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Rafal is living in the darkest timeline
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Rafal Marszalek: geriatric millenial; all-round dilettante; Chief Editor at Scientific Reports @natureportfolio.bsky.social.

Now left the other platform (sorry if you tried to reach me there).

For 🔥 editorial takes go to the other account.
If you're a patient, you want to know you're not getting the best standard of care (or even: getting the worst standard of care), as soon as the verdict is in, not wheb the bureaucratic paperology has run its course. 2/2
June 5, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Could not put it better myself (despite spending many of my waking hours thinking about how to talk to researchers about incremental research of unpredictable future value).
February 27, 2025 at 7:33 AM
"Business demands investment returns, but scientific returns aren't cash—they're concepts discovered through the pursuit of knowledge. Today's "valueless" discoveries might be worth millions or billions tomorrow. Their management style is damaging this latent scientific value."
February 27, 2025 at 7:33 AM
"Musk and Trump overemphasize the utilitarianism and applicability of science. While I support goal-oriented research, their current reforms are too shortsighted. Science explores the unknown and requires tolerance for failure."
February 27, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Reposted by Rafal is living in the darkest timeline
In a 2023 paper in Scientific Reports, Amir Ghasemian and I introduced the "enmity paradox" for real social networks (your enemies have more enemies than you do). www.nature.com/articles/s41... #EnmityParadox #FriendshipParadox 3/
The enmity paradox - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - The enmity paradox
www.nature.com
November 23, 2024 at 3:21 PM
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November 13, 2024 at 6:20 PM
Hi Alejandro, would you mind adding me too? Thanks in advance :)
November 13, 2024 at 5:54 PM