Çağatay Gürsoy
@caggursoy.bsky.social
Used to do research at ZI-Mannheim, now a Research Data Analyst at @SpringerNature.com \\ Standing on the shoulders of giants
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Ten Simple Rules for AI-Assisted Coding in Science arxiv.org/abs/2510.22254 - our latest, led by @ericwbridgeford.bsky.social
Ten Simple Rules for AI-Assisted Coding in Science
While AI coding tools have demonstrated potential to accelerate software development, their use in scientific computing raises critical questions about code quality and scientific validity. In this pa...
arxiv.org
October 28, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Ten Simple Rules for AI-Assisted Coding in Science arxiv.org/abs/2510.22254 - our latest, led by @ericwbridgeford.bsky.social
Skip the whole article, and focus on the last two paragraphs:
^Universities are “literally sitting, fish in a barrel, waiting for these very well-funded organizations to come knocking” and then signing million-dollar contracts with them, he says. “It is an absolute abdication of leadership.”^
^Universities are “literally sitting, fish in a barrel, waiting for these very well-funded organizations to come knocking” and then signing million-dollar contracts with them, he says. “It is an absolute abdication of leadership.”^
Universities are embracing AI: will students get smarter or stop thinking?
Millions of students arriving at campuses are now using artificial intelligence. Worries abound.
www.nature.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Skip the whole article, and focus on the last two paragraphs:
^Universities are “literally sitting, fish in a barrel, waiting for these very well-funded organizations to come knocking” and then signing million-dollar contracts with them, he says. “It is an absolute abdication of leadership.”^
^Universities are “literally sitting, fish in a barrel, waiting for these very well-funded organizations to come knocking” and then signing million-dollar contracts with them, he says. “It is an absolute abdication of leadership.”^
I wish Graeber was alive, and wrote a piece about the current AI shenanigans. What a shame that he died just before this era.
October 21, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I wish Graeber was alive, and wrote a piece about the current AI shenanigans. What a shame that he died just before this era.
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How FAIR is shared data in psychology?
We analyzed 11,384 datasets (2013–2024): They're findable, but less reusable!
What relates most to differences in FAIRness? #Repository choice.
👉 Preprint: doi.org/10.23668/psy...
@mariogollwitzer.bsky.social @kaisassenberg.bsky.social #metascience #SciSci
We analyzed 11,384 datasets (2013–2024): They're findable, but less reusable!
What relates most to differences in FAIRness? #Repository choice.
👉 Preprint: doi.org/10.23668/psy...
@mariogollwitzer.bsky.social @kaisassenberg.bsky.social #metascience #SciSci
October 21, 2025 at 5:48 AM
How FAIR is shared data in psychology?
We analyzed 11,384 datasets (2013–2024): They're findable, but less reusable!
What relates most to differences in FAIRness? #Repository choice.
👉 Preprint: doi.org/10.23668/psy...
@mariogollwitzer.bsky.social @kaisassenberg.bsky.social #metascience #SciSci
We analyzed 11,384 datasets (2013–2024): They're findable, but less reusable!
What relates most to differences in FAIRness? #Repository choice.
👉 Preprint: doi.org/10.23668/psy...
@mariogollwitzer.bsky.social @kaisassenberg.bsky.social #metascience #SciSci
I wonder what
people coding in VHDL thought about
people coding in Assembly thought about
people coding in Fortran thought about
people coding in Pascal thought about
people coding in C++ thought about
people coding in Python thought about
people just using MCPs on Agent Builders.
people coding in VHDL thought about
people coding in Assembly thought about
people coding in Fortran thought about
people coding in Pascal thought about
people coding in C++ thought about
people coding in Python thought about
people just using MCPs on Agent Builders.
October 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I wonder what
people coding in VHDL thought about
people coding in Assembly thought about
people coding in Fortran thought about
people coding in Pascal thought about
people coding in C++ thought about
people coding in Python thought about
people just using MCPs on Agent Builders.
people coding in VHDL thought about
people coding in Assembly thought about
people coding in Fortran thought about
people coding in Pascal thought about
people coding in C++ thought about
people coding in Python thought about
people just using MCPs on Agent Builders.
