Knackig, scharfe Analyse: unser Wissenschaftssystem ist katastrophal fehlausgerichtet. Inspirierender Ausblick für ein vielfältiges, nachhaltiges Wissenschaftsökosystem der Zukunft! @gew_bund @KoerberScience @HRK_aktuell @dfg_public @Dlf_Forschung @th_sattelberger @VolkswagenSt

"This risks suppressing creativity and critical thinking precisely at the stage when scientific independence could otherwise emerge." @DrLutzBoehm @yacadeuro nature.com/articles/s41562-0…

While AI truely is fascinating, it won't bring humanity any closer in solving its real issues. This documentary has been a joy to watch and one of the very few moments of hope. Maybe we'll be wise enough to turn the tides around ... @volcaholic1 youtube.com/watch?v=h3mRsvFm…

I have some tremendous news to share: we've just won a decisive victory against Mark Zuckerberg and the Silicon Valley billionaires 🧵

RT @boris_beissner: Wahre Worte von #RobinMesarosch!

„Das Prinzip der schamlosen Selbstbereicherung der Eliten wird mit geradezu, ja, ich sage es so, mit geradezu mafiaähnlichen Methoden durchgesetzt. Einschüchterung, Rufmord, Diffamierung, Korruption, Vetternwirtschaft, das alles ist an der Tagesordnung und es geht dabei um die Machtkonzentration und die Selbstbereicherung durch Einschüchterung, Desinformation und politischen Druck. Der Staat bedient dient in dieser ideologischen Vorstellungswelt ja lediglich nur noch dazu, zügelosen Egoismus durchzusetzen und soziale Kontrollmechanismen auszuhebeln.“ Yasmin Fahimi

Vor ein paar Tagen kritisierte ich einen Text in der BILD von @ronzheimer & @fpiatov über Merz, vermutete Spahn als Akteur. Es gab viele Reaktionen. Für mich ein Anlass, meine These weiter zu belegen. Ein längerer Thread 🧵zum Netzwerk Döpfner, Spahn, Ronzheimer: 1/x

Cynics and defeatists share the same story as authoritarians do: that nothing is worth trying, the conclusion is foregone, hope is naïve, and attempts to resist are too small or futile. Don’t listen to them. Do not give up. Try. A better world is possible. We will win. We must.

Scientific publishing is now an industry. Students write to graduate. Academics publish to survive. Journals accept to profit. Everyone’s producing, but almost nobody is reading. When did it change from the creation of knowledge to a thriving business sector, in which shady actors operate? We condemn paper mills as parasites, yet they arere only mimicking what the system rewards — speed, volume, and the illusion of impact.

Pressure to publish jumps. And researchers have no time to do science. (New survey from Elsevier) Survey of 3200 researchers: 1. Only 45% of scientists have sufficient time for actual research. 2. For 68%, the pressure to publish today is greater than 2-3 years ago. 3. 29% of researchers are considering relocating to another country (for better funding, work‐life balance, or greater research freedom). 4. 58% of researchers use AI tools in their work. 5. Reported benefits from AI: saving time (58%), helping with literature summaries (61%), literature reviews (51%), data analysis (38%), drafting proposals (41%), and drafting papers (38%). Globally, life in academia is getting worse. For students & postdocs - it’s especially hard to decide on an academic career. ❗️ A few days ago, I gave a lecture on this topic. “PhD: Dreams, Reality and Consequences” Watch it here: lnkd.in/dA_GhYwd (I’ll appreciate if you ‘like’ this video - you will GREATLY help it reach more students.)

Bei @phoenix_de wird Emanuel Richter (Politikwissenschaftler) gefragt: Warum ist das Bürgergeld in den Debatten immer so weit vorne? Die Erbschafts- und Vermögenssteuer auf der anderen Seite nicht. Antwort: Ich glaube, das liegt daran, dass wir eben Rechtspopulisten haben. 🫳 🎤

Fantastic new paper by Reese Richardson et al. "The entities enabling scientific fraud at scale are large, resilient, and growing rapidly." An enormous amount of work showing the extent of coordinated scientific fraud and involvement of some editors. pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.24…

Guy is speaking my love language

Die Erzählung - die immer öfter auch aus der SPD kommt - dass das Bürgergeld den Arbeitnehmern schadet, stimmt nicht. Je größer der Schrecken der Arbeitslosigkeit desto weniger Verhandlungsmacht für Beschäftigte. Also weniger Lohn, schlechtere Arbeitsbedingungen.

Tax cuts for the rich lead to higher income inequality. However, they do not have any significant effect on economic growth or unemployment. Empirical evidence for advanced economies over 1965-2015:

Unser Schlusswort zum #Quadrell.

It’s that time of year again—the World Economic Forum in Davos kicks off today. Once again, global elites will gather to discuss everything, except their own tax avoidance and evasion. 🧵 Thread -->

The test of a relationship is not how much you enjoy each other’s highs. It’s how well you support each other’s lows. It’s easy to get along on a good day. Care is showing up on a hard day. The most reliable people in your life are the ones who step up when you're down.

It's been a long while since I've been reminded about what science can achieve and how satisfying it can be. youtube.com/watch?v=Q10_srZ-…

RT @GegenOmas: Und nochmal und nochmal, bis es endlich jeder gesehen hat!

It’s possible to shorten the work week without losing productivity. 4-day week pilot for 15 months w/full pay: -Performance improved or sustained on 22/24 measures -Motivation & mental health climbed -Turnover dropped by 39% It's better to have 4 focused days than 5 distracted.