Thomas Pellard
@thomaspellard.bsky.social
CNRS Research scientist 🇫🇷 historical-comparative linguistics, archaeolinguistics, phylolinguistics, geolinguistics, endangered languages, languages of Japan
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I will be vary of reviewing for or submitting to @natureportfolio.nature.com @nature.com in future.
Re: the AI slop paper shared by @thomaspellard.bsky.social and @lameensouag.bsky.social, I wrote to the editors — will update when I get a reply, and will be following closely what they do.
Key point is that we should hold the *journal* accountable for this mess
I have a few predictions...
1/n
Key point is that we should hold the *journal* accountable for this mess
I have a few predictions...
1/n
January 12, 2026 at 11:34 AM
I will be vary of reviewing for or submitting to @natureportfolio.nature.com @nature.com in future.
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Thank you for sharing this! Recently, I decided to not submit our final manuscript which was accepted. We didn’t receive any feedback on our science and the only review we received was AI generated wording changes. It is the same journal. I emailed the editorial team too and I received no answer.
January 8, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Thank you for sharing this! Recently, I decided to not submit our final manuscript which was accepted. We didn’t receive any feedback on our science and the only review we received was AI generated wording changes. It is the same journal. I emailed the editorial team too and I received no answer.
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You need to switch to the “For you” tab instead of “Following” 🙈
January 11, 2026 at 7:34 AM
You need to switch to the “For you” tab instead of “Following” 🙈
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NA->0 strikes again!
@rmcelreath.bsky.social
@rmcelreath.bsky.social
The paper is effectively simulating full data coverage without telling anyone. Over 57% of the pre-2021 country-years in its data contain average sentence durations of 0, when really the raw data sources contain no data on sentences in these country-years. 18/x
January 10, 2026 at 9:09 AM
NA->0 strikes again!
@rmcelreath.bsky.social
@rmcelreath.bsky.social
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@nature.com doesn't mind publishing "thoughts some dude had in the bathtub" as long as they're on language, apparently.
I'd love to know who reviewed this.
WTF?! 🫣 Is this a joke?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A religious quote, "primitive languages", and nonsense everywhere. Is Nature Humanities and Social Sciences Communications a scam journal?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A religious quote, "primitive languages", and nonsense everywhere. Is Nature Humanities and Social Sciences Communications a scam journal?
January 8, 2026 at 11:47 AM
@nature.com doesn't mind publishing "thoughts some dude had in the bathtub" as long as they're on language, apparently.
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Re: the AI slop paper shared by @thomaspellard.bsky.social and @lameensouag.bsky.social, I wrote to the editors — will update when I get a reply, and will be following closely what they do.
Key point is that we should hold the *journal* accountable for this mess
I have a few predictions...
1/n
Key point is that we should hold the *journal* accountable for this mess
I have a few predictions...
1/n
January 8, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Re: the AI slop paper shared by @thomaspellard.bsky.social and @lameensouag.bsky.social, I wrote to the editors — will update when I get a reply, and will be following closely what they do.
Key point is that we should hold the *journal* accountable for this mess
I have a few predictions...
1/n
Key point is that we should hold the *journal* accountable for this mess
I have a few predictions...
1/n
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Okay, I see. Is there an #ICHL- equivalent anywhere to #lingtyp 's webpage that lists conferences ?
linguistic-typology.org/conferences/
linguistic-typology.org/conferences/
Conferences – Association for Linguistic Typology
linguistic-typology.org
January 8, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Okay, I see. Is there an #ICHL- equivalent anywhere to #lingtyp 's webpage that lists conferences ?
linguistic-typology.org/conferences/
linguistic-typology.org/conferences/
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Il reste encore des places pour vous inscrireà notre formation "Apprentissage au Logiciel R", mais il faut nous contacter rapidement ! ⌛
Marre de passer vos journées à Ctrl+C/Ctrl+V vos données dans un tableur et devoir tout refaire à cause d'un soucis de formatage imprévu ? 😡
Suivez la formation @ephe-psl.bsky.social (27 janvier au 5 février) pour apprendre à utiliser R pour traiter vos données :👇
www.ephe.psl.eu/formations-q...
Suivez la formation @ephe-psl.bsky.social (27 janvier au 5 février) pour apprendre à utiliser R pour traiter vos données :👇
www.ephe.psl.eu/formations-q...
