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**Author:** [@vplj2357](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/vplj2357)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 1:00pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/ai-in-the-publication-business/2506 "2026-09-21T13:00:42Z")
I am sure many of you have had experiences with journals using artificial intelligence (AI) for multiple purposes. We had recently one experience with a journal (one of the Frontiers journals), which shows to me some jou… --- ## [Can light be used as a carrier of deliberately encoded information for a biological receiver, analogous to how Li Fi transmits information to electronic receivers?](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/can-light-be-used-as-a-carrier-of-deliberately-encoded-information-for-a-biological-receiver-analogous-to-how-li-fi-transmits-information-to-electronic-receivers/2505)
**Author:** [@rucci007](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/rucci007)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 4:21am UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/can-light-be-used-as-a-carrier-of-deliberately-encoded-information-for-a-biological-receiver-analogous-to-how-li-fi-transmits-information-to-electronic-receivers/2505 "2026-09-14T04:21:50Z")
I am exploring a fundamental question at the intersection of photobiology, neuroscience, biophysics, optical communication, and information theory. If light can be deliberately modulated to carry information in Li-Fi, w… --- ## [Can information such as language, knowledge, skills, or consciousness be encoded into light and downloaded into the body?](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/can-information-such-as-language-knowledge-skills-or-consciousness-be-encoded-into-light-and-downloaded-into-the-body/2503)
**Author:** [@rucci007](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/rucci007)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 12:34pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/can-information-such-as-language-knowledge-skills-or-consciousness-be-encoded-into-light-and-downloaded-into-the-body/2503 "2026-09-02T12:34:47Z")
This is a question I have been exploring through my work with light, sound, the human body, and healing. Can information such as language, knowledge, skills, or consciousness be encoded into light and downloaded into th… --- ## [Worldview as a hidden methodological variable — is this an under-discussed source of irreproducibility?](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/worldview-as-a-hidden-methodological-variable-is-this-an-under-discussed-source-of-irreproducibility/2491)
**Author:** [@pchvykov](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/pchvykov)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2026, 8:54am UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/worldview-as-a-hidden-methodological-variable-is-this-an-under-discussed-source-of-irreproducibility/2491 "2026-08-01T08:54:30Z")
A question I’d like to put to this forum, since it sits adjacent to most of what we discuss here but rarely gets named directly: Replicability conversations focus heavily on the visible parts of methodology — preregistr… --- ## [A novel open science praxis](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/a-novel-open-science-praxis/2498)
**Author:** [@AGM\_Fox](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/AGM_Fox)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/a-novel-open-science-praxis/2498 "2026-07-28T15:31:08Z")
We are looking for open science investigators to join a three year pilot project to test and refine an OS-specific research methodology. PIs will lead their own teams to conduct a mini-study that centers their own work … --- ## [Free and open non-profit publishing and peer review platform](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/free-and-open-non-profit-publishing-and-peer-review-platform/2494)
**Author:** [@MichaelWolf](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/MichaelWolf)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2026, 2:20am UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/free-and-open-non-profit-publishing-and-peer-review-platform/2494 "2026-07-16T02:20:22Z")
Hi all, I am currently building something that might interest some of you. The project is called PEvO (Publish and Evaluate Openly), and it allows scientists to publish papers or import existing preprints by DOI, give a… --- ## [IGDORE - output](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/igdore-output/1290)
**Author:** [@Gavin](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/Gavin)\ **Replies:** 503\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2026, 7:06am UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/igdore-output/1290 "2026-06-20T07:06:11Z")
A long overdue update to the IGDORE output page has now been made. A lot of publications from 2020 was added and it’s now a substantially longer list than before. Good work IGDORE researchers and thank you for indicating… --- ## [Are we allowed to be human in academia? On mental health, suppressed selves, and the curiosity we came in with](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/are-we-allowed-to-be-human-in-academia-on-mental-health-suppressed-selves-and-the-curiosity-we-came-in-with/2493)
