Joffrey Fuhrer φ
@joffreyfuhrer.bsky.social
Psychology & philosophy | PhD
University of Eastern Finland (Postdoc Marie Skłodowska-Curie | YUFE)
Interests: the good life, well-being, meaning, scientific methodology, and interdisciplinarity.
My website: https://joffrey-fuhrer.github.io/
University of Eastern Finland (Postdoc Marie Skłodowska-Curie | YUFE)
Interests: the good life, well-being, meaning, scientific methodology, and interdisciplinarity.
My website: https://joffrey-fuhrer.github.io/
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New preprint’s out! osf.io/preprints/ps...
Is the belief in the meaning of life related to the experience of having a meaningful life? What’s their link to religiosity, spirituality, and well-being?
A thread 🧵
1/11
Is the belief in the meaning of life related to the experience of having a meaningful life? What’s their link to religiosity, spirituality, and well-being?
A thread 🧵
1/11
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This is a super important paper, but honestly, I think the opposite. Integrity and authenticity of online-based panels have been in question prior to this risk agents. IMO this forces all providers to up their verification and transparency of their participants.e.g.
www.prolific.com/resources/pr...
www.prolific.com/resources/pr...
Prolific sets standards for authentic human data collection | Prolific
Discover how Prolific's data quality system, Protocol, sets industry standards for authentic human data collection
www.prolific.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This is a super important paper, but honestly, I think the opposite. Integrity and authenticity of online-based panels have been in question prior to this risk agents. IMO this forces all providers to up their verification and transparency of their participants.e.g.
www.prolific.com/resources/pr...
www.prolific.com/resources/pr...
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new paper by Sean Westwood:
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
November 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
new paper by Sean Westwood:
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
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The journal's homepage is now live: journals.ub.uni-koeln.de/index.php/xphi
We will soon also be found under xphi.eu.
Accepting submissions in about 2 weeks.
We will soon also be found under xphi.eu.
Accepting submissions in about 2 weeks.
Experimental Philosophy
journals.ub.uni-koeln.de
November 13, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The journal's homepage is now live: journals.ub.uni-koeln.de/index.php/xphi
We will soon also be found under xphi.eu.
Accepting submissions in about 2 weeks.
We will soon also be found under xphi.eu.
Accepting submissions in about 2 weeks.
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Les copains @joffreyfuhrer.bsky.social et @aurelienallard.bsky.social lancent leur podcast et m'ont fait l'honneur de m'inviter pour l'épisode inaugural !
J'ai pas écouté parce ma vraie voix me cringe trop, elle sonne mieux dans ma tête. Mais on a passé un super moment et dit plein de bêtises.
J'ai pas écouté parce ma vraie voix me cringe trop, elle sonne mieux dans ma tête. Mais on a passé un super moment et dit plein de bêtises.
Vous rêvez d'un podcast qui mêle psychologie et philosophie? Science et questions existentielles? Avec @joffreyfuhrer.bsky.social, on lance un nouveau podcast: Cog Sci, Phil and Chill! Notre premier épisode, avec comme invité @bdecourson.bsky.social , est ici: open.spotify.com/episode/52Va...
CSPC #1: sens de la vie, statistiques, coopération et religions
open.spotify.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Les copains @joffreyfuhrer.bsky.social et @aurelienallard.bsky.social lancent leur podcast et m'ont fait l'honneur de m'inviter pour l'épisode inaugural !
J'ai pas écouté parce ma vraie voix me cringe trop, elle sonne mieux dans ma tête. Mais on a passé un super moment et dit plein de bêtises.
J'ai pas écouté parce ma vraie voix me cringe trop, elle sonne mieux dans ma tête. Mais on a passé un super moment et dit plein de bêtises.
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Vous rêvez d'un podcast qui mêle psychologie et philosophie? Science et questions existentielles? Avec @joffreyfuhrer.bsky.social, on lance un nouveau podcast: Cog Sci, Phil and Chill! Notre premier épisode, avec comme invité @bdecourson.bsky.social , est ici: open.spotify.com/episode/52Va...
CSPC #1: sens de la vie, statistiques, coopération et religions
open.spotify.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Vous rêvez d'un podcast qui mêle psychologie et philosophie? Science et questions existentielles? Avec @joffreyfuhrer.bsky.social, on lance un nouveau podcast: Cog Sci, Phil and Chill! Notre premier épisode, avec comme invité @bdecourson.bsky.social , est ici: open.spotify.com/episode/52Va...
