@peterbyarddavis.bsky.social - Peter Davis

12 Aug 2025 19:44 +0000

https://theelders.org/news/elders-call-decisive-measures-states-halt-unfolding-genocide-and-famine-gaza

05 Aug 2025 21:16 +0000

Fighting coordinated publication fraud is like ‘emptying an overflowing bathtub with a spoon,’ study coauthor says https://retractionwatch.com/2025/08/04/fighting-coordinated-publication-fraud-is-like-emptying-an-overflowing-bathtub-with-a-spoon-study-coauthor-says/

21 Jul 2025 18:50 +0000

Will Denmark Lead Europe Towards a Super-Rich Tax? https://www.socialeurope.eu/will-denmark-lead-europe-towards-a-super-rich-tax

12 Jul 2025 20:56 +0000

https://thebulletin.org/2025/07/no-life-without-water-how-israels-actions-in-gaza-echo-past-genocides/?utm_source=SocialShare&utm_medium=Bluesky&utm_campaign=Bluesky&utm_term

29 Jun 2025 20:52 +0000

"Could we live with a nuclear-armed Iran? Reluctantly, yes". In among all the tough talk about taking out Iran's nuclear capability preventively, a useful corrective that, unfortunately, a balance of nuclear deterrence may be strategically an acceptable outcome. https://theconversation.com/could-we-live-with-a-nuclear-armed-iran-reluctantly-yes-259905?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton

24 Jun 2025 23:23 +0000

"The war won’t end Iran’s nuclear program – it will drive it underground, following North Korea’s model". The failure to negotiate a solution could lead Iran to go 'secret' in its programme, leave non-proliferation treaty, and start a cascade of nuclear armament. https://theconversation.com/the-war-wont-end-irans-nuclear-program-it-will-drive-it-underground-following-north-koreas-model-259281?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton

23 Jun 2025 20:13 +0000

Many experts say US attacks make a diplomatic and peaceful control and management of Iran's nuclear capabilities less likely in future. https://thebulletin.org/2025/06/united-states-attacks-iranian-nuclear-facilities-raising-the-possibility-of-iranian-retaliation-sprint-for-nuclear-weapons/?utm_source=SocialShare&utm_medium=Bluesky&utm_campaign=Bluesky&utm_term

20 Jun 2025 19:18 +0000

“The Future of Social Democracy: How the German SPD can Win Again”. Although focus here is Germany, there may be broader lessons for the Left: less transactional politics, more local connection & long-term vision. Sounds familiar in our “neck of the woods” too! https://www.socialeurope.eu/the-future-of-social-democracy-how-the-german-spd-can-win-again

19 Jun 2025 19:29 +0000

"Citation issues cost these 20 journals their impact factors this year". Because the research community is unable to police the explosion of questionable journals, we rely on commercial operators. We need same attention to paper mills, authorships for sale etc. https://retractionwatch.com/2025/06/18/clarivate-impact-factor-suppression-list-2025-self-citation-stacking/

16 Jun 2025 21:05 +0000

"Iran war: from the Middle East to America, history shows you cannot assassinate your way to peace". A useful corrective. On one estimate Israel has carried out 2,700 assassinations over the last 75 years, including possibly Rabin and Arafat. Putin's Russia also. https://theconversation.com/iran-war-from-the-middle-east-to-america-history-shows-you-cannot-assassinate-your-way-to-peace-259038?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton

16 Jun 2025 19:56 +0000

"Uncovering misconduct among the Alzheimer’s ‘amyloid mafia’". If correct, this is a very worthwhile intervention since medications following the amyloid thesis are being funded despite poor trial results. The author claims/hopes science is 'self-correcting'. https://healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/06/uncovering-misconduct-among-the-alzheimers-amyloid-mafia/

16 Jun 2025 18:43 +0000

“The Weak Strongman: How Trump’s Presidency Emboldens America’s Enemies”. By gutting key institutions Trump has removed his tools for dealing with adversaries abroad. The likes of Putin know this, even if Americans don’t. https://www.socialeurope.eu/the-weak-strongman-how-trumps-presidency-emboldens-americas-enemies

15 Jun 2025 21:15 +0000

"NZ has a vast sea territory but lags behind other nations in protecting the ocean". A conundrum, perhaps explained by the lobbying power of the fishing industry. Hard to see why given the vastness of the resource. https://theconversation.com/nz-has-a-vast-sea-territory-but-lags-behind-other-nations-in-protecting-the-ocean-258470?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton

12 Jun 2025 18:57 +0000

"Science’s reform movement should have seen Trump’s call for ‘gold standard science’ coming, critics say". By overstating problems of everyday science - such as 'reproducibility crisis' - the science reform movement handed an open door to bad-faith actors via Trump. https://www.science.org/content/article/science-s-reform-movement-should-have-seen-trump-s-call-gold-standard-science-coming

11 Jun 2025 21:17 +0000

Apparent NCI director candidate wants ‘open, respectful’ post-publication peer review while promoting anonymous site that calls sleuths a ‘mob’ https://retractionwatch.com/2025/06/10/wafik-el-deiry-nci-director-candidate-science-guardians-twitter-pubpeer-sleuths/

09 Jun 2025 20:44 +0000

https://apnews.com/article/rhinos-dehorning-conservation-wildlife-poaching-africa-kruger-01d20eac07ba8b0024d465832b031e66?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=share
Cutting off rhinos' horns is a contentious last resort to stop poaching. A new study found it works

05 Jun 2025 22:10 +0000

"WorkSafe's road cone hotline a bright orange distraction". At last some common sense after the populist musings of the politicians. Thank god for our universities where we have people who know what they are talking about and are willing to set the record straight! https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/06/06/worksafes-road-cone-hotline-a-bright-orange-distraction/

05 Jun 2025 21:26 +0000

"Making it easier to build a granny flat makes sense – but it’s no solution to a housing crisis". As always, piecemeal incrementalism when it comes to housing. There are defensible models of increasing density that are at present being fudged. https://theconversation.com/making-it-easier-to-build-a-granny-flat-makes-sense-but-its-no-solution-to-a-housing-crisis-258185?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton

05 Jun 2025 21:18 +0000

Resignation of PM’s press secretary highlights gaps in NZ law on covert recording and harassment https://theconversation.com/resignation-of-pms-press-secretary-highlights-gaps-in-nz-law-on-covert-recording-and-harassment-258274?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton

05 Jun 2025 19:56 +0000

‘Anyone can do this’: Sleuths publish a toolkit for post-publication review https://retractionwatch.com/2025/06/04/cosig-sleuths-publish-toolkit-post-publication-review/

05 Jun 2025 19:53 +0000

$900,000 grant to Retraction Watch’s parent organization will fund forensic analysis of articles that affect human health https://retractionwatch.com/2025/06/04/medical-evidence-project-grant-open-philanthropy-center-scientific-integrity-human-health/