The AI-news space is filled to the brim with either harsh critics or reckless fans; yet in his recent piece for the Scholarly Kitchen, Phill Jones shines a cautious but positive light on the last 3 years with ChatGPT and the future.
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/10/13/t...
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/10/13/t...
Three Years After the Launch of ChatGPT, Do We Know Where This Is Heading? - The Scholarly Kitchen
Nearly three years after ChatGPT’s debut, generative AI continues to reshape scholarly publishing. The sector has moved from experimentation toward integration, with advances in ethical writing tools,...
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org
October 17, 2025 at 8:03 AM
The AI-news space is filled to the brim with either harsh critics or reckless fans; yet in his recent piece for the Scholarly Kitchen, Phill Jones shines a cautious but positive light on the last 3 years with ChatGPT and the future.
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/10/13/t...
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/10/13/t...
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Last minute spots became available for this year's @biodgps-dgpa.bsky.social Young Scientist Retreat🧠!
If you want to come to Hamburg next week register vie email:
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Strongly Recommend!🙌
#Biopsychology #YoungScientists
Last minute spots became available for this year's @biodgps-dgpa.bsky.social Young Scientist Retreat🧠!
If you want to come to Hamburg next week register vie email:
📧sarah.danboeck@uni-mannheim.de
Strongly Recommend!🙌
#Biopsychology #YoungScientists
🚀 Young Scientist Retreat 2025 – Hamburg 🌍
📅 October 21–24, 2025
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October 16, 2025 at 11:48 AM
🚨 Last Minute Spots Now Available🚨
Last minute spots became available for this year's @biodgps-dgpa.bsky.social Young Scientist Retreat🧠!
If you want to come to Hamburg next week register vie email:
📧sarah.danboeck@uni-mannheim.de
Strongly Recommend!🙌
#Biopsychology #YoungScientists
Last minute spots became available for this year's @biodgps-dgpa.bsky.social Young Scientist Retreat🧠!
If you want to come to Hamburg next week register vie email:
📧sarah.danboeck@uni-mannheim.de
Strongly Recommend!🙌
#Biopsychology #YoungScientists
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The official 2026 Psychology and Brain meeting website is now online!
Save the date: June 4 – 6, 2026 in Heidelberg, Germany
More information to follow shortly on the website. We already have some awesome keynotes lined up.
pug2026.org
@biodgps-dgpa.bsky.social @igor-dgps.bsky.social
Save the date: June 4 – 6, 2026 in Heidelberg, Germany
More information to follow shortly on the website. We already have some awesome keynotes lined up.
pug2026.org
@biodgps-dgpa.bsky.social @igor-dgps.bsky.social
PUG2026 – PUG 2026: June 4–6, 2026, Heidelberg, Germany
pug2026.org
October 16, 2025 at 10:03 AM
The official 2026 Psychology and Brain meeting website is now online!
Save the date: June 4 – 6, 2026 in Heidelberg, Germany
More information to follow shortly on the website. We already have some awesome keynotes lined up.
pug2026.org
@biodgps-dgpa.bsky.social @igor-dgps.bsky.social
Save the date: June 4 – 6, 2026 in Heidelberg, Germany
More information to follow shortly on the website. We already have some awesome keynotes lined up.
pug2026.org
@biodgps-dgpa.bsky.social @igor-dgps.bsky.social
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We're less than two days away from our IGOR panel discussion "Have we solved the replication crisis?" - yes, the title’s provocative on purpose! 📣
📅 Friday, 10 Oct | 10:00–11:00 CET
Contact us in DM to attend!
#OpenScience #Neuroskyence
📅 Friday, 10 Oct | 10:00–11:00 CET
Contact us in DM to attend!
#OpenScience #Neuroskyence
🔍 Have we solved the replication crisis?
Join us for an IGOR panel discussion on the state of Open Science in biological psychology more than a decade after the crisis first hit.
📅 Friday, 10 Oct | 10:00–11:00 CET
💻 Online (contact us for the link)
#OpenScience #neuroskyence #academicsky
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Join us for an IGOR panel discussion on the state of Open Science in biological psychology more than a decade after the crisis first hit.
