Stephenson’s Alternative Universes
“Stephenson […]. wants his Scientist persona to be not only a renowned computer scientist and quantum theoretician, but also a neurosurgeon. Possibly a test pilot and rock star too.” – Smut Clyde
Month: October 2023
Schneider Shorts 27.10.2023 – A common practice at the time
Schneider Shorts 27.10.2023 – The Real Iron Man in Texas, Swedish researchers escape investigation, with a Heidelberg papermill, a brave whistleblower, concerns expressed and cancer cured, and finally, why FASEB is worse than Asian papermills.
Elsevier chooses Papermills and Patriarchy, Chief Editor resigns
“Among these candidates that you “vetted” were people with no expertise in the field (either 0 or 1 publication), people with longer PubPeer profiles and more retractions than most people have articles on their CVs, and people whose names appear as authors on sold paper sites. ” – Jillian Goldfarb
Joe Loscalzo’s Drag Show
“Dr. Loscalzo […] has a more cool-headed awareness and philosophy of research ethics than anyone else. We are here to stop the reckless defamation of Dr. Loscalzo and baseless attacks on his papers. Please ignore any malicious concerns and conspiracies. “
Schneider Shorts 20.10.2023 – This does not amount to a completed and substantiated complaint
Schneider Shorts 20.10.2023 – Alzheimer’s researcher slapped with fraud findings, a book-filling papermill couple in Sweden, with retractions and editorial ethics fails, and finally, a London university approves of Ayurvedic ethics dumping but disapproves of PubPeer.
Up-and-coming stars in Nanjing Medical University
“For example, over the course of just a year, from 2021 to 2022, the Ren et al. team make a series of significant discoveries in Kidney disease.”
Cuzzocrea’s Magnificent Fall
“These unscrupulous charlatans in Messina should be fired on the spot tomorrow morning, forced to return twenty years of undeserved wages and sent to work the land” – Aneurus Inconstans
Schneider Shorts 13.10.2023 – Basta Cuzzate!
Schneider Shorts 13.10.2023 – Sicilian fraudster rector sacked, Brazilian sexual harasser sacked, Wiley CEO sacked, Spanish vice-rector a victim of papermilling, great science by world leader in cardiology, editorial notes on dyslexic dementia, and finally, the Ultimate Question answered by a genius.
Swedish investigation spoils Macchiarini cover-up at Lancet
NPOF, again and again: “Philipp Jungebluth and Paolo Macchiarini guilty of research misconduct” Lancet: “Paolo Macchiarini is not guilty of scientific misconduct”
Carlo Croce: from fake science to fake art
“The sockpuppets went on to argue that Croce’s fake results had been vindicated by subsequent replications, making him guilty of nothing more than excessive zeal in the cause of righteousness. ” – Smut Clyde
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