Anti-amyloid Alzheimer’s drugs show no clinically meaningful effect www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...

I'm proud to be part of the Scientific Committee for the new $5M Digital Brain Project, to accelerate development of open source models of the human brain. Apply by May 15th for funding at digitalbrainproject.org

Best practices for Snakemake workflows Better Code, Better Science: Chapter 8, Part 7

Best practices for Snakemake workflows
russpoldrack.substack.com/p/best-pract... - the latest in my Better Code, Better Science series

Great news, congrats! I’ll be visiting vandy in early sept, hope we can meet up then!

Reproducible environments with Snakemake Better Code, Better Science: Chapter 8, Part 6

Reproducible environments with Snakemake
russpoldrack.substack.com/p/reproducib... - the latest in my Better Code, Better Science series

that's the focus of my new book: bettercodebetterscience.github.io/book/

This is a great book!

totally - my message was targeted at the many people I see who are putting their heads in the sand, and/or saying "AI can't do <x>" based on a bit of amateur prompting two years ago on GPT-4.

These are essential questions to be asking right now. Ignoring the power of these models (which are only getting smarter by the month) is a recipe for professional obsolescence for one's self and their students.

Really enjoyed this recent paper by @lampinen.bsky.social, partly because of the unusually clear and agreeable definition of "representation" - a term that is often philosophically fraught "Representation Biases: Variance Is Not Always a Good Proxy for Importance"

www.eneuro.org/content/13/3...

If you are collaborating with another researcher on a paper, it is now essential to discuss and agree on your AI usage policy before any writing gets done.

Investigating the analytical robustness of the social and behavioural sciences - Nature When 100 social and behavioural science claims&nbsp;were examined, 34% of reanalyses closely matched the original results, with 74% reaching the same conclusion, revealing limited robustness of single...

Investigating the analytical robustness of the social and behavioural sciences www.nature.com/articles/s41... - glad to have played an ever-so-small part in this!

🚨Two weeks away!🚨

Reminder that our first workshop of the year will happen in two weeks featuring @russpoldrack.org.

🧠 Better Code, Better Science

📅22 April 2026

🔗Register: forms.gle/WRUdGQEpd5is...

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Workflow management using Snakemake Better Code, Better Science: Chapter 8, Part 5

Workflow management using Snakemake
russpoldrack.substack.com/p/workflow-m... - the latest in my Better Code, Better Science series.

Remembering Robert Bilder My friend and long-time collaborator Robert (Bob) Bilder died last August of cancer at the age of 69.

I wrote a piece about my late friend and colleague Robert (Bob) Bilder, reflecting on the the impact that he had on my career. russpoldrack.substack.com/p/rememberin...

Using a workflow engine Better Code, Better Science: Chapter 8, Part 4

Using a workflow engine russpoldrack.substack.com/p/using-a-wo... - the latest in my Better Code, Better Science series

[Security]: CRITICAL: Malicious litellm_init.pth in litellm 1.82.8 — credential stealer · Issue #24512 · BerriAI/litellm [Security]: CRITICAL: Malicious litellm_init.pth in litellm 1.82.8 PyPI package — credential stealer Summary The litellm==1.82.8 wheel package on PyPI contains a malicious .pth file (litellm_init.p...

Why you should be very careful installing packages from Github: github.com/BerriAI/lite...

my definition would be: a dataset that includes the word "consciousness" in its description 😀

This looks like a great opportunity to do rigorous science on open consciousness datasets!

Looking forward to seeing many of you there in person or on Zoom!

Nice piece from @claudia-lopez.bsky.social @thetransmitter.bsky.social on the proposed NIH data sharing policies, featuring our own @anniejwa.bsky.social

Running a simple workflow using GNU make Better Code, Better Science: Chapter 8, Part 3

Running a simple workflow using GNU make russpoldrack.substack.com/p/running-a-... The latest in my Better Code, Better Science series

How do we move social & affective neuroscience forward when funding is shrinking, costs are rising, and new challenges to research freedom?

The 3rd #SAN2026 preconference is a PI Summit on Funding and Resources

NIH is requesting comments on a new draft policy that may require human brain imaging data (and other data) from nih-funded research to only be shared via controlled access, & only with certain countries. I suggest neuroimagers read closely & submit comments by 3/18.

osp.od.nih.gov/comment-form...

thanks @laurenatlas.bsky.social! We are working on a response from OpenNeuro, and I also know that the ABCD folks are working on something. There will also be high-level responses from major scientific/academic organizations. Hopefully we can have some influence as this policy would be devastating

Streaming workflows and method chaining Better Code, Better Science: Chapter 8, Part 2

Streaming workflows and method chaining russpoldrack.substack.com/p/streaming-... - the latest in my Better Code, Better Science series

In case you haven't seen the latest METR performance assessment, Claude Opus 4.6 is literally off the charts. Doubling time over the last two years is just over 100 days. metr.org

Academics Need to Wake Up on AI, Part II Reflections on a thousand angry responses

"By the time a peer-reviewed paper on current AI limitations appears in a journal, the limitations it documents will likely be fixed." - Great piece on the impact of AI in the social sciences. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Superpowers for Claude Code: Complete Guide 2026 Discover Superpowers, the official Claude Code plugin that implements TDD, parallel sub-agents, and professional workflows. Complete guide with real examples and best practices.

If you are using Claude Code you should definitely check out the superpowers tool - it greatly streamlines the process of planning and development. www.pasqualepillitteri.it/en/news/215/...