Mary Beth Neff ("Mary-Beth")
@mbneff.bsky.social
temporary associate professor at uio, norway & lead of the pilot reporting practices in psychology task force
research: http://tinyurl.com/jkjza86p
pilot study reporting task force: https://pilotreportingtf.github.io/
research: http://tinyurl.com/jkjza86p
pilot study reporting task force: https://pilotreportingtf.github.io/
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A Nazi Tattoo Exposes Democrats’ Greatest Weakness www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
@tressiemcphd.bsky.social is unmatched. Read her latest piece—and everything else she writes.
@tressiemcphd.bsky.social is unmatched. Read her latest piece—and everything else she writes.
October 29, 2025 at 10:22 AM
A Nazi Tattoo Exposes Democrats’ Greatest Weakness www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
@tressiemcphd.bsky.social is unmatched. Read her latest piece—and everything else she writes.
@tressiemcphd.bsky.social is unmatched. Read her latest piece—and everything else she writes.
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In an hour and a half (12:30 UTC / 14:30 CET) I'll give a lightning talk at the online BTS conference about the tool we are putting together for standardizing hypotheses.
Free registration: https://bigteamscienceconference.github.io/
Tool: https://tinyurl.com/hypothesizer
Slides […]
Free registration: https://bigteamscienceconference.github.io/
Tool: https://tinyurl.com/hypothesizer
Slides […]
Original post on fediscience.org
fediscience.org
October 8, 2025 at 11:04 AM
In an hour and a half (12:30 UTC / 14:30 CET) I'll give a lightning talk at the online BTS conference about the tool we are putting together for standardizing hypotheses.
Free registration: https://bigteamscienceconference.github.io/
Tool: https://tinyurl.com/hypothesizer
Slides […]
Free registration: https://bigteamscienceconference.github.io/
Tool: https://tinyurl.com/hypothesizer
Slides […]
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a friend of a friend in grad school worked with Nowak and I went over to the Program for Evolutionary Dynamics which had its own floor of a building in Harvard Square. I asked how they could afford it and the student said "some rich creep in NY pays for all this"
September 9, 2025 at 4:47 AM
a friend of a friend in grad school worked with Nowak and I went over to the Program for Evolutionary Dynamics which had its own floor of a building in Harvard Square. I asked how they could afford it and the student said "some rich creep in NY pays for all this"
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Maybe this is an unpopular opinion, but I think we should be blasting these data from the rooftops.
Because of the environment of information, people think huge swaths of the populace are anti-vax and that’s simply not true.
Pointing out how much they are in the minority is KEY!
Because of the environment of information, people think huge swaths of the populace are anti-vax and that’s simply not true.
Pointing out how much they are in the minority is KEY!
Polling showing that a majority of Trump’s voters support vaccines was shared with several Republicans lawmakers’ staffers in a closed-door meeting head of RFK Jr.’s Senate hearing, according to two people familiar with the meeting.
Ahead of Kennedy hearing, GOP saw poll showing Trump voters support vaccines
The poll, conducted by veteran Republican pollsters, found that a majority of Trump voters believe vaccines save lives and support immunizations against measles and hepatitis B.
nbcnews.to
September 5, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe this is an unpopular opinion, but I think we should be blasting these data from the rooftops.
Because of the environment of information, people think huge swaths of the populace are anti-vax and that’s simply not true.
Pointing out how much they are in the minority is KEY!
Because of the environment of information, people think huge swaths of the populace are anti-vax and that’s simply not true.
Pointing out how much they are in the minority is KEY!
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Important updates to the PsyArXiv policies! If you're a #PsyArXiv user, these are worth taking the time to read. #PsychSciSky
⚠️ PsyArXiv is updating its policies in light of a higher volume of low quality submissions and our recent switch to a pre-moderation workflow.
Read more about this change here 👉 (buff.ly/8jhqRJu ) and see our updated policies here 👉 (is.gd/paxpolicy ).