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Just published: our introduction to the history of peer review in the humanities! (with Marie-Gabrielle Verbergt) link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The Past and Present of Peer Review in the Humanities: An Introduction - Minerva
This Introduction to the Special Issue “The Past and Present of Peer Review in the Humanities” situates the currently dominant evaluative regime of peer review within a longer and broader history of s...
link.springer.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Just published: our introduction to the history of peer review in the humanities! (with Marie-Gabrielle Verbergt) link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Great news for #replication #research. We have our own journal now! www.uni-muenster.de/Ejournals/in... #openscience @flavioazevedo.bsky.social
A Community Model for Rigorous and Inclusive Scholarship: Inaugural Editorial of Replication Research (R2)
| Replication Research
www.uni-muenster.de
October 21, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Great news for #replication #research. We have our own journal now! www.uni-muenster.de/Ejournals/in... #openscience @flavioazevedo.bsky.social
Our empirical paper on the belief in the meaning of life is finally out in Personality and Individual Differences! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
October 10, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Our empirical paper on the belief in the meaning of life is finally out in Personality and Individual Differences! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Mais ça m’a l’air super ! Par contre, si une prochaine pandémie se déclenche bientôt, vous serez les premiers que je soupçonnerai.
Instant promo : on a fait un livre sur les pandémies avec @ferrydanini.bsky.social @floriancova.bsky.social et @cedricp.bsky.social et il sort le 24 septembre 🔥
Il est court, accessible, et on espère qu'il contribuera à enrichir les débats en cas de future pandémie !
N'hésitez pas à partager ! ❤️
Il est court, accessible, et on espère qu'il contribuera à enrichir les débats en cas de future pandémie !
N'hésitez pas à partager ! ❤️
September 15, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Mais ça m’a l’air super ! Par contre, si une prochaine pandémie se déclenche bientôt, vous serez les premiers que je soupçonnerai.
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Does this book offer groundbreaking research? No.
A life-changing self-help plan? No.
A workable taxonomy of spiritual experience? Still no.
The most comprehensive review of the state of the science so far? Quite possibly...
If interested, pre-order paperback at reduced price!
A life-changing self-help plan? No.
A workable taxonomy of spiritual experience? Still no.
The most comprehensive review of the state of the science so far? Quite possibly...
If interested, pre-order paperback at reduced price!
August 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Does this book offer groundbreaking research? No.
A life-changing self-help plan? No.
A workable taxonomy of spiritual experience? Still no.
The most comprehensive review of the state of the science so far? Quite possibly...
If interested, pre-order paperback at reduced price!
A life-changing self-help plan? No.
A workable taxonomy of spiritual experience? Still no.
The most comprehensive review of the state of the science so far? Quite possibly...
If interested, pre-order paperback at reduced price!
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Today’s popular fictions can be extremely far from reality: The Lord of the Rings, Avatar, The Legend of Zelda, Avengers: Endgame. But has this always been the case?
August 12, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Today’s popular fictions can be extremely far from reality: The Lord of the Rings, Avatar, The Legend of Zelda, Avengers: Endgame. But has this always been the case?
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🧠 Why trust some experts but ignore others? Worsnip et al. show how bias, ego & ideology shape our choices. TL;DR: Trust experts more when topics are complex. 🤔🔍
👉 doi.org/10.1080/0951...
#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
👉 doi.org/10.1080/0951...
#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
August 4, 2025 at 7:51 PM
🧠 Why trust some experts but ignore others? Worsnip et al. show how bias, ego & ideology shape our choices. TL;DR: Trust experts more when topics are complex. 🤔🔍
👉 doi.org/10.1080/0951...
#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
👉 doi.org/10.1080/0951...
#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
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Psychologists & related fields: what is a big methods question that you believe remains somewhat unanswered & that you'd love to see adressed? There may be an opportunity for a large-scale meta-science project with many teams trying to figure out a question.
Any thoughts welcome! #psychscisky
Any thoughts welcome! #psychscisky
July 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Psychologists & related fields: what is a big methods question that you believe remains somewhat unanswered & that you'd love to see adressed? There may be an opportunity for a large-scale meta-science project with many teams trying to figure out a question.
Any thoughts welcome! #psychscisky
Any thoughts welcome! #psychscisky
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I'll be speaking at this online webinar on 9th August about "coproducing quantitative measures of value laden concepts: case studies from wellbeing" drawing on my research with @annaalexandrova.bsky.social among other things. The other speakers are great!
Register!
docs.google.com/forms/d/1IH9...
Register!
docs.google.com/forms/d/1IH9...