📅 Friday, 10 Oct | 10:00–11:00 CET
💻 Online (contact us for the link)
#OpenScience #neuroskyence #academicsky
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October 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM
We're less than two days away from our IGOR panel discussion "Have we solved the replication crisis?" - yes, the title’s provocative on purpose! 📣
📅 Friday, 10 Oct | 10:00–11:00 CET
Contact us in DM to attend!
#OpenScience #Neuroskyence
📅 Friday, 10 Oct | 10:00–11:00 CET
Contact us in DM to attend!
#OpenScience #Neuroskyence
Taking a break from #OSC2025 in wet Hamburg by having a short outdoor reading session! Now reading @karenhao.bsky.social’s views about the whole “AI showbiz”
October 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Taking a break from #OSC2025 in wet Hamburg by having a short outdoor reading session! Now reading @karenhao.bsky.social’s views about the whole “AI showbiz”
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Live footage of Nobel committee giving the Physics prize to quantum computing.
October 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Live footage of Nobel committee giving the Physics prize to quantum computing.
Attending #OSC2025 in Hamburg and taking a bus to the venue. After 6+ years in Germany and residing in Heidelberg, it’s a clear cut which city got rich with trade and which exist just because they have a 500+ yr old university!
October 8, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Attending #OSC2025 in Hamburg and taking a bus to the venue. After 6+ years in Germany and residing in Heidelberg, it’s a clear cut which city got rich with trade and which exist just because they have a 500+ yr old university!
I'm really focusing on the last part, where the author discusses that we need to be watchful when using such tools. Especially in research, where the trust in European societies in science were quite high in the last few centuries and there's virtually no "room for error".
Advice for those integrating AI agents into research workflows: "How AI agents will change research: a scientist’s guide".
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#AIresearch #AI #Science
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#AIresearch #AI #Science
A scientist’s guide to AI agents — how could they help your research?
Researchers are increasingly turning to artificial-intelligence tools that can handle complex, multi-step processes.
www.nature.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I'm really focusing on the last part, where the author discusses that we need to be watchful when using such tools. Especially in research, where the trust in European societies in science were quite high in the last few centuries and there's virtually no "room for error".
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We have asked the new EMBO Members to tell us about themselves and what makes it so compelling to work in science today. 🧪
In the sixth video of the series, EMBO Members tell us about turning points and pivotal moments in their scientific journeys.
#LifeSciences
In the sixth video of the series, EMBO Members tell us about turning points and pivotal moments in their scientific journeys.
#LifeSciences
September 26, 2025 at 11:04 AM
We have asked the new EMBO Members to tell us about themselves and what makes it so compelling to work in science today. 🧪
In the sixth video of the series, EMBO Members tell us about turning points and pivotal moments in their scientific journeys.
#LifeSciences
In the sixth video of the series, EMBO Members tell us about turning points and pivotal moments in their scientific journeys.
#LifeSciences
Last year we had a lively discussion about "Power Abuse in Academia" and this year's topic is as relevant as it gets for an ECR! So DEFINITELY join this event, network & brainstorm with other ECR fellows!
(Also, organizers from bioDGPs and DGPA are really cool people!)
(Also, organizers from bioDGPs and DGPA are really cool people!)
🚀 Young Scientist Retreat 2025 – Hamburg 🌍
📅 October 21–24, 2025
👉 Register here: tinyurl.com/ycmyshra (Google Form)
If this does not work, feel free to write sarah.danboeck@uni-mannheim.de
Let’s connect, learn & grow together in Hamburg! 🌟
ysr2025 #Biopsychology #YoungScientists
(more below)
📅 October 21–24, 2025
👉 Register here: tinyurl.com/ycmyshra (Google Form)
If this does not work, feel free to write sarah.danboeck@uni-mannheim.de
Let’s connect, learn & grow together in Hamburg! 🌟
ysr2025 #Biopsychology #YoungScientists
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September 26, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Last year we had a lively discussion about "Power Abuse in Academia" and this year's topic is as relevant as it gets for an ECR! So DEFINITELY join this event, network & brainstorm with other ECR fellows!