Read more about this change here 👉 (buff.ly/8jhqRJu ) and see our updated policies here 👉 (is.gd/paxpolicy ).
Update to PsyArXiv Policy
PsyArXiv is updating its policies to formalize the guidelines that had already been in place. These policies clarify what types of contributions are appropriate to submit to PsyArXiv, and spell out…
improvingpsych.org
September 3, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Important updates to the PsyArXiv policies! If you're a #PsyArXiv user, these are worth taking the time to read. #PsychSciSky
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As part of the Pilot Reporting Task Force, founded at @improvingpsych.org conference 2023, I would like to share a preprint with you: osf.io/preprints/ps.... We are looking for feedback on our perspective piece, promoting more transparency in the reporting of piloting in psychological science. 1/4
OSF
osf.io
September 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM
As part of the Pilot Reporting Task Force, founded at @improvingpsych.org conference 2023, I would like to share a preprint with you: osf.io/preprints/ps.... We are looking for feedback on our perspective piece, promoting more transparency in the reporting of piloting in psychological science. 1/4
For those interested, here's our full preprint on the call for more transparent pilot study reporting: osf.io/preprints/ps...
@ihandleyminer.bsky.social #OpenScience #PilotStudies
@ihandleyminer.bsky.social #OpenScience #PilotStudies
"Don't seat the baby near the door" 👶 Thanks to @infantstudies.bsky.social for the chance to discuss our task force work on making pilot study insights more transparent to improve psyc science!
@agataboch.bsky.social #OpenScience #DevPsySky #PilotStudies #PsychScience #Transparency
@agataboch.bsky.social #OpenScience #DevPsySky #PilotStudies #PsychScience #Transparency
New on the Baby Blog - Making pilots public and improving developmental science by @agataboch.bsky.social and @mbneff.bsky.social #EarlyYears #DevPsySky #PsychSciSky #science #research #infantstudies infantstudies.org/making-pilot...
September 3, 2025 at 9:05 AM
For those interested, here's our full preprint on the call for more transparent pilot study reporting: osf.io/preprints/ps...
@ihandleyminer.bsky.social #OpenScience #PilotStudies
@ihandleyminer.bsky.social #OpenScience #PilotStudies
"Don't seat the baby near the door" 👶 Thanks to @infantstudies.bsky.social for the chance to discuss our task force work on making pilot study insights more transparent to improve psyc science!
@agataboch.bsky.social #OpenScience #DevPsySky #PilotStudies #PsychScience #Transparency
@agataboch.bsky.social #OpenScience #DevPsySky #PilotStudies #PsychScience #Transparency
New on the Baby Blog - Making pilots public and improving developmental science by @agataboch.bsky.social and @mbneff.bsky.social #EarlyYears #DevPsySky #PsychSciSky #science #research #infantstudies infantstudies.org/making-pilot...
September 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
"Don't seat the baby near the door" 👶 Thanks to @infantstudies.bsky.social for the chance to discuss our task force work on making pilot study insights more transparent to improve psyc science!
@agataboch.bsky.social #OpenScience #DevPsySky #PilotStudies #PsychScience #Transparency
@agataboch.bsky.social #OpenScience #DevPsySky #PilotStudies #PsychScience #Transparency
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REMINDER: abstracts for the 2025 Big Team Science Conference are due in one week (July 31)!
Any and all work related to large collaborative science is welcome!
bigteamscienceconference.github.io/submissions/
Any and all work related to large collaborative science is welcome!
bigteamscienceconference.github.io/submissions/
submissions
>>> Submit your abstract here! Submissions for all session types are now open! * *Panels, hackathons, and symposia:* maximum 500 words * *Talks, lightning talks, and unconferences:* maximum 250 words ...
bigteamscienceconference.github.io
July 24, 2025 at 11:09 PM
REMINDER: abstracts for the 2025 Big Team Science Conference are due in one week (July 31)!
