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Guest Post — The Great Pullback: Why Academic Social Media’s Fragmentation Matters - The Scholarly Kitchen Today's guest bloggers share insights into the fragmented, tiring, and uncertain digital landscape for academics, and evidence that a shift is underway — with implications for scholarly communication ...

"Niche platforms can foster deeper, more focused communities. But for individual researchers, keeping a foot in multiple spaces comes at a cost."
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How the brain and body talk—explored in Current Biology’s new special issue.
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@currentbiology.bsky.social #journalcoverart

Where the next generation of researchers is going? Dozens of U.S. #PhD programs in astronomy, physics, and biology are cutting or pausing admissions for 2026, even at top institutions like Harvard, MIT, and Brown.
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Guest Post — From Language Barrier to AI Bias: The Non-Native Speaker’s Dilemma in Scientific Publishing - The Scholarly Kitchen For decades, EAL researchers have faced systemic disadvantages in publishing. AI writing tools promise relief, yet, they also bring new risks into science.

"Language barriers have long influenced who is heard in science. #AI tools now offer a way to close the gap, but without care, they risk reinforcing the very biases they aim to solve."
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Switch without burning bridges or your sanity👀
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Anyone thinking about switching advisors...or being forced to? #phd

Planting corals in a burning ocean feels hopeless—but every surviving reef proves change is possible and reminds us: the choices we make now shape tomorrow’s oceans.
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Explore common non-academic career paths where your research mindset gives you an edge.
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How many of you are PhD but not planning to stay in academia? #phdlife #phdcareer #academicchatter

Guest Post - Rethinking Disciplinary Data Regimes - The Scholarly Kitchen Between a political policy environment focused on defunding and deleting data collections – an environment in which little can be trusted – and an onslaught of new AI tools that feed indiscriminately ...

“As researchers, we often say, ‘We need the data.’ Today, the data needs us.” - Kathy Reid
Guest Post — Rethinking Disciplinary Data Regimes by @mollyhardy.bsky.social on @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social
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French fries raise Type 2 diabetes risk by 20%, while baked or boiled potatoes show no link. Replacing fries with whole grains may cut risk by up to 19%.
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🍟New research shows not all potatoes are equal!
#academicsky #research

New study finds 40% say food impacts #sleep, with sweets & dairy most often linked to #nightmares.
📘 More dreams of the rarebit fiend: food sensitivity and dietary correlates of sleep and dreaming
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White vs. Brown Rice: similar calories. Brown wins on fiber, vitamins & satiety. White works for quick, easy-to-digest meals. Which team are you on?
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#HealthyEating

National Coffee Day is coming up. Science says #espresso can be faster, cheaper, consistent: coarser grind, higher flow, 25% less dose.
📘 Systematically Improving Espresso: Insights from Mathematical Modeling and Experiment
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#nationalcoffeeday

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Pfizer to pay $4.9 billion to reenter the weight-loss drug market The acquisition will mark Pfizer’s reentry into the weight-loss market after the failure of its GLP-1 drug candidate

Could weight-loss drugs be the new momentum in research?
@cenmag.bsky.social
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“Failed” experiments in grad school used to frustrate Ariel, until she realized failure can be its own kind of progress.
What’s one thing you’ve learned from experiment setbacks?
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#PhDChat #gradschoolstruggles #academiclife

Mirror life: promise or peril? Join the debate on Peeref.
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#academicsky #Scicomm #ethics

Ask the Chefs: What’s a Bold Experiment with AI in Peer Review You’d Like to See Tested? - The Scholarly Kitchen To kick off Peer Review Week, we asked the Chefs, What’s a bold experiment with AI in peer review you’d like to see tested?

5 experts answering 1 question: What’s a bold experiment with AI in peer review you’d like to see tested?
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@irfanullah.bsky.social @alicemeadows.bsky.social #PeerReviewWeek2025

Appendiceal cancer rates 4.6× higher in 1985 vs. 1945 births. Cause unknown, awareness needed.
📘 Birth Cohort Effects in Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma Incidence Across the United States
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#cancerresearch @drholowatyj.bsky.social @annalsofim.bsky.social

Revisited: On Being a Leader Who Happens to Be a Woman of Color  - The Scholarly Kitchen Three women of color revisit their conversation with Alice Meadows during the first Trump administration, in the light of their new positions and today's political environment.

Three women of color leaders reflect on resilience, equity, and leading with integrity in today’s climate.
📖 Read their full conversation on @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/09/08/r...
#womenofcolor #DEI #womeninSTEM

Round 1: “Explain your model better.”
Round 2: “You can’t just add more words and expect that to explain your model better.”
So what makes a model explanation “better” in a reviewer’s eyes?
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#reviewer2 #academicchatter

Grad school is tough. Our latest article answers your top questions on mental health leave, transcripts, and talking to your advisor.
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#phdlife #gradschool #mentalhealth

🌅In Latin, the original word for “summer” is aestas—a season of blazing sunlight, ripening fields, and nature at its most alive.
This Labor Day marks summer’s last official holiday—the closing chapter of our aestas. How will you savor its finale?
#laborday #academicchatter #academicsky

Caffeine-free and full of energy, #beets can boost #stamina, improve blood flow, and power your day naturally. Would you use beets as your fuel?
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#foodscience

Quickly calculate #dilutions, #reconstitutions, and #molarity for your experiments.
Enter your desired concentration, volume, or mass, and get instant results.
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2025 Update: Quantifying Consolidation in the Scholarly Journals Market - The Scholarly Kitchen Catching up with the ongoing consolidation of the journals market -- what has happened in the two years since this was last examined? And how does the market look if you add in a large number of relat...

Two major waves of consolidation have reshaped #scholarly publishing—what’s driving the next one? #ESCI rise, #JIF changes, & new US OA mandates may tip the balance.
Read full article written by @dacrotty.bsky.social from @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/08/20/2...

Journal search shouldn’t feel overwhelming. That’s why we’re offering a no-fluff, step-by-step FREE publishing strategy session to help you vet editorial policies and avoid predatory journals.
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Explaining your #research to non-experts ≠ dumbing it down. It’s how you grow your reach, #funding, and real-world value. This guide breaks down how to share your #science clearly, with checklists and everything!
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