Nathan Cofnas’s “race realism” is pseudoscience
“If there’s someone having a negative impact on science, it is Cofnas, not his critics. ” – Pieter Beck
Author: Leonid Schneider
Independent Science Journalist and Cartoonist.
Formerly molecular cell biologist. My academic CV at: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6204-9470
Schneider Shorts 11.09.2026 – Serendipitously strengthened by novel unanticipated data
Schneider Shorts 11.09.2026 – a Spanish Catholic who saw the light, a US billionaire cured his daughter and saved science, a US businessman who talks too much, a Portuguese alcoholic is confirmed in his job, plus retractions for Epstein’s friend and other cheaters.
Schneider Shorts 4.09.2026 -There were always rumours
Schneider Shorts 4.09.2026 – corruption in British cardiology, two cheaters dead but many more remain at Italian university, a drunk pervert ork fails his German university, the mystery of a Japanese twink in California, and why retractions are unsuitable for attractive people.
The perfect crime of plagiarism
“What happens when plagiarism is officially confirmed, but correcting the scholarly record becomes structurally impossible?” – Leonid Borysenko
Schneider Shorts 28.08.2026 – Liberalism’s fertility problem
Schneider Shorts 28.08.2026 – racism affair in Ghent explodes in all directions, a German university deals with a Nazi doctor, another German university has been rigging Wikipedia, retractions for scholars in Italy and USA, and finally, a new antibody kerfuffle uncovered.
Schneider Shorts 21.08.2026 – Two names inside the same argument
Schneider Shorts 21.08.2026 – after the racists got their lynching, guess who joins the Jason Arday debate, one Spanish professor and one Canadian professor explain things, and two white men lose papers due to Chinese papermills.
Schneider Shorts 14.08.2026 – Setting yourself up for success: practical tips and advice
Schneider Shorts 14.08.2026 – man let down by two young women in Australia, two bullying divas set up a lab in the Swiss Alps, Chinese papermill issues purity certificate to Portuguese customer, with a German lion of the world being hunted, an Iranian genius welcomed all over Europe, and finally, where Retraction Watch went wrong again.
The Biggest Fraudster of All
“Leonid Schneider’s replies will appear in full at the following link: https://forbetterscience.com/” – PubPeer moderator
Schneider Shorts 7.08.2026 – The motive remains a mystery
Schneider Shorts 7.08.2026 – a tech bro cleans oceans, a climate expert suggests animal sacrifice, a creepy American crook still trying to cheat, Italian role models lose papers, Danish ecologist fails to cure cancer, and a Pole threatening punishment gets punished.
Work hard and play hard like Marcelo Kazanietz
“Mariana will tell your wife things that she does not want to hear. Believe when I tell you that it is not a good idea to play games with Mariana. […] you will have to pay the consequences for your stupid decisions” – Professor Kazanietz, to a lab member
For Better Science 