Quantification: History, Philosophy, Sociology, and Practice [Online Webinar]
Quantification: History, Philosophy, Sociology, and Practice
Online Webinar organised by the Society for the Study of Measurement
Time: 9th August 2025: 9:00AM to 1:00PM (ET), 14:00 to 18:00 BST/WEST...
docs.google.com
July 16, 2025 at 10:19 AM
I'll be speaking at this online webinar on 9th August about "coproducing quantitative measures of value laden concepts: case studies from wellbeing" drawing on my research with @annaalexandrova.bsky.social among other things. The other speakers are great!
Register!
docs.google.com/forms/d/1IH9...
Register!
docs.google.com/forms/d/1IH9...
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Excellent travail de @lemonde.fr au sujet de l'édition scientifique.
Coût excessif, problèmes éthiques, etc.
Aujourd'hui ces revues servent à évaluer l'activité des chercheurs et nettement moins à diffuser la connaissance.
Un nouveau modèle doit s'imposer ...
#ESR
Coût excessif, problèmes éthiques, etc.
Aujourd'hui ces revues servent à évaluer l'activité des chercheurs et nettement moins à diffuser la connaissance.
Un nouveau modèle doit s'imposer ...
#ESR
Le monde des revues scientifiques au bord de l’asphyxie
Plus de 3 millions d’articles sont publiés chaque année dans les revues scientifiques, les chercheurs étant incités à les multiplier pour se distinguer. Une logique économique perverse s’est installée...
www.lemonde.fr
July 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Excellent travail de @lemonde.fr au sujet de l'édition scientifique.
Coût excessif, problèmes éthiques, etc.
Aujourd'hui ces revues servent à évaluer l'activité des chercheurs et nettement moins à diffuser la connaissance.
Un nouveau modèle doit s'imposer ...
#ESR
Coût excessif, problèmes éthiques, etc.
Aujourd'hui ces revues servent à évaluer l'activité des chercheurs et nettement moins à diffuser la connaissance.
Un nouveau modèle doit s'imposer ...
#ESR
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🔥New Open access paper in @pnasnexus.org with @m-b-petersen.bsky.social 🔥
"Motivations to connect with like-minded audiences increase partisan sharing on social media"
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
"Motivations to connect with like-minded audiences increase partisan sharing on social media"
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
July 3, 2025 at 4:28 AM
🔥New Open access paper in @pnasnexus.org with @m-b-petersen.bsky.social 🔥
"Motivations to connect with like-minded audiences increase partisan sharing on social media"
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
"Motivations to connect with like-minded audiences increase partisan sharing on social media"
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
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🌪️Experiencing extreme weathers had no direct effect on climate policies support.
n = 1295: 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 🇦🇺
EXPECTING more severe weather events in the future did.
In sum:
Expectation (not experience) predicts climate policy support!
doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
n = 1295: 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 🇦🇺
EXPECTING more severe weather events in the future did.
In sum:
Expectation (not experience) predicts climate policy support!
doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
April 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
🌪️Experiencing extreme weathers had no direct effect on climate policies support.
n = 1295: 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 🇦🇺
EXPECTING more severe weather events in the future did.
In sum:
Expectation (not experience) predicts climate policy support!
doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
n = 1295: 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 🇦🇺
EXPECTING more severe weather events in the future did.
In sum:
Expectation (not experience) predicts climate policy support!
doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
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For those who don't know, there is a gofundme set up for Helen's family.
They are very humble to not mention it, so I will.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-he...
They are very humble to not mention it, so I will.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-he...
Donate to Support Helen's Children After Her Passing, organized by Marcus Arvan
Help provide Helen De Cruz's children with a better start in life after her un… Marcus Arvan needs your support for Support Helen's Children After Her Passing
www.gofundme.com
June 20, 2025 at 11:32 PM
For those who don't know, there is a gofundme set up for Helen's family.
They are very humble to not mention it, so I will.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-he...
They are very humble to not mention it, so I will.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-he...
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Dear all,
Helen passed away at 13:21 local time. Helen would not have wanted us to be sad for a long time. All they wanted was to be remembered. They looked forward to being rid of pain and to being at rest. Helen took great comfort in you, their friends and readers.
pt. 1/2
Helen passed away at 13:21 local time. Helen would not have wanted us to be sad for a long time. All they wanted was to be remembered. They looked forward to being rid of pain and to being at rest. Helen took great comfort in you, their friends and readers.
pt. 1/2
June 20, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Dear all,
Helen passed away at 13:21 local time. Helen would not have wanted us to be sad for a long time. All they wanted was to be remembered. They looked forward to being rid of pain and to being at rest. Helen took great comfort in you, their friends and readers.
pt. 1/2
Helen passed away at 13:21 local time. Helen would not have wanted us to be sad for a long time. All they wanted was to be remembered. They looked forward to being rid of pain and to being at rest. Helen took great comfort in you, their friends and readers.
pt. 1/2
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RIP Helen De Cruz (1978-2025) 💔
Helen De Cruz @helendecruz.net), professor of philosophy at Saint Louis University, has died. dailynous.com/2025/06/20/h...
