Matt Hodgkinson
@mattjhodgkinson.scicomm.xyz.ap.brid.gy
Head of Editorial at DOAJ (@DOAJ); Editorial Lead at Science Integrity Alliance; Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE; #C0PE) & European Association of Science […]
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Reposted by Matt Hodgkinson
"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se
November 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se
[Israel-Palestine, death]
Killing anyone after they surrender is a blatant war crime - but an Israeli minister supports it. Horrific.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/28/video-shows-israeli-forces-shooting-palestinians-dead-moments-after-surrender
#warcrimes #israelioccupation […]
Killing anyone after they surrender is a blatant war crime - but an Israeli minister supports it. Horrific.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/28/video-shows-israeli-forces-shooting-palestinians-dead-moments-after-surrender
#warcrimes #israelioccupation […]
Original post on scicomm.xyz
scicomm.xyz
November 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
[Israel-Palestine, death]
Killing anyone after they surrender is a blatant war crime - but an Israeli minister supports it. Horrific.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/28/video-shows-israeli-forces-shooting-palestinians-dead-moments-after-surrender
#warcrimes #israelioccupation […]
Killing anyone after they surrender is a blatant war crime - but an Israeli minister supports it. Horrific.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/28/video-shows-israeli-forces-shooting-palestinians-dead-moments-after-surrender
#warcrimes #israelioccupation […]
[UKpol, racism]
This story isn't going away.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/nov/25/three-more-ex-pupils-at-school-with-nigel-farage-reject-banter-claims
#nigelfarage #reformuk #racism #antisemitism #ukracism #ukpol #ukpolitics #farright #ukfarright #rightwing #dulwichcollege #ukmp […]
This story isn't going away.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/nov/25/three-more-ex-pupils-at-school-with-nigel-farage-reject-banter-claims
#nigelfarage #reformuk #racism #antisemitism #ukracism #ukpol #ukpolitics #farright #ukfarright #rightwing #dulwichcollege #ukmp […]
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scicomm.xyz
November 26, 2025 at 9:14 AM
“I can see why all these people without heads wouldn’t be good for a community, and might be a cause for abandonment.”
The brutal end of the Linear Pottery culture, LBK, Europe's first farmers.
https://www.science.org/content/article/headless-bodies-hint-why-europe-s-first-farmers-vanished […]
The brutal end of the Linear Pottery culture, LBK, Europe's first farmers.
https://www.science.org/content/article/headless-bodies-hint-why-europe-s-first-farmers-vanished […]
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scicomm.xyz
November 26, 2025 at 9:10 AM
“I can see why all these people without heads wouldn’t be good for a community, and might be a cause for abandonment.”
The brutal end of the Linear Pottery culture, LBK, Europe's first farmers.
https://www.science.org/content/article/headless-bodies-hint-why-europe-s-first-farmers-vanished […]
The brutal end of the Linear Pottery culture, LBK, Europe's first farmers.
https://www.science.org/content/article/headless-bodies-hint-why-europe-s-first-farmers-vanished […]
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SARS-CoV-2 is not “airborne HIV” and I will not permit this narrative on my feed.
It’s an irresponsible and harmful claim made by people who understand nothing about viruses.
It’s an irresponsible and harmful claim made by people who understand nothing about viruses.
November 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
SARS-CoV-2 is not “airborne HIV” and I will not permit this narrative on my feed.
It’s an irresponsible and harmful claim made by people who understand nothing about viruses.
It’s an irresponsible and harmful claim made by people who understand nothing about viruses.
