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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

2 years

Stop funding research (the way you do) Because it is wasteful, unethical and unscientific A thread (1/16)

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

2 years

The system is inefficient because researchers spend much of their research time writing research proposals. (3/16)

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If you would strive for maximal inefficiency, you would especially fund those researchers who already have enough money to do research and not give money to the scientists who have insufficient funds. Maybe unsurprisingly, this is what happens. (8/16)

Marginal Returns and Levels of Research Grant Support among Scientists Supported by the National...

The current era of worsening hypercompetition in biomedical research has drawn attention to the possibility of decreasing marginal returns from research funding. Recent work has described decreasing...

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Andreas De Block

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A lot of research funding is allocated through competitive peer review of project proposals. It is claimed that this system is efficient, and selects the best and the most innovative science. In fact, it is highly inefficient, and it hampers innovation. (2/16)

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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Peer review rewards applied research with predictable results, and does not seem to like innovative, interdisciplinary and ‘disruptive’ science. If we want innovation, we should switch to an alternative system. (11/16)

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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Most of these applications are unsuccessful. This is an enormous waste of money. For an Australian call, 500 years of research time (= €41 million in salaries) went into the applications for a call with a total value of €226 million. (5/16)

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

2 years

These critiques are often dismissed by arguing that there are no alternatives. Yet, there are alternatives. For instance, lotteries would be better for most types of research. And, there is even enough money in research for baseline funding. (16/16)

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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Peer review scores poorly predict scientific success. Studies using data from hundreds of thousands of projects show that there is no or only a weak correlation between the peer review score of projects and their impact (10/16) .

NIH peer review percentile scores are poorly predictive of grant productivity - PubMed

Peer review is widely used to assess grant applications so that the highest ranked applications can be funded. A number of studies have questioned the ability of peer review panels to predict the...

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Andreas De Block

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The system seems biased against scientific fields, particular approaches, women, …. And it may shock you, but cronyism is also quite pervasive. As one paper puts it, committee membership is more self-service than service (13/16)

Gender and other potential biases in peer review: cross-sectional analysis of 38 250 external peer...

Peer review of grant applications at SNSF might be prone to biases stemming from different applicant and reviewer characteristics. The SNSF abandoned the nomination of peer reviewers by applicants....

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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Gross and @CT_Bergstrom 's mathematical model indicates that the costs of peer review and non-granted project applications are often higher than the total budget of a call. (7/16)

Contest models highlight inherent inefficiencies of scientific funding competitions

Scientists waste substantial time writing grant proposals, potentially squandering much of the scientific value of funding programs. This Meta-Research Article shows that, unfortunately, grant-prop...

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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For instance, Link et al. show that researchers at research universities in the United States spend more than four hours a week on writing project applications (4/16)

A time allocation study of university faculty

Many previous time allocation studies treat work as a single activity and examine trade-offs between work and other activities. This paper investigate…

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@DeblockBlock

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The system is unpleasant. Many (most?) scholars loathe the system, but must participate. Not surprisingly, this seriously impacts the well-being of academics. (14/16)

The impact of funding deadlines on personal workloads, stress and family relationships: a qualita...

Objective To examine the impact of applying for funding on personal workloads, stress and family relationships. Design Qualitative study of researchers preparing grant proposals. Setting Web-based...

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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Peer review also costs time (and money). At KU Leuven (my university), we estimated that applying and reviewing for internal funds costs between 8 and 16 million euros for a total budget of less than 50 million. (6/16)

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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there really is (17/16)

How much would each researcher receive if competitive government research funding were distributed...

Scientists are increasingly dissatisfied with funding systems that rely on peer assessment and, accordingly, have suggested several proposals for reform. One of these proposals is to distribute...

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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Reviewers also tend to disagree. For instance, Graves et al. show that for NHMRC project applications, 59% of the awarded projects would not have been awarded if they had been evaluated by other available reviewers. (12/16)

Funding grant proposals for scientific research: retrospective analysis of scores by members of...

Objective To quantify randomness and cost when choosing health and medical research projects for funding. Design Retrospective analysis. Setting Grant review panels of the National Health and Medical...

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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Competitive peer review of project proposals results in several questionable research practices. It makes researchers dishonest, biased, irresponsible and unfair. (15/16)

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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Okay, maybe research funding often misses the funding sweet spot, and maybe it is a costly system. But at least, it rewards the best scientists and funds the best science, or so you would think. Well, think again. The system lacks validity and reliability (9/16)

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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In ‘Is links gewoon slimmer?’ toon ik aan dat het academisch onderzoek gedomineerd wordt door links. Zeker in de gedrags- en geesteswetenschappen is het linkse overwicht erg groot. (1/7)

Is links gewoon slimmer?

