Pest Management
” I have been receiving too much of these types of papers lately and I think we all are wasting our time with made up science” = Orthopyxis integra
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 18.07.2025 – Invisible to the naked eye
Schneider Shorts of 18.07.2025 – an unusual Nobel lecture held in Lindau, an exclusive conference announced in Prague, with Aarhus papermiller”s first retraction, Bologna scholars defended from false allegations, corrections for some lucky people, and finally, with an imperfect Editor-in Chief.
Robert Malone’s lies from his wife’s letter
“In our 45 years together, I have never witnessed anywhere the level of abuse that Robert endured.” – Mrs Malone
Schneider Shorts 11.07.2025 – There are jackals out there, clearly with mental issues
Schneider Shorts 11.07.2025 – an insulted, slandered and harassed Italian man in Zurich, a Saudi-sponsored Belgian man in Lausanne, with more Swiss (and British) correctness, more Nobel retractions, and finally, with a moa and mammoth safari on Mars.
Schneider Shorts 4.07.2025 – Why should I care about this?
Schneider Shorts 4.07.2025 – two fallen stars in Germany, a fallen star in Spain, more retractions for Egyptians and Saudis, and for a defamed scholar in Iraq, with an editor correcting his paper, and finally, a total absence of any evidence of fraud in Toronto.
Bad Choices in Dresden IV
A guide on what qualities universities in Germany, Italy and elsewhere in Europe expect from their foreign PhD students and postdocs.
Schneider Shorts 27.06.2025 – Dig deeper into the credentials of those doing the critiquing
Schneider Shorts 27.06.2025 – the innocent man of Santa Cruz, the guilty man of Arkansas, a woman and her dogs harassed, a Marquis knighted by King of Spain, with one of Australia’s top researchers, money shortage in Marseille, retractions in Heidelberg, and a lawsuit at Duke.
Schneider Shorts 20.06.2025 – Life goes on, as science globalizes
Schneider Shorts 20.06.2025 – Greatest Italian of All Times honoured in Rome, a Turkish kleptomaniac busted, Nobel scammer and his Ajan get Emirates money, Elsevier corrects some past mistakes, and other limits to publication ethics.
Boys from Brazil
“We can always make mistakes in our publications but never acting intensionally. Regarding Prof. Eder works, I know him well and I don’t believe he has anything wrong” – Glaydson S. Dos Reis
Schneider Shorts 13.06.2025 – Today’s climate of misinformation and fake news
Schneider Shorts 13.06.2025 – a buddy network in Manitoba, a young ethics hero in Uppsala, a typical German investigation, retractions for an undead man, two confused open access publishers, and finally, Peven Stinker’s new Nazi adventures.
For Better Science 