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USAF airman indicted for an alleged plot to violently seize control of a Haitian island with DC homeless mercenaries and enslave its population. https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-military/2025/11/25/airman-indicted-in-scheme-to-overthrow-haitian-island-take-sex-slaves/
November 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
USAF airman indicted for an alleged plot to violently seize control of a Haitian island with DC homeless mercenaries and enslave its population. https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-military/2025/11/25/airman-indicted-in-scheme-to-overthrow-haitian-island-take-sex-slaves/
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BBC - A historian and author says he is "genuinely dismayed" after a comment about Donald Trump was removed from a lecture he delivered on BBC Radio 4. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpvdzdnnp8xo
November 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM
BBC - A historian and author says he is "genuinely dismayed" after a comment about Donald Trump was removed from a lecture he delivered on BBC Radio 4. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpvdzdnnp8xo
Don't get health advice from ChatGPT.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yftBiNu0ZNU
#chubbyemu #bromidetoxicity #CaseReports #chatgpt #aiethics #aisafety
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yftBiNu0ZNU
#chubbyemu #bromidetoxicity #CaseReports #chatgpt #aiethics #aisafety
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Don't get health advice from ChatGPT.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yftBiNu0ZNU
#chubbyemu #bromidetoxicity #CaseReports #chatgpt #aiethics #aisafety
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yftBiNu0ZNU
#chubbyemu #bromidetoxicity #CaseReports #chatgpt #aiethics #aisafety
Reposted by Matt Hodgkinson
Today is the 4th anniversary of the worst ever tragedy in the Channel.
At least 27 men, women & children drowned in the freezing water, & 4 more have never been found.
Since then, neither we nor the French have done a thing to offer people in this situation with real solutions.
At least 27 men, women & children drowned in the freezing water, & 4 more have never been found.
Since then, neither we nor the French have done a thing to offer people in this situation with real solutions.
November 24, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Today is the 4th anniversary of the worst ever tragedy in the Channel.
At least 27 men, women & children drowned in the freezing water, & 4 more have never been found.
Since then, neither we nor the French have done a thing to offer people in this situation with real solutions.
At least 27 men, women & children drowned in the freezing water, & 4 more have never been found.
Since then, neither we nor the French have done a thing to offer people in this situation with real solutions.
[Cambridge crime]
Some of Cambridge's bike thieves escalated to phone theft, which finally prompted the police to take action.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn41984gvd2o
#BikeTheft #phonetheft #CambridgeUK #UKCrime #cambridgepolice
Some of Cambridge's bike thieves escalated to phone theft, which finally prompted the police to take action.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn41984gvd2o
#BikeTheft #phonetheft #CambridgeUK #UKCrime #cambridgepolice
Teenager arrested after series of Cambridge e-bike phone thefts
Police say a boy, 15, was arrested on suspicion of theft and remains in custody.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
[Cambridge crime]
Some of Cambridge's bike thieves escalated to phone theft, which finally prompted the police to take action.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn41984gvd2o
#BikeTheft #phonetheft #CambridgeUK #UKCrime #cambridgepolice
Some of Cambridge's bike thieves escalated to phone theft, which finally prompted the police to take action.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn41984gvd2o
#BikeTheft #phonetheft #CambridgeUK #UKCrime #cambridgepolice
"Be part of life-changing health and care research
Be Part of Research is a free service which makes it easy to find and take part in vital health and care research across the UK.
Simply choose which health conditions you're interested in. We'll match you to suitable research studies - then you […]
Be Part of Research is a free service which makes it easy to find and take part in vital health and care research across the UK.
Simply choose which health conditions you're interested in. We'll match you to suitable research studies - then you […]
Original post on scicomm.xyz
scicomm.xyz
November 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
"Be part of life-changing health and care research
Be Part of Research is a free service which makes it easy to find and take part in vital health and care research across the UK.
Simply choose which health conditions you're interested in. We'll match you to suitable research studies - then you […]
Be Part of Research is a free service which makes it easy to find and take part in vital health and care research across the UK.
Simply choose which health conditions you're interested in. We'll match you to suitable research studies - then you […]
Reposted by Matt Hodgkinson
We were getting a small food delivery yesterday evening, I went to the door to pick it up, it felt very heavy so immediately realised we'd been given the wrong order, delivery guy obviously didn't know what to do. While we're talking, one of the cats runs outside. We're desperate to get her back […]
Original post on mstdn.social
mstdn.social
November 21, 2025 at 8:57 AM
We were getting a small food delivery yesterday evening, I went to the door to pick it up, it felt very heavy so immediately realised we'd been given the wrong order, delivery guy obviously didn't know what to do. While we're talking, one of the cats runs outside. We're desperate to get her back […]
Reposted by Matt Hodgkinson
Right-wingers prize victimhood so much they will often fake being victims.