Wanneer academisch onderzoek ideologisch te eenzijdig is, zoals nu het geval is, dan verliezen zowel de wetenschap als de samenleving daarbij. Onpartijdigheid wordt gezien als een belangrijke...

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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Van de 500 ingeschreven studenten waren er bij mijn laatste les 106 aanwezig. Voor een ander vak waren de cijfers iets beter: 70 van 180 ingeschreven daagden op. Opnames hebben zeker voordelen, maar het is erg demotiverend om voor een grotendeels leeg auditorium les te geven.

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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@RobGruijters1 we highlight that issue in this paper:

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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A thread on an issue that was missing from the previous thread, and that needs to be addressed: grantmanship, and how it blatantly wastes public research money (1/9)

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

2 years

Our new book is out. It's about the use of computational methods in History and Philosophy of Science. To quote Edouard Machery: "If you don’t want to miss the revolution, Grant Ramsey and Andreas De Block’s groundbreaking volume is a must-read."

The Dynamics of Science - University of Pittsburgh Press

|9780822947370|Computational Frontiers in History and Philosophy of Science|Millions of scientific articles are published each year, making it difficult to stay abreast of advances within even the...

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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I wrote another thread on why the system is unethical and wasteful:

Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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A thread on an issue that was missing from the previous thread, and that needs to be addressed: grantmanship, and how it blatantly wastes public research money (1/9)

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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Een interview in dS waarin ik inga op enkele van de centrale thema's van mijn nieuwe boek, en pleit voor een ideologisch veel diversere wetenschap.

‘We hebben aan de universiteit meer rechts onderzoek en meer rechtse onderzoekers nodig’

Linkse academici hebben aan onze universiteiten de touwtjes in handen. Dat ondergraaft de betrouwbaarheid van de wetenschap, stelt de Leuvense filosoof And...

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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Stefaan Walgrave stelt dat de politieke opvatting van professoren niet meespeelt bij de beoordeling van studenten. Ik durf dat te betwijfelen.

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Echt het enige dat hier nog gezegd moet worden 👇🏼.

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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Universiteiten moeten terecht meer en meer verantwoording afleggen. Wanneer volgt de pers? Stuk met @CorpFinLab , @JogchumV , @TineVertommen , @UwDienstwillige , @KaatWils en @TerrynEvelyne .

'Universiteiten worden meer ter verantwoording geroepen dan vroeger: maar ook de pers mag in eigen...

De verkrachting van een studente door een professor in 2016 roept terecht grote verontwaardiging op, binnen en buiten de universitaire gemeenschap.

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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instead of writing a new paper, we should read some Feyerabend tonight: "Most scientists today are devoid of ideas, full of fear, intent on producing some paltry result so that they can add to the flood of inane papers that now constitutes “scientific progress” in many areas."

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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Een draadje over hoe de twitter-rel van gisteren over mijn interview/boek mijn argumentatie ondersteunt. Ik hoop dat dit een en ander verduidelijkt. 1/17

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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Thrilled that the SEP entry @dryan149 and I wrote on culture and cognitive science is now online. We hope it is a useful intro and overview for philosophers, but also for people working in cultural evolution and cultural psychology.

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Andreas De Block

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@robynakhan @MuradGazdiev it's also not true.

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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Awesome news from Ghent University where they are brave enough to implement basic funding.

Hendrik De Bie

@DeBie_Hendrik

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Last week my university @UGent approved non-competitive research financing for all professors. The idea is that each professor (all ranks) would receive a yearly amount of research funding of ca. 30.000 euro (so two professors can jointly hire one PhD student). 1/2

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Andreas De Block

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An absolutely brilliant piece on why peer review should be abolished. A must-read for all academics, and especially for those who still think peer review just needs a little fixing. The rise and fall of peer review, by @a_m_mastroianni

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Andreas De Block

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me every morning

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A 🧵 on what has been called ‘the biggest lie in medical history’, and on how philosophy of science can prevent manslaughter (1/n)

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Andreas De Block

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An all-male panel is often called a 'sausage fest’. In philosophy, however, the correct term is a ‘Wiener Kreis’.

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Andreas De Block

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Gezelschapsspelen bestaan om ons eraan te herinneren dat we samen op de dood wachten.

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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@pmddomingos I don't know whether you're assessment of (modified) lotteries as idiotic is based on the papers you have read on that topic. Nobody denies that a lottery has its own problems, but many people who do research on this topic think they are still superior to competitive peer review.

