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Pleased to share this recent interview about our mission at @paperstarsorg.bsky.social to uncouple science from publication metrics by reshaping how science is judged prelights.biologists.com/news/goodrea...

'Goodreads for Science': How Paperstars reimagines the way science should be judged - preLights

Paperstars was developed to help refocus research culture on doing good science, rather than on where papers are published. Founded by Danny Schnitzler and Jenna Stephen, the platform aims to decouple...

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We've had a wee facelift at Paperstars go check it out 🙌 ✨ paperstars.org

Paperstars

A better way to evaluate scientific papers. Methodological soundness and transparency, not citation counts.

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Earlier this year I wrapped up a bilingual teaching tool called "BlinkR". It helps teach experimental design, data gathering, and statistical analysis using R. It is also written in #rshiny + google drive/ sheets storage to make it easier for novice users #stemteaching github.com/dschnitzler1...

Currently in the process of re-working my CV to a narrative CV and finding it unexpectedly challenging, but in the best way. But, admittedly, also in an existential crisis kind of way... anyone got any advice? #narrativecv #researchculture #DORA

Woo! Finally out: my critical opinion on GenAI use in academia physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...

Generative AI in academia: Efficiency versus scholarship

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AI doesn’t know when something feels off. But you do. Add your review on Paperstars

In all the excitement of #Metascience2025 I failed to mention that we are actually live now... paperstars.org Sign up, give it a go, and let's make this happen 👏

Extrem leidiges Thema aber da ich mich inzwischen wirklich tagtäglich damit auseinander setzen muss: ich persönlich finde es beängstigend dass scheinbar ein Großteil aller Studierenden & auch einige Kolleg*innen ChatGPT oder andere LLMs, evtl auch AI Image Generators benutzen. Meine Probleme damit:

Taking a deep breath and hoping the internet is kind today. ❗️Still under development but time to share. I'm working on a platform for researchers to rate & review scientific papers. @paperstarsorg.bsky.social making research better, not just louder. #metascience #academicsky #sciencesky #research

Okay stupid smug smiling face. I can stop anytime. Well I’m sorry you can’t count past 99 tabs, Chrome.

Best way to start my time line is with an introduction: 👋🏼 my name is Danny 📍I live in Edinburgh but work in Berlin (remotely) 🎓 completed my neuroendo PhD at Edinburgh Uni (2024) [prenatal stress rat model + anxiety] 🧠 now a postdoc with @melanieistefan.bsky.social at MSB 1/➡️