I'm looking forward to an interesting debate tonight - I'll be making the case for the role of the University in an #OpenScience world :)

It's been awhile since my Uni Debate Club days, so looking forward to being given a run for my money 😅

Had the privilege of sitting down with the legend, John Willinsky at @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social, in Oxford to interview him for this.👇🏾 It was inspiring to hear the story of the enigma behind the man and the founding of @pkp.sfu.ca. Listen here 👂🏽🔉

#Community #ScholarlyCommunication

Of Mice and Men...and Turmeric and Menopause How rodent studies and weak science are driving the menopause supplement boom

Two massive influencers in the menopause space, Dr. Haver, MD, and Dr. Sims, PhD, market turmeric supplements. I looked at their supporting science. Holy shit it’s bad. open.substack.com/pub/vajenda/...

🎉 Congratulations to our Citizen Science Lab colleagues (@mobilemaggie.bsky.social, @anoukspelt.bsky.social, Jordy Janssen) at @unileiden.bsky.social for being part of 1 of 5 #CitizenScience hubs funded by @opensciencenl.bsky.social!

More info about the Hub for Impactful & Engaged Research (HIER).👇

‘The vehicle suddenly accelerated with our baby in it’: the terrifying truth about why Tesla’s cars keep crashing Elon Musk is obsessive about the design of his supercars, right down to the disappearing door handles. But a series of shocking incidents – from drivers trapped in burning vehicles to dramatic stops o...

"while it is one thing to disagree with the political views of a business leader, it is another to be mortally afraid of his products. In the Tesla Files, we found thousands of examples of why such fear may be justified"

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

What is citizen science and why should policymakers care? Citizen science empowers people from all walks of life to contribute meaningfully to scientific research—from tracking biodiversity to supporting public health. As it gains momentum globally, this blo...

For everyone at the #CS4Water conference asking me about the #OECD #CitizenScience Position Paper, there's a nice blog summary here: www.oecd.org/en/blogs/202... and the full report here: www.oecd.org/content/dam/...

Citizen Science Lab Science & Society Together - the founding of the Citizen Science Lab in 2018 is a classic Leiden story of academic grassroots…

Shout out to the founders of the #CitizenScience Lab at @unileiden.bsky.social on the occasion of our 450 Jubileum: top450.universiteitleiden.nl/en/items/cit... Do send some love their way!!

A new David Attenborough documentary is always an event, but I think that Ocean really is something innovative and different. I've seen some clips, and it tells a critical & unseen story (plus spectacular photography, of course). It'll be in cinemas from May 8th. Do go!

www.oceanfilm.net/

Wij zijn goed up gang met #ExpeditieStadsNatuurLeiden als je in #Leiden bent tel maar mee!! waarneming.nl/bioblitz/174...

It was a pleasure to host the @scivil.bsky.social team in Leiden and to go bee-spotting together during the #Bijentelling. We look forward to strengthening our Dutch-Flemish #CitizenScience partnership further!! @citizenscience.nl

Ode aan de doe-het-zelvers van de wetenschap Amateuronderzoekers en verzamelaars zijn van onschatbare waarde voor de wetenschap, betoogt hoogleraar biologie Menno Schilthuizen in zijn boek Darwin in de achtertuin. ‘Er zijn nog zoveel belangrijke...

Ode aan de doe-het-zelvers van de wetenschap
www.mareonline.nl/wetenschap/o... in @mareonline.nl

Microplastic pollution found in insect casing from 1971 YouTube video by nature video

So very hyped that @nature.com made a video about our study on microplastic in caddisfly casings! 😱🎥

Watch it preferably next to a creek... some of them might want to tune in too. 🍿🐛

Lead author Auke-Florian Hiemstra holds the oldest known caddisfly casing containing microplastic, dating to 1971. Photo: Liselotte Rambonnet.