**Author:** [@pchvykov](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/pchvykov)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/are-we-allowed-to-be-human-in-academia-on-mental-health-suppressed-selves-and-the-curiosity-we-came-in-with/2493 "2026-06-01T17:03:15Z")
“Until you make the subconscious conscious, it will control your life and you will call it fate.” — Jung A question I’d like to put to this forum: What parts of yourself do you have to leave at the door when you walk i… --- ## [Honest Science & Work Alive — two retreats in the French Pyrenees, September 2026](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/honest-science-work-alive-two-retreats-in-the-french-pyrenees-september-2026/2490)
**Author:** [@pchvykov](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/pchvykov)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2026, 2:20pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/honest-science-work-alive-two-retreats-in-the-french-pyrenees-september-2026/2490 "2026-05-27T14:20:07Z")
Dear all, We’re running two back-to-back retreats this September at INTP in the French Pyrenees that I think will be of interest to people on this forum — both grew out of years of asking what’s actually wrong with the … --- ## [IGDORE white paper - Distributed Open Science in Practice](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/igdore-white-paper-distributed-open-science-in-practice/2481)
**Author:** [@andras.hartmann](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/andras.hartmann)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 3:04pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/igdore-white-paper-distributed-open-science-in-practice/2481 "2026-05-19T15:04:01Z")
Dear All! Thank you for the efficient kick-off meeting on the white paper today. It was great to see so many of you being present. You find the recording of the meeting on the link below: Here are the slides I prese… --- ## [Invitation to collaborate with the Open Science Commons Cloud (OSCC)](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/invitation-to-collaborate-with-the-open-science-commons-cloud-oscc/2485)
**Author:** [@EnricGTorrents](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/EnricGTorrents)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 1:23am UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/invitation-to-collaborate-with-the-open-science-commons-cloud-oscc/2485 "2026-05-02T01:23:43Z")
Dear colleagues, We would like to invite IGDORE members to join and collaborate with the Open Science Commons Cloud (OSCC). OSCC is a shared, persistent infrastructure for open science and education. It provides contin… --- ## [Open Science in a State of Exception](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/open-science-in-a-state-of-exception/2472)
**Author:** [@Rafet\_IRMAK](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/Rafet_IRMAK)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 1:38pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/open-science-in-a-state-of-exception/2472 "2026-04-27T13:38:09Z")
Open Science in a State of Exception Agamben defines the state of exception as a condition in which institutional rights are suspended while regulatory control persists. As a researcher whose former university was disso… --- ## [The Impact of DOGE Budget Cuts: An Urgent Case for Sovereign Open Science](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/the-impact-of-doge-budget-cuts-an-urgent-case-for-sovereign-open-science/2484)
**Author:** [@Rafet\_IRMAK](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/Rafet_IRMAK)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 6:20am UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/the-impact-of-doge-budget-cuts-an-urgent-case-for-sovereign-open-science/2484 "2026-04-21T06:20:48Z")
Dear IGDORE Community, I would like to initiate a discussion on a pressing issue highlighting the systemic vulnerabilities of institution-dependent research: the 2025 US DOGE budget cuts. Sudden, massive contractions i… --- ## [Systemic Barriers in Digital Ecosystems: Can Academic IDs (ORCID) Replace Corporate IDs (D-U-N-S)?](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/systemic-barriers-in-digital-ecosystems-can-academic-ids-orcid-replace-corporate-ids-d-u-n-s/2483)
**Author:** [@Rafet\_IRMAK](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/Rafet_IRMAK)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 6:07am UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/systemic-barriers-in-digital-ecosystems-can-academic-ids-orcid-replace-corporate-ids-d-u-n-s/2483 "2026-04-21T06:07:57Z")
Dear colleagues and open science advocates, I would like to initiate a discussion regarding a structural barrier that independent researchers face when translating evidence-based findings into public digital tools. Rec… --- ## [Call for Guest-editor(s), planned papers for an MBPI Journal special issue on "Technological and Digital Interventions for Mental Health and Wellbeing: Useful, Usable, and Safe?"](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/call-for-guest-editor-s-planned-papers-for-an-mbpi-journal-special-issue-on-technological-and-digital-interventions-for-mental-health-and-wellbeing-useful-usable-and-safe/1854)
