Getting an argument for the value-free ideal of science through peer review

New on the Archive: Uygun Tunc, Duygu (2026) What is an informative replication? In: UNSPECIFIED. https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/29781/

Getting more and more into crafts...

Sharing something completely unrelated to philosophy or science. Thinking of picking up a hobby before retirement - feels good to do something with hands in all 'this', you know.

After 3 years, this paper is finally out OA! We engage with the idea (that many entertain, if not endorse) that science can progress (or be fixed) thanks to its incentive structures alone - no explanatory role left to truth-seeking, curiosity, or scientific integrity. doi.org/10.1007/s112...

Individual and collective epistemic virtue in science - Synthese

Synthese - We investigate the explanatory role of epistemic virtue in accounting for the success of science as a social institution that is characterized by predominantly epistemic ends. We explore...

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After 3 years, this paper is finally out OA! We engage with the idea (that many entertain, if not endorse) that science can progress (or be fixed) thanks to its incentive structures alone - no explanatory role left to truth-seeking, curiosity, or scientific integrity. doi.org/10.1007/s112...

Individual and collective epistemic virtue in science - Synthese

Synthese - We investigate the explanatory role of epistemic virtue in accounting for the success of science as a social institution that is characterized by predominantly epistemic ends. We explore...

doi.org

I'll discuss a forthcoming paper about the intellectual virtue, incentives in science, and whether the latter can replace the former at #APACentral in February in Chicago. Happy to meet if anyone is and want to talk.

The Paul Meehl Graduate School Meta Research Symposium 2025 is on October 17. Keynote speakers are @uyguntunc.bsky.social and @lspitzer.bsky.social. The symposium is free to attend for everyone - also if you are not a PhD student. And will soon announce an extra workshop the afternoon of the 16th.

Setting aside the fact that the history of science is not neatly organisable under one methodological principle, this is not the right time to smuggle methodological anarchism. We need rigor more than ever, to be able to prevent wacky science from gaining ground and sidelining legitimate science.

In our new paper with @mntunc.bsky.social (philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/25...) we reassess the Inductive Risk Argument (IRA) and its implications for the value-free ideal of science. We say that IRA's call for social value-encroachment in scientific inference is mistaken. Here's an overview:

Finally saw Aristotle's Lyceum. Not much to see, really. It was fun to imagine where he might have sat, though:)

In our new paper with @mntunc.bsky.social (philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/25...) we reassess the Inductive Risk Argument (IRA) and its implications for the value-free ideal of science. We say that IRA's call for social value-encroachment in scientific inference is mistaken. Here's an overview:

I've written a free and accessible guide to Cephalopod Sentience with Alex Schnell, Piero Amodio and Peter Morse, stunningly illustrated by Roksolana Tkach. Please download and share! It's worth it for the illustrations alone! 🐙 thebrooksinstitute.org/sites/defaul...

Thrilled to announce the creation of the @elisabethbik.bsky.social Science Integrity Fund to provide "funding for training programs, grants, or awards for science integrity advocates." Thanks to @science.org for covering this. Help us grow the fund with a tax-deductible donation.

Renowned scientific integrity investigator endows fund to support fellow sleuths

Microbiologist Elisabeth Bik donates $200,000 to support training, travel

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For years, officials in the Czech Republic had pushed a dam project to protect a river south of Prague, and the critically endangered species living in it. But the project stalled. In the meantime, the beavers of Prague simply built dams themselves, saving the government some 1.2 million euros.

Czech Dam Project Was Stalled by Bureaucracy. Beavers Built Their Own.

The dam project, drafted in 2018 and based on a former military training site south of Prague, had been delayed by land negotiations. Local beavers built several dams, saving the government more than ...

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Latest blogpost on Musk/Royal Society debacle: deevybee.blogspot.com/2025/02/seve... I look at the reasons that have been given for inaction, and find them wanting. @royalsociety.org

Seven reasons for keeping Elon Musk as a Fellow of the Royal Society

Last November, I wrote a blogpost explaining why I had resigned as a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS). In brief, over the summer a group ...

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Today I learned that Kepler was not only one of the pioneers of the scientific revolution, but also one of the first people to write a science fiction novel. The plot of the novel, named Somnium (Latin for dream), has also very interesting parallels with Kepler’s life & work. 🧵

"you've just been accepted to a selective university made up of five islands...and Volcanic Island, the central administrative zone, overlooks it all." I wonder if there are measures in place for volcanic eruptions that may destroy the other islands.🤔 news.uchicago.edu/story/role-p...