A caddisfly casing with pieces of blue microplastic, dating 1986. Photo: Auke-Florian Hiemstra

NEW PAPER, JUST OUT! 👀

Insects from the '70s and '80s were already collecting microplastic, decades before the term microplastic even existed. 🤯

A thread on the surprising history of this pollutant and the incredible insect larvae that helped us uncover it. 🐛

Let's dive in! 🧵👇 1/x

🚀🚀

“As a child, I did not know how special libraries were—I thought it was just how society worked—I thought there always were and always would be public libraries.” Brewster Kahle Digital librarian, Internet Archive

This #NationalLibraryWeek, we're celebrating the power of libraries to endure—even in the face of unprecedented challenges.

In our latest Vanishing Culture essay, @brewster.kahle.org shares why preserving the library system matters now more than ever: blog.archive.org/2025/04/07/v...

Het grootste web-archief ter wereld wordt bedreigd door procederende uitgevers, zegt oprichter Internetondernemer: Het Internet Archive bewaart sinds 1996 webpagina’s, onder leiding van de onvermoeibare oprichter Brewster Kahle. „In de geschiedenis is het met bibliotheken meestal niet goed afge...

Thank you to @juurd.bsky.social & @nrcnl.bsky.social for this interview about the @archive.org with @brewster.kahle.org "In history, libraries usually have not ended well. They are often destroyed by powerful institutions. It used to be the church and the state, now it's governments and companies."

"How to Avoid US-Based Digital Services—and Why You Might Want To"
https://www.wired.com/story/trump-era-digital-expat/

"Amid growing concerns over Big Tech firms aligning with #Trump administration policies, people are starting to move their digital lives to services based overseas. Here's […]

What Happens if the Internet Archive Goes Dark? | KQED For decades, the Internet Archive has preserved our digital history. Lately, journalists and ordinary citizens have been turning to it more than ever, as the Trump administration undertakes an ideolog...

🚨 What happens if the Internet Archive goes dark?

From KQED's new podcast, Close All Tabs, digital librarian Brewster Kahle talks about the challenges of preserving digital history, and why the Internet Archive’s mission matters more than ever.

🎧 Listen now ⤵️
www.kqed.org/news/1203198...

Thanks! We get to do a properly co-creative path with Leiden residents in one of them!!

Woohoo! The Citizen Science Lab has two of the 60 innovative projects funded by NWO this round. www.nwo.nl/en/news/fund... #citizenscience

Really sad to report that our friend and colleague Richard Fortey passed away this morning after a short battle with cancer. We’ll all miss his wit and wisdom. Here he is checking out a dino footprint we found while filming together on the Isle of Wight

#StandUpForScience #ScienceForAll #ScienceNotSilence
With @anoukspelt.bsky.social from the Netherlands.
@standupforscience.bsky.social

IMPORTANT:

Read Brent Toderian

NEVER listen to Trump

This one, from Fellowship of the Ring:

"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."

Three photos are shown. A) The Rokin nest, a colourful plastic-filled nest inside a metal pipe. B) The Eurasian coots swimming side by side through the Rokin canal, Amsterdam C) A whole list of vintage plastics ranging from 2022-1991. Photos: Auke-Florian Hiemstra

JUST OUT! 🚨 Time capsule birds' nests! 🪹

I'm proud to share our discovery of layers of vintage plastic in urban birds’ nests... going back decades in time! 👀

“You flip through these nests like through pages of a history book, uncovering the past.” 📚

Let's dive in! 🧵👇 1/x

#scicomm 🧪🪶

Download CDC data through Internet Archive The data portal for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was taken down last Friday. For now, it seems data.cdc.gov is up in a modified form, but just in case, the Internet Archive h…

The work of the @archive.org is becoming increasingly vital (see: flowingdata.com/2025/02/05/d... for example). You can support their work here: archive.org/donate

That point when you're yawning so loud you sound like a wookie ..

🧐 Any questions about the final #IMPETUS4CS call for #CitizenScience?
👉 Join us the next explainer webinar and do not miss the opportunity to apply for the call!

🗳️ Europe's cities are giving people a direct say in policies that shape their lives.

🌍 The @citiobs.bsky.social project, involving Eurocities, empowers communities to monitor issues like air & noise pollution and urban heat - turning citizen data into action.

Learn more 👉 citiobs.eu

#100DaysEU