**Author:** [@Mariaar](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/Mariaar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2026, 12:06am UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/call-for-guest-editor-s-planned-papers-for-an-mbpi-journal-special-issue-on-technological-and-digital-interventions-for-mental-health-and-wellbeing-useful-usable-and-safe/1854 "2026-04-01T00:06:19Z")
Dear all, I’m writing to you in order to share with you my call for Guest-editor(s) and future invited papers for a special issue that I am involved in, on the following topic: “Technological and Digital Interventions fo… --- ## [Invitation to join awarded COST action on one health education (first funding period to members now open)](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/invitation-to-join-awarded-cost-action-on-one-health-education-first-funding-period-to-members-now-open/2468)
**Author:** [@OneHealthAI](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/OneHealthAI)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2026, 12:01am UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/invitation-to-join-awarded-cost-action-on-one-health-education-first-funding-period-to-members-now-open/2468 "2026-04-01T00:01:25Z")
Dear colleagues, I am writing to invite you to join the European COST Action CA24106 BEACON and to inform you that the call for Short Term Scientific Missions is now open, in the capacity of action founder and current c… --- ## [Can AI be a real support in research?](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/can-ai-be-a-real-support-in-research/2401)
**Author:** [@na520](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/na520)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 11:56am UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/can-ai-be-a-real-support-in-research/2401 "2026-03-04T11:56:14Z")
Hi everyone, I wanted to ask a quick question about using AI in research. Lately, I’ve noticed more people around me are starting to use AI tools to support their academic work. So I decided to try out a few myself li… --- ## [The rise of open science labs/alt grad school](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/the-rise-of-open-science-labs-alt-grad-school/2480)
**Author:** [@Seon\_Gunness](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/Seon_Gunness)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2026, 1:41pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/the-rise-of-open-science-labs-alt-grad-school/2480 "2026-03-01T13:41:55Z")
There has been a rise of grad-school esque groups doing research in various fields; usually grassroots, sometimes made by independent researchers, helping people who couldn’t or didn’t go to gradschool (or even uni!) t… --- ## [Available Sci-Hub mirrors](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/available-sci-hub-mirrors/912)
**Author:** [@rebecca](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/rebecca)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 10:43pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/available-sci-hub-mirrors/912 "2026-01-21T22:43:46Z")
I sometimes find it difficult to locate an available sci-hub mirror. So this thread is for helping each other to stay updated on the latest working mirrors. Working today Oct 21, 2020 (with and without VPN): https://sc… --- ## [Happy New Year and Consortium Members for Vinnova Funding Calls?](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/happy-new-year-and-consortium-members-for-vinnova-funding-calls/2474)
**Author:** [@paoladm](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/paoladm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2026, 9:35am UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/happy-new-year-and-consortium-members-for-vinnova-funding-calls/2474 "2026-01-17T09:35:42Z")
Greetings, Igdore Happy New Year I am in the process of submitting grant proposals viz AI projects, to various funders including Vinnova. Is anyone interested in participating in a Consortium? If so, please get in tou… --- ## [Exploring Reliable Antibody Reagents for Reproducible Cell Signaling Studies](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/exploring-reliable-antibody-reagents-for-reproducible-cell-signaling-studies/2466)
**Author:** [@MiaBella](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/MiaBella)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2025, 2:12pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/exploring-reliable-antibody-reagents-for-reproducible-cell-signaling-studies/2466 "2025-12-28T14:12:42Z")
Hi everyone, I’d like to share some reflections from my recent work in molecular biology, particularly on the pitfalls and best practices when selecting reagents for signaling pathway analysis. In my experience, robust … --- ## [Independent Linguists Meet](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/independent-linguists-meet/2387)