Apprentissage du logiciel R | École Pratique des Hautes Études
L’EPHE − PSL propose une formation pratique à l’utilisation du logiciel libre R pour la gestion et la manipulation des données avant l’analyse statistique (non traitée dans cette formation).Le contenu...
www.ephe.psl.eu
January 8, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Il reste encore des places pour vous inscrireà notre formation "Apprentissage au Logiciel R", mais il faut nous contacter rapidement ! ⌛
Not yet I think
January 8, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Not yet I think
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This paper is batshit insane. It also (of course) has A TON of bullshit references that do not exist. Hey @springernature.com retract this AI slop and fire the editor that let it pass. There is evidently no review or quality assurance process in place at this journal.
January 8, 2026 at 11:20 AM
This paper is batshit insane. It also (of course) has A TON of bullshit references that do not exist. Hey @springernature.com retract this AI slop and fire the editor that let it pass. There is evidently no review or quality assurance process in place at this journal.
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Hey, did you know that Greek lost the phoneme /h/ because of secularism? You see, /h/ intrinsically symbolises the Creator. And hydrogen.
This journal is published by @springernature.com , and is hosted by @nature.com. How did this incoherent nonsense make it into print?
This journal is published by @springernature.com , and is hosted by @nature.com. How did this incoherent nonsense make it into print?
January 8, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Hey, did you know that Greek lost the phoneme /h/ because of secularism? You see, /h/ intrinsically symbolises the Creator. And hydrogen.
This journal is published by @springernature.com , and is hosted by @nature.com. How did this incoherent nonsense make it into print?
This journal is published by @springernature.com , and is hosted by @nature.com. How did this incoherent nonsense make it into print?
January 8, 2026 at 10:12 AM
"By enforcing the restriction of religion in public spheres, the state contributed to limiting all reference to /HO/ (هو) […] a reference to the creator who breathes (H) into his creation. As a sign of secularism, the Greek language […] dropped altogether this sound from its phonemic inventory"
January 8, 2026 at 8:59 AM
"By enforcing the restriction of religion in public spheres, the state contributed to limiting all reference to /HO/ (هو) […] a reference to the creator who breathes (H) into his creation. As a sign of secularism, the Greek language […] dropped altogether this sound from its phonemic inventory"
"If we observe the symbol which stands for hydrogen (H), we find that its drawing (H) consists of 2 identical parallel lines […]. At the symbolic level, the 2 lines are the 2 identical atoms of hydrogen"
January 8, 2026 at 8:59 AM
"If we observe the symbol which stands for hydrogen (H), we find that its drawing (H) consists of 2 identical parallel lines […]. At the symbolic level, the 2 lines are the 2 identical atoms of hydrogen"
WTF?! 🫣 Is this a joke?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A religious quote, "primitive languages", and nonsense everywhere. Is Nature Humanities and Social Sciences Communications a scam journal?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A religious quote, "primitive languages", and nonsense everywhere. Is Nature Humanities and Social Sciences Communications a scam journal?
A cross-linguistic investigation of /h/ symbolism: the case of H2O - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - A cross-linguistic investigation of /h/ symbolism: the case of H2O
www.nature.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:59 AM
WTF?! 🫣 Is this a joke?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A religious quote, "primitive languages", and nonsense everywhere. Is Nature Humanities and Social Sciences Communications a scam journal?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A religious quote, "primitive languages", and nonsense everywhere. Is Nature Humanities and Social Sciences Communications a scam journal?
The first results in Google (Paris, Rio) are a scam
January 8, 2026 at 6:38 AM
The first results in Google (Paris, Rio) are a scam
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🏆 Qumin remporte le Prix du logiciel libre de recherche 2025 !
Développé par Sacha Beniamine et Jules Bouton, du LLF @upcite.bsky.social, cet outil open source modélise la morphologie flexionnelle de toutes les langues du monde.
Bravo à eux pour cette distinction du MESR 👏
➕👉 tinyurl.com/3t7vxxmb
Développé par Sacha Beniamine et Jules Bouton, du LLF @upcite.bsky.social, cet outil open source modélise la morphologie flexionnelle de toutes les langues du monde.
Bravo à eux pour cette distinction du MESR 👏
➕👉 tinyurl.com/3t7vxxmb
Prix Science Ouverte 2025 : Qumin récompensé pour la linguistique computationnelle | EFL
Qumin (QUantitative Modelling of INflection) est un paquet Python libre qui modélise automatiquement la morphologie flexionnelle des langues — comment les mots se conjuguent et se déclinent.
tinyurl.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:54 PM
🏆 Qumin remporte le Prix du logiciel libre de recherche 2025 !