(Also, organizers from bioDGPs and DGPA are really cool people!)
(Also, organizers from bioDGPs and DGPA are really cool people!)
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Verrückter Fakt des Tages: #vfdt
Über eine Million Menschen erkrankt weltweit jedes Jahr wegen Kohlekraftwerken an Lungenkrebs.
Wie würden wir reagieren, wenn so eine Zahl durch andere Ursachen zustande käme? Durch eine nuklear Explosion? Eine Krankheit? Eine Terrorgruppe?
Über eine Million Menschen erkrankt weltweit jedes Jahr wegen Kohlekraftwerken an Lungenkrebs.
Wie würden wir reagieren, wenn so eine Zahl durch andere Ursachen zustande käme? Durch eine nuklear Explosion? Eine Krankheit? Eine Terrorgruppe?
September 23, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Verrückter Fakt des Tages: #vfdt
Über eine Million Menschen erkrankt weltweit jedes Jahr wegen Kohlekraftwerken an Lungenkrebs.
Wie würden wir reagieren, wenn so eine Zahl durch andere Ursachen zustande käme? Durch eine nuklear Explosion? Eine Krankheit? Eine Terrorgruppe?
Über eine Million Menschen erkrankt weltweit jedes Jahr wegen Kohlekraftwerken an Lungenkrebs.
Wie würden wir reagieren, wenn so eine Zahl durch andere Ursachen zustande käme? Durch eine nuklear Explosion? Eine Krankheit? Eine Terrorgruppe?
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Open data is becoming essential. Our State of Open Data report suggests open data is on brink of becoming standard, and sharing data helps create a more equitable research ecosystem. This blog looks at how and why research data should be shared: spklr.io/63329BH7E9
#OpenScience 🧪
#OpenScience 🧪
September 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Open data is becoming essential. Our State of Open Data report suggests open data is on brink of becoming standard, and sharing data helps create a more equitable research ecosystem. This blog looks at how and why research data should be shared: spklr.io/63329BH7E9
#OpenScience 🧪
#OpenScience 🧪
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🚀 Young Scientist Retreat 2025 – Hamburg 🌍
📅 October 21–24, 2025
👉 Register here: tinyurl.com/ycmyshra (Google Form)
If this does not work, feel free to write sarah.danboeck@uni-mannheim.de
Let’s connect, learn & grow together in Hamburg! 🌟
ysr2025 #Biopsychology #YoungScientists
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📅 October 21–24, 2025
👉 Register here: tinyurl.com/ycmyshra (Google Form)
If this does not work, feel free to write sarah.danboeck@uni-mannheim.de
Let’s connect, learn & grow together in Hamburg! 🌟
ysr2025 #Biopsychology #YoungScientists
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September 12, 2025 at 8:33 AM
🚀 Young Scientist Retreat 2025 – Hamburg 🌍
📅 October 21–24, 2025
👉 Register here: tinyurl.com/ycmyshra (Google Form)
If this does not work, feel free to write sarah.danboeck@uni-mannheim.de
Let’s connect, learn & grow together in Hamburg! 🌟
ysr2025 #Biopsychology #YoungScientists
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📅 October 21–24, 2025
👉 Register here: tinyurl.com/ycmyshra (Google Form)
If this does not work, feel free to write sarah.danboeck@uni-mannheim.de
Let’s connect, learn & grow together in Hamburg! 🌟
ysr2025 #Biopsychology #YoungScientists
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"Who counts as ‘the elite’?
The survey results are surprising. 🧐
– Only 11% see journalists as part of the elite.
– Scientists and academia: just 31%.
So far, so good, I guess?
– But even the President is considered elite by only 54%. But it shows how blurry the very concept of ‘elite’ really is."
The survey results are surprising. 🧐
– Only 11% see journalists as part of the elite.
– Scientists and academia: just 31%.
So far, so good, I guess?
– But even the President is considered elite by only 54%. But it shows how blurry the very concept of ‘elite’ really is."
September 9, 2025 at 12:32 PM
"Who counts as ‘the elite’?