MAGA staffer paid $500 to get lacerations and "TRUMP WHORE" scrawled into her stomach then staged fake hate crime, says DOJ
Former GOP Rep. Van Drew staffer paid $500 to have "TRUMP WHORE" carved into her stomach, then staged fake hate crime
boingboing.net
November 21, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Right-wingers prize victimhood so much they will often fake being victims.
Reposted by Matt Hodgkinson
Maths Puzzles for Conspiracy Theorists.
One of the cartoons from my new book 'Physics for Cats'. In good bookshops now and online in English, French, German and Spanish editions.
One of the cartoons from my new book 'Physics for Cats'. In good bookshops now and online in English, French, German and Spanish editions.
November 21, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Maths Puzzles for Conspiracy Theorists.
One of the cartoons from my new book 'Physics for Cats'. In good bookshops now and online in English, French, German and Spanish editions.
One of the cartoons from my new book 'Physics for Cats'. In good bookshops now and online in English, French, German and Spanish editions.
[US-Mexico relations]
The US accidentally invaded Mexico on Monday.
US government contractors cordoned off part of Playa Bagdad, on the Gulf of Mexico, with signs warning against entry, without realising it was on the Mexican side of the border. Mexican security forces turned up on the beach […]
The US accidentally invaded Mexico on Monday.
US government contractors cordoned off part of Playa Bagdad, on the Gulf of Mexico, with signs warning against entry, without realising it was on the Mexican side of the border. Mexican security forces turned up on the beach […]
Original post on scicomm.xyz
scicomm.xyz
November 21, 2025 at 12:25 AM
[US-Mexico relations]
The US accidentally invaded Mexico on Monday.
US government contractors cordoned off part of Playa Bagdad, on the Gulf of Mexico, with signs warning against entry, without realising it was on the Mexican side of the border. Mexican security forces turned up on the beach […]
The US accidentally invaded Mexico on Monday.
US government contractors cordoned off part of Playa Bagdad, on the Gulf of Mexico, with signs warning against entry, without realising it was on the Mexican side of the border. Mexican security forces turned up on the beach […]
Reposted by Matt Hodgkinson
Women seem to retract fewer papers than men — but why?
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03796-w
In an analysis of nearly 900 retracted medical research studies, the number of female authors is disproportionately low.
Women are less likely to try and publish complete twaddle in the […]
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03796-w
In an analysis of nearly 900 retracted medical research studies, the number of female authors is disproportionately low.
Women are less likely to try and publish complete twaddle in the […]
Original post on mastodon.scot
mastodon.scot
November 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Women seem to retract fewer papers than men — but why?
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03796-w
In an analysis of nearly 900 retracted medical research studies, the number of female authors is disproportionately low.
Women are less likely to try and publish complete twaddle in the […]
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03796-w
In an analysis of nearly 900 retracted medical research studies, the number of female authors is disproportionately low.
Women are less likely to try and publish complete twaddle in the […]
[UKpol]
"The first inkling that the new Labour government might also be accident-prone came early on with the freebies row."
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/nov/19/john-crace-on-how-labour-shattered-his-expectations
#theguardian #JohnCrace #politicalsketch #ukpol #ukpolitics […]
"The first inkling that the new Labour government might also be accident-prone came early on with the freebies row."
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/nov/19/john-crace-on-how-labour-shattered-his-expectations
#theguardian #JohnCrace #politicalsketch #ukpol #ukpolitics […]
Original post on scicomm.xyz
scicomm.xyz
November 19, 2025 at 10:28 AM
[UKpol]
"The first inkling that the new Labour government might also be accident-prone came early on with the freebies row."
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/nov/19/john-crace-on-how-labour-shattered-his-expectations
#theguardian #JohnCrace #politicalsketch #ukpol #ukpolitics […]
"The first inkling that the new Labour government might also be accident-prone came early on with the freebies row."
