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When careers depend on numbers, behavior adapts. Researchers optimize for citations, prestige journals, and visibility, favoring trendy or safe work while neglecting slow, risky, or foundational questions that matter but rarely score well.
#ResearchIntegrity
#AcademicPrestige
#SciComm
#philsci
🧪
#ResearchIntegrity
#AcademicPrestige
#SciComm
#philsci
🧪
a man in a red shirt is sitting on a couch eating noodles with chopsticks while looking at a tablet .
Alt: Sheldon (of the Big Bang Theory series) sitting on a couch eating noodles with chopsticks while looking at a someone, grinning
media.tenor.com
January 11, 2026 at 8:48 PM
When careers depend on numbers, behavior adapts. Researchers optimize for citations, prestige journals, and visibility, favoring trendy or safe work while neglecting slow, risky, or foundational questions that matter but rarely score well.
#ResearchIntegrity
#AcademicPrestige
#SciComm
#philsci
🧪
#ResearchIntegrity
#AcademicPrestige
#SciComm
#philsci
🧪
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OTD in 1912, Alfred Wegener delivered a lecture propounding the theory that our modern continents were formed by the splitting and drifting apart of an ancient supercontinent, which he named Pangea.
Due to his failure to offer a plausible mechanism, he was widely ridiculed.
🧠🗃️⚒️ 🧪 #HistSTM #PhilSci
Due to his failure to offer a plausible mechanism, he was widely ridiculed.
🧠🗃️⚒️ 🧪 #HistSTM #PhilSci
January 6, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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Baseless Skepticism
"When skepticism lacks empirical grounding or logical justification, it ceases to function as a truth-seeking instrument and becomes a performative posture of intellectual superiority."
philarchive.org/archive/BIPABS
"When skepticism lacks empirical grounding or logical justification, it ceases to function as a truth-seeking instrument and becomes a performative posture of intellectual superiority."
philarchive.org/archive/BIPABS
January 8, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Baseless Skepticism
"When skepticism lacks empirical grounding or logical justification, it ceases to function as a truth-seeking instrument and becomes a performative posture of intellectual superiority."
philarchive.org/archive/BIPABS
"When skepticism lacks empirical grounding or logical justification, it ceases to function as a truth-seeking instrument and becomes a performative posture of intellectual superiority."
philarchive.org/archive/BIPABS
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Every academic discipline eventually hits a wall it can't climb. It’s the moment a system tries to define itself using its own language, leading to a loop that never ends.
www.ocrampal.com/chasing-our-...
#philosophy #science #psychology #AI #intelligence #biology #philmind #philsci #philpsy
www.ocrampal.com/chasing-our-...
#philosophy #science #psychology #AI #intelligence #biology #philmind #philsci #philpsy
Chasing Our Own Tail: Self-Reference and the Limits of any Academic Discipline
Marcus Doubtful, a physicist turned philosopher. Richard Trad, a mathematician turned philosopher.
Both have spent decades thinking about the foundations of knowledge, but they've reached very differ...
www.ocrampal.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Every academic discipline eventually hits a wall it can't climb. It’s the moment a system tries to define itself using its own language, leading to a loop that never ends.
www.ocrampal.com/chasing-our-...
#philosophy #science #psychology #AI #intelligence #biology #philmind #philsci #philpsy
www.ocrampal.com/chasing-our-...
#philosophy #science #psychology #AI #intelligence #biology #philmind #philsci #philpsy
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What if our most entrenched biological ideas don’t actually explain how life works? | https://bit.ly/4jvToqw
Watch this interview to see renowned scientist Philip Ball explore a new vision of life as a self-organising, multilevel system, and what this could mean for humanity.
#philsci 🧪
Watch this interview to see renowned scientist Philip Ball explore a new vision of life as a self-organising, multilevel system, and what this could mean for humanity.
#philsci 🧪
We don't know what genes are with Philip Ball
Join leading science journalist Philip Ball in this this exclusive studio interview that challenges some of biology’s most entrenched ideas. Ball argues that familiar ideas - the genome as a blueprint...
iai.tv
January 6, 2026 at 6:30 PM
What if our most entrenched biological ideas don’t actually explain how life works? | https://bit.ly/4jvToqw
Watch this interview to see renowned scientist Philip Ball explore a new vision of life as a self-organising, multilevel system, and what this could mean for humanity.
#philsci 🧪
Watch this interview to see renowned scientist Philip Ball explore a new vision of life as a self-organising, multilevel system, and what this could mean for humanity.
#philsci 🧪
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Adding or removing states of the universe(s) is really not needed to describe reality, nor could it be the case. #philsci It’s certainly fun to ponder though.
Is there really a possibility we exist in a multiverse? | https://bit.ly/4oVU7Ck
The many-worlds interpretation has long divided physicists. Here, theoretical physicist David Deutsch contends that it’s not merely the best explanation of quantum mechanics, but the only one.
#philsci ⚛️
The many-worlds interpretation has long divided physicists. Here, theoretical physicist David Deutsch contends that it’s not merely the best explanation of quantum mechanics, but the only one.
#philsci ⚛️
David Deutsch on the foundations of reality
The many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics says that all possible outcomes of quantum measurements are physically realised in different worlds. These many worlds have proved extremely content...
iai.tv
January 3, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Adding or removing states of the universe(s) is really not needed to describe reality, nor could it be the case. #philsci It’s certainly fun to ponder though.
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#AI may indeed exacerbate our bad academic habits:
#LLM science summaries were nearly five times more likely than human-authored science summaries to contain broad generalizations (95% CI [3.06, 7.70], p < 0.001).
And newer models over-generalized more; not less!
doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
#philSci
#LLM science summaries were nearly five times more likely than human-authored science summaries to contain broad generalizations (95% CI [3.06, 7.70], p < 0.001).