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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@HStuckenschmidt @janmendling you're right: it's not just a waste of research time. But the benefits of proposal writing are often overestimated (, and can be reaped through less wasteful mechanisms ().

To apply or not to apply: a survey analysis of grant writing costs and benefits - PubMed

We surveyed 113 astronomers and 82 psychologists active in applying for federally funded research on their grant-writing history between January, 2009 and November, 2012. We collected demographic...

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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@robynakhan @MuradGazdiev I teach both in Belgium and in Prague, and I can tell you this is vile propaganda. The Russian students at KU Leuven, for instance, were all contacted by the university and offered support. They were told they are valued members of the KU Leuven community.

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Most importantly, from the perspective of the applicants, the whole funding ‘game’ is zero-sum. The noise that grantmanship adds to the ranking is to the detriment of science, for it ensures that fancy and stylized proposals will outcompete scientifically better proposals. (8/9)

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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very proud that our university is awarding an honorary doctorate to the unsurpassed @JoHenrich whose work has had a deep impact on anthropology, economics, psychology, philosophy, linguistics, and so many other fields.

Luc Sels

@LucSels

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Op donderdag 2 februari 2023 reikt @KU_Leuven eredoctoraten uit aan antropoloog Joseph Henrich, filmmaker Lucrecia Martel, chemisch ingenieur Gareth McKinley, juriste en ingenieur Karen Sandler en neurowetenschapper Huda Y. Zoghbi. Een dag om naar uit te kijken.

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Andreas De Block

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Again, this is a waste of public research money. Moreover, it is likely to amplify the already very real Matthew effects, and it negatively impacts researchers from not-so-rich regions, institutions, and research groups. (9/9)

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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important and often overlooked issue with open access

Marcelo Aizen

@marcelo_aizen

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Most scientists from the Global South are not able to afford Open Access (OA). An OA article can equal 3 or 4 of our monthly salaries or the full yearly amount of one of our grants. This discriminatory situation creates a double-standard in science dissemination.

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Some labs hire researchers with grant money, primarily to write applications. Sometimes, they also help the PI and other lab members to prepare for interviews. Obviously, this has little to do with truth finding, but much to do with securing funding. (6/9)

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@DeblockBlock

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@CMignani given the popularity of this thread, we might consider starting a petition

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Voor alle duidelijkheid: ik twijfel er niet aan dat alle docenten hun evaluaties in eer en geweten doen. Ik twijfel er wel aan dat ze helemaal vrij zijn van de cognitieve vooringenomenheden die andere mensen hebben.

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

3 years

I don't think this is the system we want. Maybe we should start campaigning. Who's in?

Wim Van Lancker

@wvlancker

3 years

Last year, I wrote eight (8!) grant proposals. None of them were funded. A tremendous amount of time, effort and motivation wasted. I think it is important to be open about these failures; it happens to all of us. Still I wonder: is this the system we want? #AcademicTwitter

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Andreas De Block

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Let's talk about the wild world of integrity in research funding, where questionable practices hide in plain sight 🕵️‍♂️

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

2 years

het voorval aan de UA sterkt me in mijn overtuiging dat we zoveel mogelijk anoniem moeten evalueren. Het zorgt voor een eerlijkere beoordeling van de student of neemt minstens toch de indruk weg dat er vooroordelen meespelen bij het evalueren. (1/2)

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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Het resultaat is een wetenschap die te links is voor haar eigen goed. Veel onderzoek wordt vanuit een links perspectief en met links gekleurde concepten gevoerd, wat zorgt voor een ideologische eenzijdigheid in de wetenschappelijke interesse. (3/7)

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Andreas De Block

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De linkse dominantie heeft verschillende oorzaken, maar wordt waarschijnlijk vooral verklaard door het feit dat rechtse mensen zich niet thuis voelen in de academische omgeving. Directe en indirecte discriminatie door de linkse meerderheid spelen ook een rol. (2/7)

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Andreas De Block

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@pmddomingos one problem with paying for results is that you want to stimulate high-risk, innovative research. Such research will, by its nature, often not deliver the goods researchers hoped it would deliver.

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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The Macchiarini case teaches us that we should stop seeing philosophical and research-ethical issues as belonging to categorically different domains, as @kristienhens , Pierre Delaere and myself argue in this paper: (end)

Philosophy of Science Can Prevent Manslaughter

Journal of Bioethical Inquiry - In September 2020, the surgeon Paulo Macchiarini, who used stem cell technology to enable the transplants of artificial and donor trachea, was charged with...