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/nov/19/john-crace-on-how-labour-shattered-his-expectations
#theguardian #JohnCrace #politicalsketch #ukpol #ukpolitics […]
Reposted by Matt Hodgkinson
If I see you jamming LLMs into your research projects without reason, I will lose respect for you as a scientist. It tells me the following: you either have no interest of your own, or don't care about valuable insights. Both are reasons to suspect you shouldn't be doing what you're doing.
Stop […]
Stop […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
November 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
If I see you jamming LLMs into your research projects without reason, I will lose respect for you as a scientist. It tells me the following: you either have no interest of your own, or don't care about valuable insights. Both are reasons to suspect you shouldn't be doing what you're doing.
Stop […]
Stop […]
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Today I am stepping down from my role as the CEO of #mastodon. Though this has been in the works for a while, I can't say I've fully processed how I feel about it. There is a bittersweet part to it, and I think I will miss it, but it also felt necessary. It feels like a goodbye, but it isn't—I […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Today I am stepping down from my role as the CEO of #mastodon. Though this has been in the works for a while, I can't say I've fully processed how I feel about it. There is a bittersweet part to it, and I think I will miss it, but it also felt necessary. It feels like a goodbye, but it isn't—I […]
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After reading some of the Epstein emails, I was compelled to look in Constella Intelligence and Spycloud for exposed passwords tied to Epstein's email address: Would you believe he reused the password "Ghislaine"? If he didn't tell all his secrets, he probably leaked them inadvertently through […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
November 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
After reading some of the Epstein emails, I was compelled to look in Constella Intelligence and Spycloud for exposed passwords tied to Epstein's email address: Would you believe he reused the password "Ghislaine"? If he didn't tell all his secrets, he probably leaked them inadvertently through […]
Reposted by Matt Hodgkinson
The difference between the sociopathic and non-sociopathic takes is really quite stark
November 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The difference between the sociopathic and non-sociopathic takes is really quite stark
I recently joined Science Integrity Alliance as Editorial Lead. REACH is the alliance's quarterly magazine for research integrity and open science and just published its second issue.
https://www.sci-integrity.com/reach-october-december-2025
I can't take credit for this fantastic edition […]
https://www.sci-integrity.com/reach-october-december-2025
I can't take credit for this fantastic edition […]
Original post on scicomm.xyz
scicomm.xyz
November 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I recently joined Science Integrity Alliance as Editorial Lead. REACH is the alliance's quarterly magazine for research integrity and open science and just published its second issue.
https://www.sci-integrity.com/reach-october-december-2025
I can't take credit for this fantastic edition […]
https://www.sci-integrity.com/reach-october-december-2025
I can't take credit for this fantastic edition […]
"John Stuart Mill argued that diversity of opinion sustains democracy. If AI funnels us all into the same conceptual pathways, we lose that."
Susan Schneider of Florida Atlantic University, interviewed by Big Think […]
Susan Schneider of Florida Atlantic University, interviewed by Big Think […]
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scicomm.xyz
November 12, 2025 at 10:47 AM
"John Stuart Mill argued that diversity of opinion sustains democracy. If AI funnels us all into the same conceptual pathways, we lose that."
Susan Schneider of Florida Atlantic University, interviewed by Big Think […]
Susan Schneider of Florida Atlantic University, interviewed by Big Think […]
Reposted by Matt Hodgkinson
I applaud the new #stockholmdeclaration for the reform of academic publishing.
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.251805
It calls for action on four high-level principles, and makes 34 specific recommendations under those four heads. Here are the four:
"(i) Academia should […]
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.251805
It calls for action on four high-level principles, and makes 34 specific recommendations under those four heads. Here are the four:
"(i) Academia should […]
Original post on fediscience.org
fediscience.org
November 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I applaud the new #stockholmdeclaration for the reform of academic publishing.
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.251805
It calls for action on four high-level principles, and makes 34 specific recommendations under those four heads. Here are the four:
"(i) Academia should […]
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.251805
It calls for action on four high-level principles, and makes 34 specific recommendations under those four heads. Here are the four:
"(i) Academia should […]