Considerable Inequality in Faculty Hiring Networks of German Universities: Placement Power in Psychology and Political Science Abstract. This paper examines the hiring and placement network of German professors in the fields of psychology and political science. It is well known that in the stratified university system of the ...

... 10% of departments produce more than half of professors. LMU Munich with highest placement power, followed by FU Berlin, Trier, Heidelberg, Marburg, Gießen, Leipzig, Tübingen, HU Berlin, Konstanz.

New paper in Quant Sci St, w T Grabosch, T Heinze
direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...

‘Academic fraud may be the symptom of a much more systemic problem’ - Vox magazine OPINION - It is not surprising that a case of scientific fraud occasionally comes to light, according to associate professor Empirical Political Science Alex Lehr. ‘Many of us are doing our stinking b...

‘Academic fraud may be the symptom of a much more systemic problem’

www.voxweb.nl/en/academic-...

Reading this currently - highly recommended!! Short and to the point and full of diligent research and great thoughts

Morgen, 10:30 Uhr: Öffentliche Anhörung des Forschungsausschuss zum #WissFG, auch im Livestream - ich bin als Sachverständiger dabei 🥳
👉 www.bundestag.de/ausschuesse/...

Mein Ansatz: Gute Arbeitsbedingungen und faire Gehälter für alle - her mit dem #Tarifvertrag!

#IchBinHanna #NotMyWissZeitVG

It's crazy, isn't it? Once we agree that the error remains below an acceptable threshold we round it down to zero and move on under the revised assumption of precision.

The Myth That Made Social Psychology Famous Social psychology built a whole theory of human callousness on a story that wasn't quite true. Dominic Packer and Jay Van Bavel sort out the myth from the science.

I've known @jayvanbavel.bsky.social and Dominic Packer for 20 years. Partly responsible for me ending up at UofT. They write one of the best psychology Substacks around. This week I'm republishing their piece on the bystander effect and why the Kitty Genovese story isn't what we thought.

Coordinated Reform in Research Assessment and Publishing | DORA On March 10, we heard from Katie Corker (Executive Director, ASAPbio) and Felix Dijkstal (Science Officer, International Science Council) who shared outcomes and next steps stemming from a joint works...

How do we bring publishing & research assessment reforms closer together? Our latest blog dives into the next steps of the Nov 2025 Pisa workshop and the global initiatives pushing coordinated action across the system 👉 sfdora.org/2026/03/20/c...

*Sharing code for research publications*
Here's the process that I've ended up with, through various collaborators like Robert Forkel, @simongreenhill.bsky.social , Stephen Francis Mann and others.
Not perfect perhaps, but works pretty ok.
A student asked, so I made this illustration.

The System That Decides What Science Gets Published Is Breaking Down The peer review system that validates scientific research is trapped in a self-defeating cycle. A new mathematical model shows why—and what comes next.

Some first-rate science writing: For this story, @jdrakephd.bsky.social carefully read our recent paper and then we spent a very fun 90 minutes or so talking on zoom. His article that gets right to the heart of our model, explains it clearly, and then explores why it will matter in the future.

-- New Open Research Game --
I reached the rank of Asst. Prof in #TenureRun! 🎓 I published 98 papers and paid $115.000 in APCs to publishers. My grant money is gone and I am exhausted. 💸 How far can you make it? Play now at forrt.org/TenureRun/

Health Equity Perspective on Data‐Driven Treatment Decisions in Cardiovascular Care: Risk Assessments Versus Individualized Treatment Rules | Journal of the American Heart Association

New paper on algs for clinical decisions and disparities: www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10....

led by my wonderful student Safiya Sirota (soon on the market)

TLDR: making decisions based purely on risk scores is not just suboptimal but may have consequences for racial disparities in treatment rates

A Large-Group 1-Day RCT Investigating the Effectiveness of Four Different Strategies to Promote the Outcome of Exposure Therapy in 519 Patients with Phobic Fear of Flying Abstract. Introduction: Despite its status as the gold standard for treating fear and anxiety, exposure therapy leaves room for optimization. Clarifying and testing the clinical relevance of proposed ...

519 Patient:innen in 4 Flugzeugen - eine sehr spannende Erfahrung, die nun auch publiziert wurde.
Fazit: One Session Treatment als Gruppentherapie wirkt!

karger.com/pps/article-...

The EMOTE Database: An open, searchable database of experience sampling data mapping everyday emotion processes: https://osf.io/h7kxd

Statistical Rethinking 2026 is done: 20 new lectures emphasizing logical and critical statistical workflow, from basics of probability theory to causal inference to reliable computation to sensitivity. It's all free, made just for you. Lecture list and links: github.com/rmcelreath/s...

Are humans naturally violent? New research challenges long-held assumptions New research from the University of Lincoln, UK, is challenging a common assumption about the evolutionary origins of human violence, suggesting that everyday aggression does not inevitably lead to le...

