I am now nearly halfway through my Fellowship at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, where I am spending part of my research leave. Thank you to the whole Weibel Institute team for welcoming me with such generosity of mind and spirit (and resources too), and for making me feel at home.

"She began to record the agents as they spoke to the landscaper in Spanish. After the agents noticed her phone, they got back in their vehicles and drove away..."

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...

Raskin: We are a big tent. We must be a huge, vast tent. I say this is a party that’s got room for Marjorie Taylor Greene if she wants to come over.

I agree 💯

Do you know who is paying for Trump’s ballroom?

Amazon
Google
Apple
Meta

And a bunch of other companies that coincidentally have business in front of the Trump Administration right now.

So are these companies getting special favors in return? I’m pressing for answers.

Going into this game, Seattle's played from behind for the lowest amount of time of any team this season. Gonna be a real test for this offense vs the Rams pass rush.

First talk of this morning: Jason Chin @jasonchin.bsky.social (scientist/lawyer) with: Too soft to trust? The regulation of research misconduct in Australia.

Australian Code of Responsible Conduct of Research has a suggested definition of misconduct.

But does science self-correct?

#IRICSydney

Haven’t shared it in a bit but for those looking for good NFL follows—here’s my starter pack!

Some new names as well so re-follow even if you already do 👇

go.bsky.app/8RH6KbH

Next: Lisa Bero with: 'Hijacking research integrity: What can possibly go wrong and how can we fix it?'
In certain companies, authors who raise integrity issues can be 'discredited'.
LB's research has been 'monitored by Coca-Cola
www.smh.com.au/technology/c...
#IRICSydney

Our FG King keeping us in the game

Simon Gandevia opens the conference, tells about his journey into questionable ("shonky") research in Transcranial magnetic stimulation
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
QuOCCA =quality output checklist and content assessment, 11-item checklist - but no improvement in quality
#IRICSydney

JC: The 2018 Code sets out principles and responsibilities. Enforcement is regulated through an Investigation Guide.
Regulation is done by The Australian Research Integrity Committee Framework (ARIC).
ARIC can only review procedures, can not make decisions, does not need to disclose.
#IRICSydney