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It's a strange feeling when there's a song, and you've first heard it as a cover without knowing it's a cover, then years...

It's a strange feeling when there's a song, and you've first heard it as a cover without knowing it's a cover, then years later you hear the original, and you don't know it's the original but think that's a cover (of a cover what you thought years to be the original).

Along with the general trend in Finland, JYU has now also joined the diluting of PhD and since this year it's possible to defend with...

Along with the general trend in Finland, JYU has now also joined the diluting of PhD and since this year it's possible to defend with just 2 papers. It's literally what used to be a licentiate.

History will remember this in the Finnish academia as "old" and "new" PhDs

We all know it's hard to find multiple good peer reviewers these days. As a solution, Springer has decided to start publishing papers...

We all know it's hard to find multiple good peer reviewers these days.

As a solution, Springer has decided to start publishing papers with just 1 reviewer. Looking forward to see all committees around the world reevaluating Springer as a publisher.

Seen a lot by the predatory journal random greeting generator but this hits top5

Seen a lot by the predatory journal random greeting generator but this hits top5

Sad but accurate diagnosis of the current US....

Sad but accurate diagnosis of the current US.

https://quillette.com/2025/03/08/the-world-trump-is-building-ukraine-russia-putin-china-taiwan-europe/

Regardless of how it's going to be framed in the next days, Trump lost so much more cards there. He'll be in huge trouble, not...

Regardless of how it's going to be framed in the next days, Trump lost so much more cards there. He'll be in huge trouble, not having that quick & dirty deal. Ukraine continues to haunt him by taking even more resources.

The oldest shrub in the world, a juniper of 1647 years, found in Lapland....

The oldest shrub in the world, a juniper of 1647 years, found in Lapland. 😮

https://www.utu.fi/en/news/press-release/italian-researchers-discovered-worlds-oldest-shrub-in-finland

Hienoa, että tätäkin tutkimusta tehdään ja Yle tekee siitä näkyvää. Hienoa myös, ettei Suur-Suomen historiaa koskaan piiloteltu,...

Hienoa, että tätäkin tutkimusta tehdään ja Yle tekee siitä näkyvää. Hienoa myös, ettei Suur-Suomen historiaa koskaan piiloteltu, vaan oli selkeä osa opetusta ainakin oman peruskoulun ajalla. Käsittelemällä asiat selviää.

https://yle.fi/a/74-20144197

Looking for a reference about how citation patterns differ between languages. Anyone know, maybe @jannepolonen ?

Looking for a reference about how citation patterns differ between languages. Anyone know, maybe @jannepolonen ?

Where are all the Dr Strangelove memes when you need them

Where are all the Dr Strangelove memes when you need them

Elsevier rewrites academic papers with AI — without telling editors or...

Elsevier rewrites academic papers with AI — without telling editors or authors

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/01/05/elsevier-rewrites-academic-papers-with-ai-without-telling-editors-or-authors/

In 1999 made promise to a friend to not watch Dune as long as Lynch is alive.

In 1999 made promise to a friend to not watch Dune as long as Lynch is alive.

Just finished "Two Heads", a comic book on the state of neuroscience by the Frith family. Review in two notes:1. It's faster...

Just finished "Two Heads", a comic book on the state of neuroscience by the Frith family. Review in two notes:

1. It's faster to grasp many concepts with visual illustrations, the comics format can be efficient for science communication.
2. The book flows as a biographical narrative review of literature (with actual references). I like it, but as the authors say too, it comes with heavy cognitive dissonance.

Hurray for ppl pushing & doing things differently, 4/5

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Two-Heads/Uta-Frith/9781501194092

Predatory JournalsWhat Can We Do to Protect Their Prey?https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2828957

Predatory Journals
What Can We Do to Protect Their Prey?

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2828957

Best version of all clickers. Had to stop after getting email, the simulacra was too much.https://neal.fun/stimulation-clicker/

Best version of all clickers. Had to stop after getting email, the simulacra was too much.

https://neal.fun/stimulation-clicker/

Looking for a reviewer who knows LLMs for stage 1 RR, DM if interested.

Looking for a reviewer who knows LLMs for stage 1 RR, DM if interested.

Kirjoitin Tietolinjan uuteen numeroon lyhyen esittelyn RR-tutkimuksesta ja äskettäin avatusta...

Kirjoitin Tietolinjan uuteen numeroon lyhyen esittelyn RR-tutkimuksesta ja äskettäin avatusta RR-keskuksesta.

https://tietolinja.kansalliskirjasto.fi/2-2024/rr-julkaisuformaatti-rauhalliselle-tutkimukselle/

New paper claims dark energy doesn't exist after all -- big if...

New paper claims dark energy doesn't exist after all -- big if true

https://ras.ac.uk/news-and-press/research-highlights/dark-energy-doesnt-exist-so-cant-be-pushing-lumpy-universe-apart

Just learned about this post and sci-hub looks a bit different afterwards https://www.sci-hub.se/why-stalin-is-god

Just learned about this post and sci-hub looks a bit different afterwards

https://www.sci-hub.se/why-stalin-is-god

By the end of the year, now almost all (271!) journals from MDPI & Frontiers taken down from the Finnish index...

By the end of the year, now almost all (271!) journals from MDPI & Frontiers taken down from the Finnish index

https://julkaisufoorumi.fi/en/news/changes-classification