Any and all work related to large collaborative science is welcome!
bigteamscienceconference.github.io/submissions/
Any and all work related to large collaborative science is welcome!
bigteamscienceconference.github.io/submissions/
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Come and join us at the University of Sydney School of Psychology! 🦘 Senior Lecturer / Associate Professor position usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/USYD_E...
Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Psychology
Full time, continuing position, located on the Camperdown Campus at the School of Psychology Opportunity to contribute to research and teaching in a world leading Psychology department Base Salary, le...
usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com
July 21, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Come and join us at the University of Sydney School of Psychology! 🦘 Senior Lecturer / Associate Professor position usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/USYD_E...
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PCI Psychology is open for submissions! Did you know that you can easily submit your recommended preprint to 20+ PCI Psych friendly journals? See all friendly journals here: psych.peercommunityin.org/about/pci_fr...
#PsychSciSky #SciPub
#PsychSciSky #SciPub
Fate of PCI recommended preprint
YouTube video by Peer Community In
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July 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
PCI Psychology is open for submissions! Did you know that you can easily submit your recommended preprint to 20+ PCI Psych friendly journals? See all friendly journals here: psych.peercommunityin.org/about/pci_fr...
#PsychSciSky #SciPub
#PsychSciSky #SciPub
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Also, this badly threatens neurodivergent liberation.
Doubtless not the intent of these specific authors but this whole line of enquiry amounts to divide & conquer
Make autistic activists separate from those with co-occuring learning disability so that they cannot advocate for them.
Doubtless not the intent of these specific authors but this whole line of enquiry amounts to divide & conquer
Make autistic activists separate from those with co-occuring learning disability so that they cannot advocate for them.
www.nature.com/articles/s41... A big, well funded team tries to sort autistic people into four invented categories, based on 7 other invented categories. Based e.g. on past research that doesn't say what they allege it says. No inclusion of autistic people, discussion of ethics, human rights, etc.
Decomposition of phenotypic heterogeneity in autism reveals underlying genetic programs - Nature Genetics
Classes of autism are uncovered with a generative mixture modeling approach leveraging matched phenotypic and genetic data from a large cohort, revealing different genetic programs underlying their ph...
www.nature.com
July 17, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Also, this badly threatens neurodivergent liberation.
Doubtless not the intent of these specific authors but this whole line of enquiry amounts to divide & conquer
Make autistic activists separate from those with co-occuring learning disability so that they cannot advocate for them.
Doubtless not the intent of these specific authors but this whole line of enquiry amounts to divide & conquer
Make autistic activists separate from those with co-occuring learning disability so that they cannot advocate for them.
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Two permanent Lecturer posts at Birkbeck (equivalent of Assistant Professor). Area of specialisation is open but with teaching needs in ethics & phil of AI, ethics and poli phil, ancient, gender, continental, engaged. Closing date August 28th, start in Jan 2026 'a significant advantage' #philsky
Lecturer in Philosophy (2216) - Birkbeck, University of London
Birkbeck
cis7.bbk.ac.uk
July 17, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Two permanent Lecturer posts at Birkbeck (equivalent of Assistant Professor). Area of specialisation is open but with teaching needs in ethics & phil of AI, ethics and poli phil, ancient, gender, continental, engaged. Closing date August 28th, start in Jan 2026 'a significant advantage' #philsky
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1. Kevin Gross and I just posted a new science-of-science preprint.
This one explores the looming peer review crisis. As many of you know, it's becoming significantly more difficult for journal editors to find scholars willing to serve as peer reviewers for submitted manuscripts.
This one explores the looming peer review crisis. As many of you know, it's becoming significantly more difficult for journal editors to find scholars willing to serve as peer reviewers for submitted manuscripts.
Will anyone review this paper? Screening, sorting, and the feedback cycles that imperil peer review
Scholarly publishing relies on peer review to identify the best science. Yet finding willing and qualified reviewers to evaluate manuscripts has become an increasingly challenging task, possibly even ...
arxiv.org
July 16, 2025 at 3:13 AM
1. Kevin Gross and I just posted a new science-of-science preprint.
This one explores the looming peer review crisis. As many of you know, it's becoming significantly more difficult for journal editors to find scholars willing to serve as peer reviewers for submitted manuscripts.
