Please blow up the public comment (included below): BREAKING NEWS (7/15) — The administration wants to destroy Chaco Canyon without consulting Tribal Nations. It’s an irreplaceable historic & cultural site with 4,700 archeological sites that could be lost to the bulldozers of oil & gas development

calling all researchers who collect data from humans 🧠🧪 we are running a very brief survey (<1 min) about jsPsych, the software ecosystem for browser-based data collection. if you use jsPsych, or if you collect data with any other software, please fill it out at tinyurl.com/jspsych-census!

AI chatbots aren’t yet completing online research surveys widely, according to a new study. My latest for @retractionwatch.com: retractionwatch.com/2026/04/30/a... @joinprolific.bsky.social, @davmicrot.bsky.social, @justinsulik.bsky.social, @seanjwestwood.bsky.social

Are AI chatbots infiltrating online survey data? Not yet, says new study

Mohamed Nohassi/Unsplash Despite concerns some have raised about potentially compromised data, AI chatbots aren’t yet completing online research surveys widely, according to a new preprint.  T…

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We have a new preprint that underscores some key claims here: even if one *can* design an agent that gets through a survey fine, it doesn't follow that such agents are undetectable or common. We find that they are far from common! Preprint link in thread👇

Association for Psychological Science@psychscience.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Psychological scientists are determined to figure out the best practices for online surveys, who—or what—is behind bad data, and how to best protect surveys from the new and emerging threat of #AI. @justinsulik.bsky.social

New preprint out today (osf.io/preprints/ps...). We tested whether AI agents are actually infiltrating online surveys. Spoiler alert: they aren't Thread 🧵 [1/9]

Do people trust science less today? And if so, why? That’s the question we asked researchers including @justinsulik.bsky.social at our social cognition labs Mi3 (we're part of the @lmu.de) for our video series 'Interactive Minds' - episode on YouTube: youtu.be/1qD1bnzxbVI #behaviour #SciComm

It's been a long journey to this point but very rewarding. Check out the app I built to support it---it was fun working out how to make this static image into something dynamic/interactive (though still room for improvement, especially accessibility). academic-privilege-2177e04480f1.herokuapp.com

Framework for Open and Reproducible Research Training@forrt.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Out now! The Academic Wheel of Privilege 🎡 We developed a framework & app to guide authorship teams in making equitable and thoughtful authorship decisions. @saralilplants.bsky.social, @justinsulik.bsky.social, Bethan Iley, Mahmoud Elsherif, @flavioazevedo.bsky.social 🔗 osf.io/preprints/me...

Out now! The Academic Wheel of Privilege 🎡 We developed a framework & app to guide authorship teams in making equitable and thoughtful authorship decisions. @saralilplants.bsky.social, @justinsulik.bsky.social, Bethan Iley, Mahmoud Elsherif, @flavioazevedo.bsky.social 🔗 osf.io/preprints/me...

Imagine trying to solve a puzzle using one of the most personal human senses: smell. A new study, led by Mi3's Mustafa Yavuz, asks: can people actually make better decisions about smells by working together? tinyurl.com/ub9xvm4y #SocialCognition #Olfaction #perception #GroupDecisions

I am hiring a postdoc for a DFF-funded project on social influence, and the decision processes that fuel rich-get-richer dynamics in the online/offline world. The position is for up to a year, competitive Danish salary, remote work possible. Interested or know somebody? DM me or share!

Would anyone have any interest in a lightweight app where people could easily report current quality failure rates? Would then display smoothed averages for different platforms, helping track temporary blips vs consistent declines

Jonathan F. Kominsky@jfkominsky.bsky.social · last yr.

Is anyone else noticing a sudden sharp drop-off in participant quality on @joinprolific.bsky.social in the last week or so? We are suddenly getting over 50% fails on rudimentary attention checks #cogsci #psychscisky

🚨 NEW PUBLICATION ALERT 🚨 Published in Public Understanding of Science with @justinsulik.bsky.social: "How do you argue with a science denial meme?" People rate response strategies to a science denial meme (specifically the "If humans evolved from apes, why are there still apes?" meme)

How do you argue with a science denial meme? Memed responses may be counter-productive for responding to science denial online - Hannah Little, Justin Sulik, 2025

Science denial ‘memes’ are a viral form of communication that attempt to undermine complex scientific ideas using memorable soundbites. These memes misrepresent...

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Researchers in psychological sciences "who were more tolerant of ambiguity were...more likely to think that social, contextual or holistic considerations are vital for psychology."

Nature Human Behaviour@nathumbehav.nature.com · last yr.

