The London Eye
How Robin Ali and other London ophthalmologists make blind mice and blind children see.
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 5.09.2025 – To prevent such errors in the future
Schneider Shorts 5.09.2025 – An Englishman fell of his Chair, German doctors present with fake data, with Stanford’s research integrity heroes, one papermiller sacked in Australia, another awarded in Canada, how Wiley and Elsevier fight papermill fraud, and how ACS helps you lose weight.
Stebbing and the Necromaniac Sisters
“If we can target necrosis, we could unlock entirely new ways to treat conditions ranging from kidney failure to cardiac disease, neurodegeneration, and even aging itself.” – Dr Carina Kern, a genius
Schneider Shorts 29.08.2025 – Little Britain
Schneider Shorts 29.08.2025 – Little Britain special with an old crab in China, Glasgow maffia, a greedy dame, perks under the holly, and a citations improvement regime, plus peculiar corrections, and the health benefits of red meat and red light.
Schneider Shorts 22.08.2025 – Unbeatable sagacity and a strange form of love
Schneider Shorts 22.08.2025 – an obituary for an Italian haematologist, a Spanish guru returns from Bhutan, concerns for Italian cardiologist in Bristol, with an Irish mystery, a setback for Germany’s Weltlöwe, retractions issued and rescinded, failed alchemy, and finally, with Church on Friday, again!
How Vilhelm Bohr disappointed his Grandpa
Will Vilhelm win a Nobel Prize of his own? And for what?
Schneider Shorts 15.08.2025 – Leaks, unauthorized access, and unforeseen breaches
Schneider Shorts 15.08.2025 – how to cite only good sources, two Californian professors and one Canadian victimised by time-warp conspiracies, with a Nature Exclusive, Cell Press refusing retraction, a German professor papermilling, and Manhattan Project of Eugenics!
Schneider Shorts 8.08.2025 – Increasingly hostile and now defamatory attacks
Schneider Shorts 8.08.2025 – publishers fighting papermills, retractions for an innocent man in Tennessee, an unemployed couple in Indiana, and a Korean award-winner, with an exclusive anti-aging conference, a dodgy startup, and finally, how to deal with critics.
Schneider Shorts 1.08.2025 – The worst kind of retrograde machismo
Schneider Shorts 1.08.2025 – Norwegian university fights against retractions, obituary to an American giant, Indian retraction leads to cheaters in Wisconsin, with Turkey’s Elon Musk, some amusing corrections, and finally, with a sexually harassed sexual harasser in Spain!
Sons of Poland
“Jeszcze Polska nie zginęła,
Kiedy my żyjemy.
Co nam obca przemoc dała,
odpłacimy fabrykom artykułów.
For Better Science 