Helen De Cruz @helendecruz.net), professor of philosophy at Saint Louis University, has died. dailynous.com/2025/06/20/h...
dailynous.com
June 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
RIP Helen De Cruz (1978-2025) 💔
Helen De Cruz @helendecruz.net), professor of philosophy at Saint Louis University, has died. dailynous.com/2025/06/20/h...
Helen De Cruz @helendecruz.net), professor of philosophy at Saint Louis University, has died. dailynous.com/2025/06/20/h...
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#OpenScience lobbyists, skeptics and everything in between: consider coming to Munich in May 2026 (gorgeous time to visit..) to discuss the future of Open Research!
FOR2026 is open for submissions: opensciencestudies.eu/for-2026-con... pls help spread the word 🙏 #philsci #sts #methods #policy 🧪
FOR2026 is open for submissions: opensciencestudies.eu/for-2026-con... pls help spread the word 🙏 #philsci #sts #methods #policy 🧪
FOR 2026 Conference – A Philosophy of Open Science for Diverse Research Environments
opensciencestudies.eu
June 25, 2025 at 5:49 AM
#OpenScience lobbyists, skeptics and everything in between: consider coming to Munich in May 2026 (gorgeous time to visit..) to discuss the future of Open Research!
FOR2026 is open for submissions: opensciencestudies.eu/for-2026-con... pls help spread the word 🙏 #philsci #sts #methods #policy 🧪
FOR2026 is open for submissions: opensciencestudies.eu/for-2026-con... pls help spread the word 🙏 #philsci #sts #methods #policy 🧪
Well-being philosophers and psychologists/philosophers of science, any good ideas for a nice home for this paper? (it's quite lengthy, ≈ 12 000 words)
#philsci #psychscisky #socialpsych #philsky
#philsci #psychscisky #socialpsych #philsky
June 17, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Well-being philosophers and psychologists/philosophers of science, any good ideas for a nice home for this paper? (it's quite lengthy, ≈ 12 000 words)
#philsci #psychscisky #socialpsych #philsky
#philsci #psychscisky #socialpsych #philsky
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New Replication Project in sport and exercise science shares it results: Out of 25 replication studies performed, 56% yielded significant results, but only 7 (28%) revealed a similar effect size. Several problems related to the quality of are discussed.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Estimating the Replicability of Sports and Exercise Science Research - Sports Medicine
Background The replicability of sports and exercise research has not been assessed previously despite concerns about scientific practices within the field. Aim This study aims to provide an initial es...
link.springer.com
June 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
New Replication Project in sport and exercise science shares it results: Out of 25 replication studies performed, 56% yielded significant results, but only 7 (28%) revealed a similar effect size. Several problems related to the quality of are discussed.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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People differ in their capacity for visual imagery
This new study finds that this individual difference predicts people’s philosophical intuitions (!). For example, people with a lower capacity for visual imagery have different intuitions about free will
This new study finds that this individual difference predicts people’s philosophical intuitions (!). For example, people with a lower capacity for visual imagery have different intuitions about free will
OSF
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June 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
People differ in their capacity for visual imagery
This new study finds that this individual difference predicts people’s philosophical intuitions (!). For example, people with a lower capacity for visual imagery have different intuitions about free will
This new study finds that this individual difference predicts people’s philosophical intuitions (!). For example, people with a lower capacity for visual imagery have different intuitions about free will
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How does autistic self-diagnosis intersect with medical diagnosis? How does our diagnostic training lead us to fear self-diagnosis? We (autistic psychologists) tackled these questions in our open-access piece:
scholarworks.gvsu.edu/ought/vol6/i...
#autres #psychscisky #actuallyautistic
scholarworks.gvsu.edu/ought/vol6/i...
#autres #psychscisky #actuallyautistic
Inside Out: Autistic Psychologists on the Power Structures of Diagnosis
How do relationships between medicalized diagnostic powers and training intersect with the complex social identity of autism? How does self-identification (self-diagnosis) challenge the diagnostic sta...
scholarworks.gvsu.edu
June 6, 2025 at 8:12 PM
How does autistic self-diagnosis intersect with medical diagnosis? How does our diagnostic training lead us to fear self-diagnosis? We (autistic psychologists) tackled these questions in our open-access piece:
scholarworks.gvsu.edu/ought/vol6/i...
#autres #psychscisky #actuallyautistic
scholarworks.gvsu.edu/ought/vol6/i...
#autres #psychscisky #actuallyautistic