: That thing you got your kid for Christmas: USB charger blocks not included.
December 19, 2025 at 12:48 AM
PSA: That thing you got your kid for Christmas: USB charger blocks not included.
We need a new song: "Not my bag of 'ritos"
December 12, 2025 at 9:52 PM
We need a new song: "Not my bag of 'ritos"
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The #CivicScienceFellows program is accepting applications for 2026-27 host partners! The new cohort of #CivicScience Fellows will focus on change: change rooted in science, change rooted in communications, and change rooted in policy.
Applications are due December 15.
Applications are due December 15.
October 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The #CivicScienceFellows program is accepting applications for 2026-27 host partners! The new cohort of #CivicScience Fellows will focus on change: change rooted in science, change rooted in communications, and change rooted in policy.
Applications are due December 15.
Applications are due December 15.
$25K fellowships for early career researchers studying the intersection of psychotherapy and relational virtues (e.g., gratitude, humility, forgiveness). Deadline Dec 15, 2025. mstargsu.substack.com/p/rfp-flouri...
RFP: Flourishing and Relational Virtues in Psychotherapy
Flourishing and Relational Virtues in Psychotherapy
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November 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
$25K fellowships for early career researchers studying the intersection of psychotherapy and relational virtues (e.g., gratitude, humility, forgiveness). Deadline Dec 15, 2025. mstargsu.substack.com/p/rfp-flouri...
Musical serendipity: quoting Mike Tyson while writing a grant proposal while Charlie Hunter comes up on shuffle... www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5CA...
Everybody Has A Plan Until They Get Punched In The Mouth
YouTube video by Charlie Hunter - Topic
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October 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Musical serendipity: quoting Mike Tyson while writing a grant proposal while Charlie Hunter comes up on shuffle... www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5CA...
Grants available for department and institution leaders at U.S. institutions who are willing to reimagine hiring, promotion, and tenure practices in ways that reward open science, team science, and diverse contributions to knowledge. Deadline January 8, 2026. www.ma3challenge.org
Modernizing Academic Appointment & Advancement
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October 8, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Grants available for department and institution leaders at U.S. institutions who are willing to reimagine hiring, promotion, and tenure practices in ways that reward open science, team science, and diverse contributions to knowledge. Deadline January 8, 2026. www.ma3challenge.org
If you're a data scientist interested in a full-time or part-time role working with developmental psychologists on cross-cultural data from parents and children, check out this position with the Developing Belief Network. Application review begins October 15, 2025. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Position: Full-Time Data Scientist, Developing Belief Network
Position: Full-Time Data Scientist, Developing Belief Network Description: We are looking for a full-time data scientist to join the Developing Belief Network, a global team of psychologists studying...
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September 30, 2025 at 5:47 PM
If you're a data scientist interested in a full-time or part-time role working with developmental psychologists on cross-cultural data from parents and children, check out this position with the Developing Belief Network. Application review begins October 15, 2025. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
In case anyone else is overdue on deleting your academia.edu account, here's how (and why):
September 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
In case anyone else is overdue on deleting your academia.edu account, here's how (and why):
Can you run the reverse, i.e., words that were new in the renewal awards?
September 10, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Can you run the reverse, i.e., words that were new in the renewal awards?
I'm concerned about the serious drop off in ocean science content at SheetMusicPlus.com post-2016.
August 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I'm concerned about the serious drop off in ocean science content at SheetMusicPlus.com post-2016.
www.tdar.org may have some. Seems I recall there was a lot of 3d scanning at Çatalhöyük at one point too, though not sure where that might’ve been deposited. (Assume you’ve looked for photogrammetry datasets on OpenAlex already?)
- The Digital Archaeological Record
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June 26, 2025 at 10:14 PM
www.tdar.org may have some. Seems I recall there was a lot of 3d scanning at Çatalhöyük at one point too, though not sure where that might’ve been deposited. (Assume you’ve looked for photogrammetry datasets on OpenAlex already?)
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We did something radical that shouldn’t feel radical: we stopped funding science built for journals so that we can reimagine scientific publishing. First @arcadiascience.com. Now at @asterainstitute.bsky.social.
June 3, 2025 at 5:55 AM
We did something radical that shouldn’t feel radical: we stopped funding science built for journals so that we can reimagine scientific publishing. First @arcadiascience.com. Now at @asterainstitute.bsky.social.
Goal is to build up a set of search terms for reproducible meta-analyses or bibliometric/metascientific purposes that also maximize coverage (miss few relevant articles) and minimize noise (avoid false positives). 2/2
June 2, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Goal is to build up a set of search terms for reproducible meta-analyses or bibliometric/metascientific purposes that also maximize coverage (miss few relevant articles) and minimize noise (avoid false positives). 2/2
What search terms do you use in interdisciplinary literature searches to narrow your scope to (a) empirical work (vs. literature reviews or theory, say) and/or (b) research involving religion? docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Add your terms or comment here. 1 / 2
religion and/or empirical research search terms
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June 2, 2025 at 6:32 PM
What search terms do you use in interdisciplinary literature searches to narrow your scope to (a) empirical work (vs. literature reviews or theory, say) and/or (b) research involving religion? docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Add your terms or comment here. 1 / 2
Vogon rest stop confirmed.
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Four Sub-Earth Planets Orbiting Barnard’s Star from MAROON-X and ESPRESSO, Basant, Ritvik, Luque, Rafael, Bean, Jacob L., Seifahrt, Andreas, Brady, Madison, Zhao, Lily L., Brown, Nina, Das, Tanya, Stü...
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May 15, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Vogon rest stop confirmed.
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