Développé par Sacha Beniamine et Jules Bouton, du LLF @upcite.bsky.social, cet outil open source modélise la morphologie flexionnelle de toutes les langues du monde.
Bravo à eux pour cette distinction du MESR 👏
➕👉 tinyurl.com/3t7vxxmb
Développé par Sacha Beniamine et Jules Bouton, du LLF @upcite.bsky.social, cet outil open source modélise la morphologie flexionnelle de toutes les langues du monde.
Bravo à eux pour cette distinction du MESR 👏
➕👉 tinyurl.com/3t7vxxmb
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#ESR bilan 2025 : l'enseignement supérieur et la recherche en France décrochent sévèrement du peloton de tête, y compris en Europe. Dans de nombreux domaines nous sommes désormais derrière l'Espagne, l'Italie et surtout les Pays-Bas. A lire universites2024.fr/esr-la-franc...
ESR : la France accentue son décrochage en 2025 - Universités 2024
Au-delà des péripéties politiques (changements de gouvernement, budgets en attente), que retenir de cette année 2025 ? S’il ne fallait retenir qu’une chose, c’est l’absence quasi totale dans les débat...
universites2024.fr
January 2, 2026 at 3:42 PM
#ESR bilan 2025 : l'enseignement supérieur et la recherche en France décrochent sévèrement du peloton de tête, y compris en Europe. Dans de nombreux domaines nous sommes désormais derrière l'Espagne, l'Italie et surtout les Pays-Bas. A lire universites2024.fr/esr-la-franc...
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Samuel Robert Ramsey 2025 The Japanese and Their Language: How the Japanese Made Their Language and It Made Them (Sino-Platonic Papers 372) @ sino-platonic.org/complete/spp...
sino-platonic.org
December 30, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Samuel Robert Ramsey 2025 The Japanese and Their Language: How the Japanese Made Their Language and It Made Them (Sino-Platonic Papers 372) @ sino-platonic.org/complete/spp...
C’est plutôt une question pour les psycholinguistes et cognitivistes. La page Wikipedia en anglais semble assez complète et à jour: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguis... Sinon il y a cette page en français: arbres.iker.cnrs.fr/index.php?ti...
Linguistic relativity - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
C’est plutôt une question pour les psycholinguistes et cognitivistes. La page Wikipedia en anglais semble assez complète et à jour: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguis... Sinon il y a cette page en français: arbres.iker.cnrs.fr/index.php?ti...
Scientific names for living species are written in katakana, e.g. ヒト for the human species, in contrast with 人 “person”
December 30, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Scientific names for living species are written in katakana, e.g. ヒト for the human species, in contrast with 人 “person”
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« Une expertise juridique commandée par le ministère allemand de l'Intérieur confirme ce que beaucoup redoutaient : les autorités américaines peuvent accéder aux données stockées sur des serveurs européens. » #veilleESR #Données #RGPD www.mac4ever.com/web/193689-c...
C'est officiel : stocker vos données en Europe ne sert à rien face aux USA
Une expertise juridique commandée par le ministère allemand de l'Intérieur confirme ce que beaucoup redoutaient : les autorités américaines peuvent…
www.mac4ever.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:10 AM
« Une expertise juridique commandée par le ministère allemand de l'Intérieur confirme ce que beaucoup redoutaient : les autorités américaines peuvent accéder aux données stockées sur des serveurs européens. » #veilleESR #Données #RGPD www.mac4ever.com/web/193689-c...
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自国が「植民地」であることは本当に知らない、ないしは知って知らぬふりをし、その事実には抵抗のしようがないからあきらめ、その中でいかに快適な生活をおくるかということに注意を向けている感。ネットに接続するだけでも年貢を吸い上げられていくようなものだから、ここでどれだけ騒いだって掌の上なんだけど。 president.jp/articles/-/1...
｢Gmailにメールが届かなくなる｣だけの問題ではない…グーグルが"他社メールの受信廃止"を急ぐ本当の理由
Googleが2026年1月でPOP受信を終了する。このニュースを聞いて、大慌てでGmailの設定を変更している人も多いだろう。一方で「POP？ なんだそれ」「Gmailは使っているけど、POPなんて意識したことない」とスルーし…
president.jp
December 28, 2025 at 6:29 AM
自国が「植民地」であることは本当に知らない、ないしは知って知らぬふりをし、その事実には抵抗のしようがないからあきらめ、その中でいかに快適な生活をおくるかということに注意を向けている感。ネットに接続するだけでも年貢を吸い上げられていくようなものだから、ここでどれだけ騒いだって掌の上なんだけど。 president.jp/articles/-/1...