This one explores the looming peer review crisis. As many of you know, it's becoming significantly more difficult for journal editors to find scholars willing to serve as peer reviewers for submitted manuscripts.
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the Department of Psychology at the University of Otago is hiring SIX faculty. open area
Otago is the second-largest research university in New Zealand, and, among other nice things, is located near some of the best wineries on the planet
www.seek.co.nz/job/85709111
Otago is the second-largest research university in New Zealand, and, among other nice things, is located near some of the best wineries on the planet
www.seek.co.nz/job/85709111
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor/Professor - Psychology Job in North Dunedin, Otago - SEEK
The University of Otago’s Department of Psychology is a highly ranked, internationally respected hub of research and teaching excellence.
www.seek.co.nz
July 14, 2025 at 9:26 PM
the Department of Psychology at the University of Otago is hiring SIX faculty. open area
Otago is the second-largest research university in New Zealand, and, among other nice things, is located near some of the best wineries on the planet
www.seek.co.nz/job/85709111
Otago is the second-largest research university in New Zealand, and, among other nice things, is located near some of the best wineries on the planet
www.seek.co.nz/job/85709111
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📣 Call for Proposals: SIPS-PCI Registered Report Funding Partnership!
The Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science and Peer Community In Registered Reports @pci-regreports.bsky.social invite researchers from all areas of psychology to submit empirical research projects for consideration.
The Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science and Peer Community In Registered Reports @pci-regreports.bsky.social invite researchers from all areas of psychology to submit empirical research projects for consideration.
July 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
📣 Call for Proposals: SIPS-PCI Registered Report Funding Partnership!
The Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science and Peer Community In Registered Reports @pci-regreports.bsky.social invite researchers from all areas of psychology to submit empirical research projects for consideration.
The Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science and Peer Community In Registered Reports @pci-regreports.bsky.social invite researchers from all areas of psychology to submit empirical research projects for consideration.
Very glad this paper is published, especially in an open science forward journal!
This one means a lot as it triggered so.much.beef. Was often told that I didn't know what I was doing/wasn't going to work - turns out I was right 😜
TL;DR: trust your instincts + rethink using literal competitors
This one means a lot as it triggered so.much.beef. Was often told that I didn't know what I was doing/wasn't going to work - turns out I was right 😜
TL;DR: trust your instincts + rethink using literal competitors
Congratulations to Mary Beth Neff and Ingrid Lossius Falkum on publication of their new paper "Decoupling literalist behavior from children’s early metaphor comprehension abilities" in LDR as part of a special issue on development of metaphor comprehension. ldr.lps.library.cmu.edu/article/id/8...
July 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Very glad this paper is published, especially in an open science forward journal!
This one means a lot as it triggered so.much.beef. Was often told that I didn't know what I was doing/wasn't going to work - turns out I was right 😜
TL;DR: trust your instincts + rethink using literal competitors
This one means a lot as it triggered so.much.beef. Was often told that I didn't know what I was doing/wasn't going to work - turns out I was right 😜
TL;DR: trust your instincts + rethink using literal competitors
Congratulations to Mary Beth Neff and Ingrid Lossius Falkum on publication of their new paper "Decoupling literalist behavior from children’s early metaphor comprehension abilities" in LDR as part of a special issue on development of metaphor comprehension. ldr.lps.library.cmu.edu/article/id/8...
July 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Very glad this paper is published, especially in an open science forward journal!