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Andreas De Block

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Welcome on our tour of the science factory. Above the entrance, you see our century-old motto: ‘publish or perish’. It reminds our knowledge workers to produce a steady stream of least publishable units to meet our key performance indicators. (1/5)

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Andreas De Block

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ik laat me graag even vervangen door ChatGPT.

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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Applicants want to increase their chances by making the proposal more attractive for reviewers. That’s almost inevitable. (2/9)

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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Wat valt er aan te doen? De oplossing ligt niet in het neutraler maken van de wetenschap, wel in het streven naar meer ideologische diversiteit in het onderzoek. (6/7)

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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wanneer is eigenlijk beslist kerstuur in winteruur te veranderen?

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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het lijkt er niet op dat Slangen economie heeft gestudeerd

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Andreas De Block

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het moet niet gemakkelijk zijn te kiezen tussen al die dingen die zoveel opbrengen

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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Er valt nog veel meer over te zeggen, en als je daarin geïnteresseerd bent, kan je het boek kopen of zondag luisteren naar De Ochtend op Radio 1. 17/17

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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📚 Exciting news! Just co-edited a book with my friend @kristienhens on experimental philosophy of medicine. It's open access, and full of great papers, so dive into the many insights on the intersection of philosophy and healthcare. Check it out here:

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Andreas De Block

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@wvlancker 90% of the proposals look promising. 10 to 40% of them get funded. Rather than telling people who didn't get the funding that they did a good job and were just unlucky, feedback is given on how to improve on the proposal, mostly based on reviewers' idiosyncratic preferences.

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Andreas De Block

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Bovendien worden de wetenschappelijke resultaten die passen binnen een linkse politieke agenda onvoldoende kritisch tegen het licht gehouden. Dit maakt dat een te linkse wetenschap niet alleen te eenzijdig is, maar ook deels onbetrouwbaar. (4/7)

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Andreas De Block

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We wrote a philosophical book on the sciences of male homosexuality. It was great fun to write it, and unlike everything else I publish, also a pleasure to read. It’s really a thrill to have it out in the world. A short 🧵 with the main questions

Of Maybugs and Men

A much-needed exploration of the history and philosophy of scientific research into male homosexuality. Questions about the naturalness or unnaturalness of homosexuality are as old as the hills, and...

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Andreas De Block

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@bailliu_patrick ik ga in het boek niet in op wie het morele gelijk aan zijn kant heeft. Wel neem ik aan dat links geen geprivilegieerde toegang heeft tot de morele waarheid.

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Andreas De Block

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There are no hard data on how often these consultants are involved in applications, but many of the researchers I know (especially in biomedical sciences) seek their support. Very often, this is done with public money. (5/9)

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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het morele kompas van FIFA is behoorlijk stuk.

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we gaan dus echt volgende winter omkoping, slavernij en homofobie witwassen met een potje voetbal 🥲

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@thelowlab @Archaeon_Alex Unfortunately, that does not seem to do the trick for the applicants (it does make a difference for reviewers):

Streamlined research funding using short proposals and accelerated peer review: an observational...

Background Despite the widely recognised importance of sustainable health care systems, health services research remains generally underfunded in Australia. The Australian Centre for Health Services...

bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com

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Andreas De Block

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On Feb 2, @JoHenrich will receive an honorary doctorate from @KU_Leuven . On Feb 1, he will give a lecture on ‘Innovation, Psychology, and the Medieval Church’. The lecture starts at 4 PM and is followed by a reception. More information can be found here: .

Guest lecture by honorary doctor Joseph Henrich: Innovation, Psychology and the Medieval Church |...

www.kuleuven.be

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Andreas De Block

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@SeppeDeMeulder Wat een mooie en eerlijke recensie.

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Now that Netflix is airing a series on Macchiarini's crimes, it's probably a good time to remind everyone of the role that The Lancet and Karolinska's Ethical Council played in this scandal.

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A 🧵 on what has been called ‘the biggest lie in medical history’, and on how philosophy of science can prevent manslaughter (1/n)

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@maartengoethals ik geef vele cijfers in het boek, ook uit Nederland en Vlaanderen. Die cijfers hebben betrekking op zelfidentificatie, stemgedrag en opinies. Voor de liefhebbers van Vlaamse anecdotes (ik heb het liever over illustraties): ook die vind je in het boek.

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Again, these people are, at least at public universities, paid mostly with public money, and usually with money that was meant to be spent on actual research. (7/9)

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Andreas De Block

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jammer dat het achter een betaalmuur zit, want ik ben echt heel benieuwd wat Richard Dawkins te zeggen heeft over mijn voorschotfactuur.