The survey results are surprising. 🧐
– Only 11% see journalists as part of the elite.
– Scientists and academia: just 31%.
So far, so good, I guess?
– But even the President is considered elite by only 54%. But it shows how blurry the very concept of ‘elite’ really is."
The survey results are surprising. 🧐
– Only 11% see journalists as part of the elite.
– Scientists and academia: just 31%.
So far, so good, I guess?
– But even the President is considered elite by only 54%. But it shows how blurry the very concept of ‘elite’ really is."
Exciting times ahead!
As of 1st of September I have taken a new position as a Research Data Analyst at @springernature.com. Focusing on the publishing side of the Open Science now!
Not quite completed my PhD yet, as I still need to go back and defend my thesis.
As of 1st of September I have taken a new position as a Research Data Analyst at @springernature.com. Focusing on the publishing side of the Open Science now!
Not quite completed my PhD yet, as I still need to go back and defend my thesis.
September 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Exciting times ahead!
As of 1st of September I have taken a new position as a Research Data Analyst at @springernature.com. Focusing on the publishing side of the Open Science now!
Not quite completed my PhD yet, as I still need to go back and defend my thesis.
As of 1st of September I have taken a new position as a Research Data Analyst at @springernature.com. Focusing on the publishing side of the Open Science now!
Not quite completed my PhD yet, as I still need to go back and defend my thesis.
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Open science speeds up scientific progress. As a researcher, sharing your research outputs openly is crucial to address the world’s most urgent challenges.
This blog explores benefits of sharing protocols for you and the scientific community: spklr.io/63325BHgGF
#OpenScience 🧪
This blog explores benefits of sharing protocols for you and the scientific community: spklr.io/63325BHgGF
#OpenScience 🧪
September 2, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Open science speeds up scientific progress. As a researcher, sharing your research outputs openly is crucial to address the world’s most urgent challenges.
This blog explores benefits of sharing protocols for you and the scientific community: spklr.io/63325BHgGF
#OpenScience 🧪
This blog explores benefits of sharing protocols for you and the scientific community: spklr.io/63325BHgGF
#OpenScience 🧪
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Friends don't let friends sit through 1000 trials to test the task works*....
Did you know you can simulate responses in PsychoPy?
Install the PsychoPy "Monkeys" plugin and have a play!
*Actually this is exactly what friends do 😅 - looking at you psychophysics people...
Did you know you can simulate responses in PsychoPy?
Install the PsychoPy "Monkeys" plugin and have a play!
*Actually this is exactly what friends do 😅 - looking at you psychophysics people...
August 28, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Friends don't let friends sit through 1000 trials to test the task works*....
Did you know you can simulate responses in PsychoPy?
Install the PsychoPy "Monkeys" plugin and have a play!
*Actually this is exactly what friends do 😅 - looking at you psychophysics people...
Did you know you can simulate responses in PsychoPy?
Install the PsychoPy "Monkeys" plugin and have a play!
*Actually this is exactly what friends do 😅 - looking at you psychophysics people...
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Although some researchers manage to perfectly adhere to preregistrations, it is common to need to deviate. Not all deviations are consequential, but some are, and it is important to evaluate the impact of deviations on the severity of a test. online.ucpress.edu/collabra/art...
February 6, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Although some researchers manage to perfectly adhere to preregistrations, it is common to need to deviate. Not all deviations are consequential, but some are, and it is important to evaluate the impact of deviations on the severity of a test. online.ucpress.edu/collabra/art...
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We are looking for a Postdoc who loves fMRI, psychophysiology and data analysis 🎉. We run studies on social cognition and related processes with a focus on schizophrenia. German skills could be beneficial, bc the position involves teaching, but not mandatory.
stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/4...
stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/4...
Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in (w/m/d)
Bewerberfrist: 06.07.2025
stellen.uni-konstanz.de
July 1, 2025 at 5:24 PM
We are looking for a Postdoc who loves fMRI, psychophysiology and data analysis 🎉. We run studies on social cognition and related processes with a focus on schizophrenia. German skills could be beneficial, bc the position involves teaching, but not mandatory.
stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/4...
stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/4...