And newer models over-generalized more; not less!
doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
#philSci
January 4, 2026 at 4:19 PM
#AI may indeed exacerbate our bad academic habits:
#LLM science summaries were nearly five times more likely than human-authored science summaries to contain broad generalizations (95% CI [3.06, 7.70], p < 0.001).
And newer models over-generalized more; not less!
doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
#philSci
#LLM science summaries were nearly five times more likely than human-authored science summaries to contain broad generalizations (95% CI [3.06, 7.70], p < 0.001).
And newer models over-generalized more; not less!
doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
#philSci
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We’ve all heard of the big bang, but the beginning of the universe is a mystery we are still far from solving. | https://bit.ly/44WCD1z
Tap the link to read physicist Niko Poplawski's radical new rethinking of cosmology and new ideas on the universe’s origins.
#philsci ⚛️
Tap the link to read physicist Niko Poplawski's radical new rethinking of cosmology and new ideas on the universe’s origins.
#philsci ⚛️
Our universe is inside of a black hole
<p><em>We think our universe began with a bang. But what if it actually began with a bounce inside of a black hole? Physicist Nikodem Poplawski argues for a revolutionary rethinking of cosmology where...
iai.tv
December 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
We’ve all heard of the big bang, but the beginning of the universe is a mystery we are still far from solving. | https://bit.ly/44WCD1z
Tap the link to read physicist Niko Poplawski's radical new rethinking of cosmology and new ideas on the universe’s origins.
#philsci ⚛️
Tap the link to read physicist Niko Poplawski's radical new rethinking of cosmology and new ideas on the universe’s origins.
#philsci ⚛️
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Is particle physics about particles? | https://bit.ly/4rQXjBR
NYU philosopher Jon Bain abandons the established fundamentals of particle physics to look at reality through a radical new lens based around mathematical structures, not objects.
#philsci ⚛️
NYU philosopher Jon Bain abandons the established fundamentals of particle physics to look at reality through a radical new lens based around mathematical structures, not objects.
#philsci ⚛️
There are no particles or fields only structure
<p><em>Particle physics isn’t really about particles. Nor, it turns out, is it about fields—at least not in any traditional sense, argues NYU philosopher Jon Bain. Despite the name, the theories at th...
iai.tv
December 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Is particle physics about particles? | https://bit.ly/4rQXjBR
NYU philosopher Jon Bain abandons the established fundamentals of particle physics to look at reality through a radical new lens based around mathematical structures, not objects.
#philsci ⚛️
NYU philosopher Jon Bain abandons the established fundamentals of particle physics to look at reality through a radical new lens based around mathematical structures, not objects.
#philsci ⚛️
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The "Computational Theory of Mind" has become the modern secular religion, promising that if we just find the right algorithm, we can replicate intelligence.
www.ocrampal.com/computation-...
#philosophy #science #AI #intelligence #cogsci #philmind #philsci #philsky #philpsy #neurosky #neuroskyence
www.ocrampal.com/computation-...
#philosophy #science #AI #intelligence #cogsci #philmind #philsci #philsky #philpsy #neurosky #neuroskyence
Computation is not the right framework to comprehend the concept of life and intelligence
We live in a computational age. When we want to formalize our thoughts—to express ideas precisely, to build models of intelligence, to create systems that reason—we almost instinctively reach for comp...
www.ocrampal.com
December 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The "Computational Theory of Mind" has become the modern secular religion, promising that if we just find the right algorithm, we can replicate intelligence.
www.ocrampal.com/computation-...
#philosophy #science #AI #intelligence #cogsci #philmind #philsci #philsky #philpsy #neurosky #neuroskyence
www.ocrampal.com/computation-...
#philosophy #science #AI #intelligence #cogsci #philmind #philsci #philsky #philpsy #neurosky #neuroskyence
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Method-centered research🧪 is efficient and teachable. That’s why it spreads so well.
But efficiency also invites routinization: running models, software, and protocols without fully engaging with their assumptions or limits.
Precision remains—reflection quietly fades.
#SciComm
#philsci
#SciWri
But efficiency also invites routinization: running models, software, and protocols without fully engaging with their assumptions or limits.
Precision remains—reflection quietly fades.
#SciComm
#philsci
#SciWri
Why Modern Research Feels Meaningless: From Thales to Today — The Historical Foundations of Science
Modern research has lost its soul. What happened to the big questions, the intellectual courage, the curiosity that once drove science forward? Thi...
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December 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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When funding shapes outcomes, science can quietly turn dangerous.
This isn’t history—it’s a structural risk that still exists today.
When money frames the question, evidence doesn’t always stand a chance.
#ScienceFunding
#SciComm
#philsci
#ResearchIntegrity
#SciencePolicy
#AcademicPressure
This isn’t history—it’s a structural risk that still exists today.
When money frames the question, evidence doesn’t always stand a chance.
#ScienceFunding
#SciComm
#philsci
#ResearchIntegrity
#SciencePolicy
#AcademicPressure
a woman is standing under a pile of money .
Alt: a young man is standing under a pile of money .
media.tenor.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:39 PM
When funding shapes outcomes, science can quietly turn dangerous.
This isn’t history—it’s a structural risk that still exists today.
When money frames the question, evidence doesn’t always stand a chance.
#ScienceFunding
#SciComm
#philsci
#ResearchIntegrity
#SciencePolicy
#AcademicPressure
This isn’t history—it’s a structural risk that still exists today.
When money frames the question, evidence doesn’t always stand a chance.
#ScienceFunding
#SciComm
#philsci
#ResearchIntegrity
#SciencePolicy
#AcademicPressure