#PhDone What a day and what a great way to celebrate the end of my long journey. Many thanks to everyone who was part of this journey! I still have to process everything. #Dissertation @academic-chatter.bsky.social #AcademicLife #AcademicChatter @cwts.nl @unileiden.bsky.social #DZHW

Y2K showed that choices in computer design ultimately had implications for everyone. Today we can draw a clear parallel to AI: as the technology becomes intertwined with critical infrastructure, even those who swear off AI are becoming reliant it. just-tech.ssrc.org/articles/new...

New Initials, Old Issues: How Remembering Y2K Can Help Us Think about AI

A quarter of a century later, the year 2000 problem, also known as Y2K, may help us better understand our technology concerns. Historian Zachary Loeb explains the circumstances around Y2K and how the ...

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A really, really late post on the #STS-NL conference that took place last month, but about the experience I'm still pondering over: When the noise of the world gets too loud, can researchers really just "keep calm and carry on"? #stsnl #stsnl2026 tinkering-research.pikapod.net/sts-nl-2026-...

Can We Really Just "Keep Calm and Carry On"? (STS NL 2026)

When the noise of the world gets too loud, can researchers really just "keep calm and carry on"? Thoughts from STS-NL on academic responsibility, personal reflection on my uncomfortable preference sit...

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May 4th be with you :) And yes, I'll definitely be there!

Jennifer Byrne@jabyrnesci.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Join us at #WCRI2026 for a networking session for anyone working on #PaperMills and #GenAI on the context of #ResearchIntegrity. There'll be lightning talks, networking and probs drinks/ dinner afterwards. May 4, 6.00-7.30 pm, all welcome!

My first piece on Leiden Madtrics comes out from a triple joy: 1. Joy of reading a thought-provoking book and listening to the presentation from @samuelmoore.org 2. Joy of discussing with others who actually care the research commons 3. Joy of writing together with Tanya, a PhD colleague at CWTS

Leiden Madtrics@leidenmadtrics.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🆕 New blog post: @realjoonha.bsky.social and Tanya Lee reflect on the CWTS research seminar with @samuelmoore.org earlier this year and expand Moore's view on Open Access publishing to broader research infrastructure and culture. www.leidenmadtrics.nl/articles/rec...

I'll be serving as a discussant for the seminar (hybrid) this Friday and excited to share my thoughts on coerced or captured AI adoption in academia! Though my comment will be short, looking forward other's thoughts on the topic (find links for the open letter and the position paper in below page).

CWTS | Leiden University@cwts.nl · 6mo ago

📣 In our next research seminar, our colleague @altibel.bsky.social will give a presentation titled 'Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia'. 🎧 Make sure to join! 📅 Friday this week, 6/2/2025 | 3:00-4:15 PM (CET) 📌 Online www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...

📣 First research seminar of 2026! @samuelmoore.org, scholarly communication specialist at Cambridge University Library, will give a talk on 'Publishing beyond the market'. 🎧 Make sure to join! 📅 Friday, 16/1/2025 | 3:00-4:15 PM (CET) 📌 Online & at CWTS www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...

Publishing beyond the market

This talk will outline the argument in my new book Publishing Beyond the Market: Open Access, Care, and the Commons (University of Michigan Press, 2025). The book explores the evolution of the open ac...

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