This one means a lot as it triggered so.much.beef. Was often told that I didn't know what I was doing/wasn't going to work - turns out I was right 😜
TL;DR: trust your instincts + rethink using literal competitors
This one means a lot as it triggered so.much.beef. Was often told that I didn't know what I was doing/wasn't going to work - turns out I was right 😜
TL;DR: trust your instincts + rethink using literal competitors
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Science minister Patrick Vallance has warned that “curiosity-driven” research is one of the “easiest” areas for governments to cut, but stressed it must be “protected and grown” alongside improving the UK’s applied research base
#Metascience2025
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/basic-r...
#Metascience2025
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/basic-r...
Basic research funding ‘must be protected and grown’ - Vallance
Funding for curiosity-driven research ‘easiest area’ for governments to cut, warns science minister
www.timeshighereducation.com
June 30, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Science minister Patrick Vallance has warned that “curiosity-driven” research is one of the “easiest” areas for governments to cut, but stressed it must be “protected and grown” alongside improving the UK’s applied research base
#Metascience2025
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/basic-r...
#Metascience2025
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/basic-r...
every successful conference needs a feast with conference friends #SIPS2025
@agataboch.bsky.social @leesplez.bsky.social @flavioazevedo.bsky.social @leticiarmicheli.bsky.social
@agataboch.bsky.social @leesplez.bsky.social @flavioazevedo.bsky.social @leticiarmicheli.bsky.social
June 29, 2025 at 7:38 AM
every successful conference needs a feast with conference friends #SIPS2025
@agataboch.bsky.social @leesplez.bsky.social @flavioazevedo.bsky.social @leticiarmicheli.bsky.social
@agataboch.bsky.social @leesplez.bsky.social @flavioazevedo.bsky.social @leticiarmicheli.bsky.social
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Absolutely incredible turnout for Budapest Pride! So proud of all the organizers, including some old friends, who estimate hundreds of thousands— major embarrassment to Orban
June 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Absolutely incredible turnout for Budapest Pride! So proud of all the organizers, including some old friends, who estimate hundreds of thousands— major embarrassment to Orban
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Thank you so much for an incredible closing panel discussion. It was an honor to moderate it. @lspitzer.bsky.social @leesplez.bsky.social @martonkovacs.bsky.social @agataboch.bsky.social A. Sarafoglou
One Q. we discussed: How can ECRs contribute to protecting academic freedom? Thoughts? #SIPS2025
One Q. we discussed: How can ECRs contribute to protecting academic freedom? Thoughts? #SIPS2025
It was such a great experience to be part of the ending session of #SIPS2025 - thank you so much for the invitation @improvingpsych.org! #OpenScience @zpid.bsky.social
June 28, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Thank you so much for an incredible closing panel discussion. It was an honor to moderate it. @lspitzer.bsky.social @leesplez.bsky.social @martonkovacs.bsky.social @agataboch.bsky.social A. Sarafoglou
One Q. we discussed: How can ECRs contribute to protecting academic freedom? Thoughts? #SIPS2025
One Q. we discussed: How can ECRs contribute to protecting academic freedom? Thoughts? #SIPS2025
Always down for more analog conference sessions. Thanks to all our hackathon attendees for a super productive session - - looking forward to more testing of our pilot reporting templates!
#SIPS2025
#SIPS2025
June 27, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Always down for more analog conference sessions. Thanks to all our hackathon attendees for a super productive session - - looking forward to more testing of our pilot reporting templates!
#SIPS2025
#SIPS2025
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#SIPS2025 is officially opened by @priyasilverstein.com in a truly impressive location. ✨ @improvingpsych.org #OpenScience
June 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
#SIPS2025 is officially opened by @priyasilverstein.com in a truly impressive location. ✨ @improvingpsych.org #OpenScience
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Random subset of Construal Level Theory studies show a 5% replication rate.
From @donandrewmoore.bsky.social
Presented AT #SIPS2025
From @donandrewmoore.bsky.social
Presented AT #SIPS2025
June 26, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Random subset of Construal Level Theory studies show a 5% replication rate.
From @donandrewmoore.bsky.social
Presented AT #SIPS2025
From @donandrewmoore.bsky.social
Presented AT #SIPS2025