Why do scientists disagree with each other? This new study from @justinsulik.bsky.social et al. surveys psychologists to find that scientific divides are associated with differences in researcher cognitive traits. @mi3lab.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Why do scientists disagree with each other? This new study from @justinsulik.bsky.social et al. surveys psychologists to find that scientific divides are associated with differences in researcher cognitive traits. @mi3lab.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Differences in psychologists’ cognitive traits are associated with scientific divides - Nature Human Behaviour

Scientific disagreements are not just a matter of using different methods or having conflicting data. Sulik et al. surveyed psychological scientists and found that disagreements are also associated wi...

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On my way back from a great #SciSci workshop at @mi3lab.bsky.social, where I was happy to present our work on a computational psychology of science. Fruitful exchange with scholars from different fields - many thanks to @justinsulik.bsky.social and @euroscisci.bsky.social for making this happen!

Why do people put out preprints as DOCX? I'm always surprised when I hit the download button and don't get a PDF. Am I missing something, or do people just not know that opening a DOCX on a different system could wreck your layout?

Would be super grateful if all #language #langsky and #linguistics peeps could share this postdoc job offer.

Michael Pleyer@symbolicstorage.bsky.social · 2y ago

JOB ALERT! Come work with me! 34-Month Postdoc Position here at the Center for Language Evolution Studies, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń in my project "Paths to Polysemy" Job offer here: www.umk.pl/en/jobs/?tas... Please repost & share widely!

This is one of our most wonderful students and the university doesn't understand they basically tricked her into studying here because they didn't explain the extortionate fees they would apply to her after the pre masters. Please if you're able, consider donating. www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-...

Donate to Help a Student finish their Masters, organized by Karabo Maisela

Hi, I am a student currently enrolled at Radboud University for a Masters program. … Karabo Maisela needs your support for Help a Student finish their Masters

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Poor little Gus is having surgery this morning. Hopefully the worst of it will be the fact that he had to skip breakfast. Despite bellowing about it.

SciSci starter packs! Adding a second starter pack here since we ran out of capacity with the first one: go.bsky.app/NeZvnb5 The first one can be found here: go.bsky.app/2R1E4TD Please nominate or self-nominate with an example work. Please share! #AcademicSky #SciSci #SciPol #metascience

November 18 is the International Day of LGBQTIA+ People in STEM! Today more than ever we want to stress the importance of communities, building connections, and raising each other up. Let's keep leaving our mark for the betterment of us all! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 #QueerinSTEM prideinstem.org/lgbtstemday/

New starter pack: I created this one for people interested in research on #science #communication and public #engagement with science. Feel free to follow them, share the list, and suggest additions! #scicomm go.bsky.app/3qW3UL2

Joining in on the buzz: I started a list with researchers working on trust in science across disciplines! Any suggestions? Self-suggestions more than welcome!! Let’s connect! Please share widely 🤗 #trustinscience #scicomm go.bsky.app/UXRS1uq

First time that my youtube feed has spontaneously suggested someone I know as the next video to watch! www.youtube.com/watch?v=mey9... @garicgymro.bsky.social

Ok now bluesky is complete. No more reasons to go anywhere else ever again.

Jorts (and Jean)@jortsthecat.bsky.social · 2y ago

I see so many people here that I have been missing. I love you, comrade besties

Several visual and verbal Pratchett references in the latest Kurzgesagt video #pratchett #fantasy #scicomm #kurzgesagt www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1nY...

Every morning this creature gets a custom pillow fort made for him. Lord of the manor levels of spoiled

New work with @hanachronism.bsky.social—my first foray in experimental science communication! osf.io/8qgh3 Once while I was walking down the street wearing a Darwin-themed tshirt, someone yelled at me "If we descended from monkeys, why are there still monkeys?" How do you argue with that?

We all love a good meme, but how can you argue against memes that contain scientific mistruths? @hanachronism.bsky.social & @justinsulik.bsky.social are on the case! They look at responses to mis- & dis- info and what makes such rebuttals effective. osf.io/preprints/ps... #Commsky #politisky

🚨We are still looking for participants for our survey on piloting practices in psychology! We want to make sure we get a good spread across sub-disciplines so please feel free to pass this on to your networks #psychology #metascience #openscience #phdsky

Mary Beth Neff ("Mary-Beth")@mbneff.bsky.social · 2y ago

If you are a psychology researcher, please consider taking this survey about pilot studies: research.sc/participant/... Our team is hoping to learn how researchers approach the process of piloting. 20 randomly chosen participants will receive $50 gift cards! #PsychSciSky #MetaScience #OpenScience