**Author:** [@keithtse](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/keithtse)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 11:43am UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/independent-linguists-meet/2387 "2025-10-06T11:43:38Z")
Dear fellow IGDORE scholars, As you know, I am a linguist and I do research on Linguistics. I am trying to form a research group of linguists and would like to invite interested parties to participate. If anyone is inte… --- ## [Horizon call proposal on brain health, pan-European partnership invitation to all disciplines](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/horizon-call-proposal-on-brain-health-pan-european-partnership-invitation-to-all-disciplines/2455)
**Author:** [@OneHealthAI](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/OneHealthAI)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2025, 6:52am UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/horizon-call-proposal-on-brain-health-pan-european-partnership-invitation-to-all-disciplines/2455 "2025-08-05T06:52:04Z")
Dear all, Despite the most massive burdens on our way this far, I am full active and now coordinating an Horizon Europe partnership under the current brain health call, developed within the EU BEACON One Health Educatio… --- ## [Citizen Science](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/citizen-science/2450)
**Author:** [@paoladm](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/paoladm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2025, 8:45am UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/citizen-science/2450 "2025-07-31T08:45:08Z")
I had a conversation with Gavin, some time ago. About citizen science approaches to data collection and innovative research design t \*remember Gav? Here a related article, Thoughts? I am considering adopting/building … --- ## [The state of null results white paper](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/the-state-of-null-results-white-paper/2451)
**Author:** [@Gavin](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/Gavin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2025, 5:37pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/the-state-of-null-results-white-paper/2451 "2025-07-23T17:37:51Z")
--- ## [Open Access Meets Discoverability: Citations to Articles Posted to Academia.edu](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/open-access-meets-discoverability-citations-to-articles-posted-to-academia-edu/2449)
**Author:** [@keithtse](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/keithtse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2025, 11:23pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/open-access-meets-discoverability-citations-to-articles-posted-to-academia-edu/2449 "2025-07-16T23:23:12Z")
Fascinating paper that seems relevant to many of us: There are also many leads on academia.edu where this paper was found that are worth following up on: Happy reading (and bibliographical searching)! … --- ## [Latest IGDORE Newsletter](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/latest-igdore-newsletter/945)
**Author:** [@Gavin](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/Gavin)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2025, 4:25pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/latest-igdore-newsletter/945 "2025-07-10T16:25:39Z")
Want to keep up to date with the latest news from IGDORE? Check out our latest newsletter! October News from IGDORE - October News from IGDORE All IGDORE affiliates should be receiving the newsletter in their inbox.… --- ## [Why and how should you use open licences for your research outputs?](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/why-and-how-should-you-use-open-licences-for-your-research-outputs/2432)
**Author:** [@keithtse](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/keithtse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2025, 10:39pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/why-and-how-should-you-use-open-licences-for-your-research-outputs/2432 "2025-06-10T22:39:54Z")
People may know this already, but this is a clear exposition of how open licences can and should be used in open research: --- ## [Consultation on Researcher Assessment Framework](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/consultation-on-researcher-assessment-framework/2426)
**Author:** [@msundukova](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/msundukova)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2025, 3:47pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/consultation-on-researcher-assessment-framework/2426 "2025-06-10T15:47:40Z")
Hello everyone! I wanted to share with you all an invitation to review and discuss the new Framework for Researcher Assessment. This Framework has been developed within Open and Universal Science (OPUS) Project and cons… --- ## [Removing personal emotions from science and research](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/removing-personal-emotions-from-science-and-research/2206)
**Author:** [@paoladm](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/paoladm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2025, 12:49pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/removing-personal-emotions-from-science-and-research/2206 "2025-06-10T12:49:28Z")
Greetings, IGDORE, I take the opportunity to follow up on a related discussion (On Language and peacebuilding) - Sometimes a research interest is triggered by a personal event, or a personal emotion. But should scientifi… [Next page](https://onscienceandacademia.org/latest.md?page=1)