A role-playing game that’s uniquely UChicago

Students and scholars design Haven Academy to introduce undergraduates to free expression and university life

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We need a total and complete shutdown of RAs entering the our labs until our PIs can figure out what is going on.

Malte Elson@malte.the100.ci · 2y ago

New post on The 100% CI! We unravel a series of mysterious research misconduct cases that can be traced back to a single villain striking from the shadow: Rogue RA www.the100.ci/2024/12/18/r...

In any bookstore, hundreds of books dedicated to revealing the success recipes of the rich for everyone, each allegedly a bestseller, and each literally titled: [Insert euphemism for data points at the margins of the distribution]

Private company buys a public good. A few years go by and the company decides the public good is no longer worthwhile; the public suffers as a result. This story arc is way too common in modern society. deadline.com/2024/12/max-...

Max & HBO Wind Down Deal For ‘Sesame Street’ Original Episodes, Retaining Some Library Rights

A television staple is looking for a new home. "Sesame Street" original episodes will no longer air on HBO or stream on Max, though some library titles remain.

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𝕤𝕡𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕔𝕒𝕥 𝕚𝕟 𝕤𝕡𝕒𝕔𝕖@sugarkat.bsky.social · 2y ago

HBO has declined to renew “Sesame Street” for new episodes. The series that’s been teaching generations of little kids since 1969 now has no studio. Please consider donating to Sesame Workshop to ensure the residents of 123 Sesame Street are still around to teach kids of all needs and backgrounds.

Two more small thought pieces: You may not think that a research methodology needs justification within a philosophical framework because 1. we learn by inventing/trying out first instead of a priori theorizing, or 2. the goodness of the particular methodology is so obvious. >

Duygu Uygun-Tunc@uyguntunc.bsky.social · 2y ago

Not that anybody needs to find falsificationism or any other research philosophy useful, but it is important to underline that no research practice is 'good' or 'valuable' or 'informative' in itself. They can be so only from a given philosophical perspective, which gives it meaning and justification

Not that anybody needs to find falsificationism or any other research philosophy useful, but it is important to underline that no research practice is 'good' or 'valuable' or 'informative' in itself. They can be so only from a given philosophical perspective, which gives it meaning and justification

Daniel Lakens@lakens.bsky.social · 2y ago

The idea that replication is a 'cardinal rule' or 'cornerstone' of the scientific method follows directly from a methodological falsificationist philosophy of science. Popper (1959) discusses how we increase our confidence in theories that make predictions that withstand >

I was away from social media for soo long, is here where nerds gather now?😅 I am a philosopher of science thinking about how to increase the credibility of the social sciences. I (hope to) post about methodology, error-control, scientific values, and expertise.

So many good news, 2024 is the best, until the world makes a better year.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 3y ago

For decades, privacy experts have been wary of snooping from space. They feared satellites powerful enough to zoom in on individuals, capturing close-ups. Now, quite suddenly, analysts say, a startup is building a new class of satellite whose cameras would, for the first time, do just that.

Special issue: "Is psychology self-correcting? Reflections on the Credibility Revolution in Social and Personality Psychology." Edited by @simine.com and I. Check out the nine articles with diverse perspectives and approaches to examining the reform movement: spb.psychopen.eu/index.php/sp...

Operations at Gaza’s main hospital were showing signs of collapse on Saturday, with the health authorities describing power outages, shortages of water and medicine and a crisis in treating seriously wounded patients and vulnerable children.

Gaza Hospitals Near Collapse as Fighting Rages Nearby

Facing power outages and shortages of food, water and medical supplies, hospitals are struggling just to keep patients alive, Gazan health authorities say.

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Are all tots dead serious veridicalists about perception? Me: I saw a banana in my dream. 2yo: You didn't see mama; you seemed to see a banana. #philsky #philscisky

This is the biggest "political" achievement of the reform movement to date and I congratulate everyone who made it possible, & especially @simine.com. I'd like to share a few random thoughts about the evolution of the mvmnt from a protest mvmnt to a mvmnt that increasingly defines the mainstream 🧵

Brian Nosek@briannosek.bsky.social · 3y ago

On further reflection, the selection of @simine.com as Editor-in-Chief of Psychological Science is one of the most important milestones for the reform movement in psychology. There will be impact on the journal, sure. But more, selecting a committed, visible reformer illustrates its normalization.