· Evolution ·
New research from the University of Lincoln, UK, is challenging a common assumption about the evolutionary origins of human violence, suggesting that everyday aggression does not inevitably lead to lethal conflict.

Was recently on a panel and someone asked about how we can make sure our research has impact.

Honestly, sometimes making and impact isn't my primary goal. Sometimes it's about filling the gap and seeing what happens.

Impact also means different things to different people. #AcademicSky #ScienceSky

NEVi: Negative Emotional Video dataset – categorizing stimulus intensity ratings based on valence and arousal - Scientific Data Scientific Data - NEVi: Negative Emotional Video dataset – categorizing stimulus intensity ratings based on valence and arousal

Our new open dataset www.nature.com/articles/s41... NEVi @tudresden.bsky.social provides 112 validated video clips to elicit negative emotions, with valence and arousal ratings to study emotion with dynamic stimuli also used by @trr393.bsky.social @katfoerster.bsky.social @kanske.bsky.social

thank you cc @irisvanrooij.bsky.social and also see bsky.app/profile/oliv...

Reviewer notes: Avoid any ambiguity about analysis aims For any central statistical analysis that you report in your manuscript, it should be absolutely clear for readers why the analysis is being conducted in the first place – that is, the analysis goal s...

I keep talking about estimands and people usually politely nod and say "yes, of course, research questions needs to be articulated clearly."

But actually I think I might have to make my demand more explicit: Actually spell out the (factual or counterfactual) variables and worlds you're contrasting!

We are pleased to announce that the Paul Meehl Graduate School is launching the PMGS Dissertation Award, recognizing outstanding PhD dissertations that advance meta-research.

See the eligibility criteria and apply before June 1st, 2026 at:
paulmeehlschool.github.io/award/

2) We found a consistent in-group bias across orientations. We hope this supports reflection on prejudices and fosters communication. Plus it was great collaborating with co-authors from many orientations.

1) We surveyed 586 psychotherapists. Using the Stereotype Content Model, they rated therapists from their own vs. other orientations on warmth and competence.

Just out in @clinpsycheurope.bsky.social New paper led by @johanna.schroeder.bsky.social
cpe.psychopen.eu/index.php/cp...

A crowdsourced megastudy of 12 digital single-session interventions for depression in US adults Nature Human Behaviour - An online experiment compared 12 brief online interventions for depression. Most improved mental health immediately, but these gains decreased over time, with only two...

Our crowdsourced megastudy comparing a diverse set of 12 single-session interventions for depression is out today in @nathumbehav.nature.com!

Read the full paper here: rdcu.be/e6pzz (no paywall)

We also published a brief non-academic piece about the study today: theconversation.com/free-10-minu...

Theory What is a cognitive scientific theory?

some resources for cognitive scientists — especially for junior scholars who ask me wonderful questions and want to learn more — on theorising and metatheorising olivia.science/theory/ (not 100% finished & more to come, but all my work is freely available here: olivia.science#publications as usual)

How do you measure a threat in the air? Testing the universal, dynamic, and multifaceted nature of social identity threat Using the SITC Inventory, social identity threat is shown to be dynamic, multifaceted, and nearly universal.

New paper out in Science Advances! I'm really (really) proud of this one. Let's get into it. doi.org/10.1126/scia...

Formalizing our commitment to code sharing In support of open science, PLOS Biology routinely asks authors to openly share their research code before publication. We are now formalizing this practice with a mandatory code sharing policy and…

In support of #OpenScience, we routinely ask authors to openly share their #research #code before publication.

We are now formalizing this practice with a mandatory #CodeSharing policy and clarifying what we mean by code sharing.

📣 Calling: Alle Eltern

Wir planen psychotherapeutische Gruppen für Eltern von Säuglingen mit Regulationsschwierigkeiten, um zu entlasten & stärken.

Sagt uns, was ihr euch wünschen würdet:
www.soscisurvey.de/saeuglingsgr...

Danke fürs Mitmachen & Teilen! 🙏✨

@tudresden.bsky.social

People all too often forget about these people without which the AI "boom " could not happen. 😭

Re-Analysis of three network meta-analyses of fluoxetine for depression in children and adolescents: clarifying efficacy and finding a zombie | RestoRes : Research integrity in biomedical research | O... Richard Lyus, Martin Plöderl and Florian Naudet will present how they discovered that a “zombie trial” can affect network meta-analyses and clinical guidelines on antidepressants for adolescents.

Tomorrow talk (hosted by University of Cambridge/CPFT Lunchtime Psychiatry Seminars) with R. Lyus and @ploederl.bsky.social will explore how a single “zombie” trial can meaningfully influence network meta-analyses and, in turn, shape clinical guidelines on antidepressant use in adolescents.