An expert criticism by fraudsters and antivaxxers: the case of PubPeer
“A concerning trend is the rise of “hyper-skepticism”” – ChatGPT
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 14.11.2025 – Having all these women around makes it more fun for the men
Schneider Shorts 14.11.2025 – undead vampire is dead, Harvard researcher laments grant loss, BMJ concerned about having been duped, with another Italian cheater, a rascist identity thief, a Hungarian multi-professor, and finally, how Springer Nature and Elsevier fight papermill fraud!
Schneider Shorts 7.11.2025 – No data were falsified or fabricated in any way
Schneider Shorts 7.11.2025 – an obituary for a rector who published too much, another German professor pestered by sleuths, Canada’s superstar and his mentees, Wiley’s haphazard approach to papermills, and finally, when corner clones are not OK.
BMJ invaded by Iranian papermill
“Patients with weak heart function who receive stem cell therapy shortly after a heart attack are at lower risk of developing heart failure and related hospital stays compared with standard care, finds a clinical trial published by The BMJ today.”
Schneider Shorts 31.10.2025 – Who hasn’t had a biopsy?
Schneider Shorts 30.10.2025 – torturing students for science in Chile, a professor in Taiwan shaves his legs, with Scottish sustainability, universities taking distance, retractions for papermilling, insignificance and plagiarism, clogged proper channels, and finally, how AI can be used for science.
One Decade of For Better Science
Inclusive: For Better Science is 10 years old!
Schneider Shorts 24.10.2025 – Our eureka moment
Schneider Shorts 24.10.2025 – minibrained autism quacks poison Neanderthals, two sleuths expose massive FDA fail, journalists reveal secret investigation in Canada, California fraudster gets a lucky correction, Australian scholar offers discounts, and finally, how to avoid death with love hormone!
Schneider Shorts 17.10.2025 – The sperm of trained men
Schneider Shorts 17.10.2025 – epigenetic inheritance in Communist ideology, Alzheimer’s cured with nanoparticles, two Swedish scientists curing cancer, with publishers fighting trash correlation studies, retractions for former Nobelium professor, and finally, how to use proper channels.
USERN-friendly Nobelists
Nobel Prize laureates and predatory conferences – why such mutual attraction?
Schneider Shorts 10.10.2025 – A forum for finding irrelevant ‘issues’ that pillory young scientists
Schneider Shorts 10.10.2025 – – how Nobel Magic works, a German Nobelist investigates again, a Polish professor out of the job, a wise fellow in Sweden, a cunning move from Denmark, with various retractions in Heliyon, Wiley behaving funny, and finally, with a scamference heir suing Canadian university.
For Better Science 