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@JogchumV ook mensen die ik graag heb, reageren zo. Het toont dat als het over een politiek geladen onderwerp gaat, mensen vaak heel tribaal reageren. In politieke discussies zijn de meeste mensen hooligans, om het met Jason Brennan te zeggen.

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Andreas De Block

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Political Hostility and Willingness to Discriminate in Philosophy - Daily Nous

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@JogchumV nodigen we je uit, zit je in de tuin gewoon wat nestkasten op te hangen. En dan achteraf klagen dat het saai was ...

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Andreas De Block

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@BenjiNaesen I miss Saunier Duval.

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"We love to buy books because we believe we're buying the time to read them."

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wie wil afdwalen in de krochten van mijn ziel kan nu zondag terecht bij De Jaren op Klara. Tussen 10 en 11 mag ik bij Heleen Debruyne aanschuiven voor een lang en persoonlijk gesprek.

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Andreas De Block

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Many of these additions make little or no difference for the planned research. Yet, they do seem to increase the applicant’s chances, as is evidenced by consultants who advertise that they can increase the success rate by a factor of 5 (!!!) (3/9)

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hoe hübsch zou het zijn mochten onze kinderen 'awesome' en 'nice' inruilen voor 'fabelhaft' en 'pudelwohl'.

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Andreas De Block

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wie zegt dat voetbal niets mag te maken hebben met ideologie, bedoelt meestal dat voetbal ver moet blijven van de ideologie waar de spreker het oneens mee is.

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Andreas De Block

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Good science tends to be boring, difficult and slow, but that’s not what most scientists signed up for.

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Andreas De Block

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5 years

discussiëren op twitter maakt je arrogant en moreel objectivist. We leren niet van anderen, we raken gewoon meer overtuigd van het eigen gelijk

(PDF) The Tribalism of Truth

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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Many say science isn’t democratic. I disagree. Scientists should vote more, not less. Majority voting helps to solve problems that regularly hinder scientific progress. Want to know more? Check out our new paper (with Vincent Cuypers).

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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@BelRedDevils licht ontgoocheld dat Mirallas en Chadli de basis niet haalden, maar ik begrijp natuurlijk dat er voor verjonging wordt gekozen.

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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I'd say it's one of the most concerning issues with the current funding system

Patrick Malone, MD PhD

@patricksmalone

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the fact that the majority of scientists would change their research focus if they didn't have to apply for grants is the single most concerning reality of the current scientific funding system

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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@mboudry @UvA_Amsterdam zeer betreurenswaardig. Je hebt mijn volle steun (al zijn we het oneens over het conflict).

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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We just published a pretty cool paper on why biologists disagree about species classifications. This is important because the species category plays a crucial role in our thinking about nature, conservation, and wildlife policy. 1/

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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Joseph Heath on why philosophers have little or no impact on climate change policy:

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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Linkse mensen zullen een werk met een linkse conclusie dus sneller als goed onderbouwd zien dan mensen met rechtse voorkeuren. En linkse mensen zullen net veeleisender zijn ten aanzien van rechtse stukken.

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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@SiemDeCleyn nog steeds te klein voor mijn ego. Anderzijds voel ik nu elke week hoe het moet zijn om als Cercle-speler een thuiswedstrijd te spelen.

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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opgelucht en blij. De KU Leuven is de grote winnaar. En @LucSels natuurlijk.

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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De linkse dominantie versterkt bovendien het rechts wantrouwen ten aanzien van veel wetenschappelijke bevindingen. Dat is onder meer gevaarlijk omdat een brede steun voor wetenschap essentieel is voor het goed functioneren van de wetenschap. (5/7)

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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@ManuelSintubin @KurtDeketelaere de veerkracht van vele studenten is bewonderenswaardig. Op mijn examen kwam 99% van de studenten opdagen. Dat is ongezien. Slechts 4 van de meer dan 400 ingeschrevenen bleven afwezig. Tegelijk heb ik veel begrip voor wie het moeilijk heeft. 18 of 19 zijn is in 2021 is geen feest.

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Andreas De Block

@DeblockBlock

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heroes

KU Leuven

@KU_Leuven

2 years

Icons of sports and the civil rights movement, and now #kuleuven honorary doctors as well. Tons of respect for Tommie Smith and John Carlos 👏

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Andreas De Block

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Walgrave stelt dat een ‘goed onderbouwde rechtse mening’ net interessanter zal zijn. Er is echter redelijk watonderzoek dat toont dat onze standaarden voor wat geldt als ‘goed onderbouwd’ variëren op basis van hoe wenselijk we de conclusie vinden.

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