Social science. Policy. Open science. Inequality. Meta science. Education. https://sites.google.com/site/nbreznau/ https://crowdid.hypotheses.org @diebonn.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/breznaunate.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/breznaunate.bsky.social/post/3mtga2dmidc2gAccording to a recent report by Ashley T Rubin: "Sociology, or the systematic study of society, is a vitally important field. However, the field has been compromised, to varying degrees, by the ongoing institutionalization (semi-permanent embedding).." https://cdn.vanderbilt.edu/vu-wpfsx/wp-content/uploads/sites/51/2026/08/Sociology-Report_Rubin.pdf19 Aug 2026 07:39 +0000at://did:plc:bqxt3centutml32vhsb2o4ck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtga2dmidc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/breznaunate.bsky.social/post/3mqznuhmr7c2b@maddipow.bsky.social this is fantastic work for the #openscience community helping bring important parts of its history(ies) to light https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0891243226146629319 Jul 2026 20:51 +0000at://did:plc:bqxt3centutml32vhsb2o4ck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqznuhmr7c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/breznaunate.bsky.social/post/3mqoquhjfek25To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. (@eji.org) https://calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/jul/1515 Jul 2026 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:bqxt3centutml32vhsb2o4ck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqoquhjfek25https://bsky.app/profile/breznaunate.bsky.social/post/3mq7drhk4ds2wThe path toward ethical science is paved with diamonds (https://bcds.ch/the-path-toward-ethical-science-is-paved-with-diamonds/). The @dfg.de agrees. https://www.dfg.de/de/grundlagen-themen/publikation-kommunikation/publikationswesen/die-zeit-ist-reif-perspektiven-zum-wissenschaftsgeleiteten-publizieren-398532 #openscience #openaccess #smashthepaywalls09 Jul 2026 09:41 +0000at://did:plc:bqxt3centutml32vhsb2o4ck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7drhk4ds2whttps://bsky.app/profile/breznaunate.bsky.social/post/3moqlvuwzvs2zAs predicted in a talk by Cassidy R. Sugimoto at the Metascience 2025 Conference https://cassyni.com/events/DvsRYCwaePUCzwaccC28B7, China has surpassed the U.S. in public investment in science. It is now the world's 'scientific superpower'. https://news.osu.edu/china-surpasses-us-in-research-spending/ #metascience #china #antiscience #Trump20 Jun 2026 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:bqxt3centutml32vhsb2o4ck/app.bsky.feed.post/3moqlvuwzvs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/breznaunate.bsky.social/post/3mnwnqxpovk2x"Copilot will begin working on your prompt in a draft pull request, and will request review from you when ready." What a world we are working in today. Is there a word that simultaneously expresses fear and excitement?10 Jun 2026 11:56 +0000at://did:plc:bqxt3centutml32vhsb2o4ck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnwnqxpovk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/breznaunate.bsky.social/post/3mnwclxkk3c2pGo EU - we will have access to social media data by law #openscience https://soziologie.de/kalender/termin/der-forschungszugang-nach-digital-services-act-dsa 🧪10 Jun 2026 08:36 +0000at://did:plc:bqxt3centutml32vhsb2o4ck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnwclxkk3c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/breznaunate.bsky.social/post/3mntpqd5azs22Thanks @kauspurg.bsky.social for circulating this position statement on Sociology. It calls for keeping activism out.. this alienates "public sociology". But activism has generated an anti-sociology agenda. So what now? R&S welcomes 1k word responses. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1043463126144498809 Jun 2026 07:53 +0000at://did:plc:bqxt3centutml32vhsb2o4ck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mntpqd5azs22https://bsky.app/profile/breznaunate.bsky.social/post/3mncht5jbsk2yhttps://osf.io/preprints/metaarxiv/rhvqk_v1 @mclem.org c'mon, let's consider all sides of the evidence. And you should allow me to comment on your feed. I've asked three times now. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Jun 2026 11:16 +0000at://did:plc:bqxt3centutml32vhsb2o4ck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mncht5jbsk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/breznaunate.bsky.social/post/3mkspvfk6ik2iExcited for my talk today at Cornell University on reproducibility in the soc & behavior sciences, results from SCORE w/ a focus on sociology. In case you can't make it, I made a pre-recorded video youtu.be/kMwOwZaYYtE @briannosek.bsky.social @weedenkim.bsky.social #openscience #reproducibility https://youtu.be/kMwOwZaYYtE01 May 2026 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:bqxt3centutml32vhsb2o4ck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkspvfk6ik2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/breznaunate.bsky.social/post/3miifjc4hg22rAs an initial analyst and later the data collection, analysis, Figure 6 producer and revision writing contributor, I am really proud to see this out. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10203-5 (Open Access version: https://osf.io/preprints/metaarxiv/wqt9u_v1) #openscience #replication #reproducibility @cos.io @die-bonn.de02 Apr 2026 04:45 +0000at://did:plc:bqxt3centutml32vhsb2o4ck/app.bsky.feed.post/3miifjc4hg22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/breznaunate.bsky.social/post/3mi24n62g4s2iExcited to be a Visiting Scholar at Cornell and study economy and society. Thanks Cristobal Young and the Sociology Dept. for hosting me! @cornelluniversity.bsky.social27 Mar 2026 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:bqxt3centutml32vhsb2o4ck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi24n62g4s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/breznaunate.bsky.social/post/3mfls3fptek27"The path toward ethical science is paved with diamonds" I discuss why diamond OA is ideal 4 ethical, sustainable & effective science. Requires both flipping existing journals & supporting new journals https://doi.org/10.71448/bcds2671-1 #openscience #smashthepaywalls #openaccess #diamondopenaccess24 Feb 2026 08:52 +0000at://did:plc:bqxt3centutml32vhsb2o4ck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfls3fptek27https://bsky.app/profile/breznaunate.bsky.social/post/3mdpcjnkqus2lThis was fun - being on a podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/can-science-get-political/id1168275879?i=1000747401420 #openscience #metascience #publicscience31 Jan 2026 07:34 +0000at://did:plc:bqxt3centutml32vhsb2o4ck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdpcjnkqus2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/breznaunate.bsky.social/post/3mdksilxwyc2ihttps://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00074-1 #wikipedia @wikipedia.org #openscience #citizenscience29 Jan 2026 12:37 +0000at://did:plc:bqxt3centutml32vhsb2o4ck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdksilxwyc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/breznaunate.bsky.social/post/3mcz442wgj22uIf I publish less intentionally, those publishing more will crowd me out, maybe? https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-04061-w22 Jan 2026 11:41 +0000at://did:plc:bqxt3centutml32vhsb2o4ck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcz442wgj22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/breznaunate.bsky.social/post/3mbur6lxq622vThanks @mclem.org for your feedback on our study. I cannot reply to your posts, nor message you directly. Is that intentional, or do I not fully understand how Bluesky works yet? I would like to engage in some scholarly exchange if you are interested. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Jan 2026 00:49 +0000at://did:plc:bqxt3centutml32vhsb2o4ck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbur6lxq622vhttps://bsky.app/profile/breznaunate.bsky.social/post/3maoqrkfnac25Those who identify as Republican in the U.S. had declining trust in science since 2010. Recently those who identify as Moderate also show declining trust. Let's push for more rigorous, transparent and ethical scientific practices. #openscience #transparency #reproducibility https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/u95aw_v223 Dec 2025 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:bqxt3centutml32vhsb2o4ck/app.bsky.feed.post/3maoqrkfnac25https://bsky.app/profile/breznaunate.bsky.social/post/3manqj5ca622xThe Infographic and Video generation tools in #NotebookLM are pretty amazing. Not meant to be self-promotion, but just what came out from a recent paper I uploaded. A helpful tool to just get some fresh ideas, or possibly plan a poster. #GenAI23 Dec 2025 12:23 +0000at://did:plc:bqxt3centutml32vhsb2o4ck/app.bsky.feed.post/3manqj5ca622xhttps://bsky.app/profile/breznaunate.bsky.social/post/3mak2llpzuk2eFor personal reasons, I do not support Elsevier (thecostofknowledge.com). It can be difficult to explain / say 'no' to colleagues seeking our support. Therefore, I created a template to respectfully decline: crowdid.hypotheses.org/1990. #openscience #smashthepaywalls22 Dec 2025 01:13 +0000at://did:plc:bqxt3centutml32vhsb2o4ck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mak2llpzuk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/breznaunate.bsky.social/post/3maf6u5e4qc2oI'm starting to believe that LinkedIn is the future of scientific social media20 Dec 2025 02:46 +0000at://did:plc:bqxt3centutml32vhsb2o4ck/app.bsky.feed.post/3maf6u5e4qc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/breznaunate.bsky.social/post/3m7qvf5fsp22iRC20 Best Paper Award 2026: All RC20 members eligible. Papers should be comparative sociology, in English, and published in journal or chapter > 1 Jan 23. At least one author must b RC20 member. To submit, send to Fumiya Onaka, at fonaka@fc.jwu.ac.jp until 31 December 2025. @rc20isa.bsky.social12 Dec 2025 01:04 +0000at://did:plc:bqxt3centutml32vhsb2o4ck/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7qvf5fsp22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/breznaunate.bsky.social/post/3m7jgk4qks22rI now add QR codes presentation slides for citations. It occurred to me I can embed a link in the QR code image, so users can access the URL by clicking too (rather than adding another link somewhere else on the slide). Winnie the Pooh would call this #afishinthesea09 Dec 2025 01:49 +0000at://did:plc:bqxt3centutml32vhsb2o4ck/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7jgk4qks22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/breznaunate.bsky.social/post/3m7i4ytz5j223If you miss 'Wordle' (the website that made word clouds before the daily puzzle game 'Wordle' was invented), you can use my app to generate them. nate-breznau.shinyapps.io/word-cloud/ It is a forked and tuned version of Antoine Soetewey's original app. https://github.com/nbreznau/word-cloud08 Dec 2025 13:26 +0000at://did:plc:bqxt3centutml32vhsb2o4ck/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7i4ytz5j223https://bsky.app/profile/breznaunate.bsky.social/post/3m7hoz4gxt224I really get a kick out of using Gen AI sometimes. I'm preparing several talks for my six week Japan tour on topics of #openscience #theoriesasdata #metascience, and this came up in my preparations.08 Dec 2025 09:15 +0000at://did:plc:bqxt3centutml32vhsb2o4ck/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7hoz4gxt224