Editors and other real papermill heroes
“Long story short, we investigated our published papers and then retracted those with data integrity issues. That is it.” – Dr Heather Smith, Editor-in-Chief
Category: Blog
On Dangers of Preprints
Antivaxxery in scientific literature – are preprints to blame?
Спутник V: мошенническая халтура
Данные клинических испытаний Спутник V кажутся такими же достоверными, как и результаты выборов Путина.
Sputnik V: fraudulent халтура
Sputnik V clinical trial data seems as trustworthy as Putin’s election results.
The Lab Leak Theory
A lab leak theory of the COVID-19 origins has enough circumstantial evidence and historical basis to support the urgent need for an independent and unbiased investigation. But until recently, scientists dismissed lab leak as a conspiracy theory. In public at least.
Hat, Socks and Glyphosate
What do scientists wear when handling glyphosate? Not what they tell you.
The End of Twitter
The grass root revolution continues, but I’m not on Twitter anymore.
Alysson Muotri, a minibrain
Autistic Neanderthal minibrains operating crab robots via brain waves of newborn babies are to be launched into outer space for the purpose of interstellar colonization. No, I am not insane. Science Has Spoken.
David Argyle: can bullying lead to bad science?
David Argyle was about to become President of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. But then bullying allegations emerged, which the University of Edinburgh swiftly dismissed and suppressed. Now they can do same with the data integrity concerns in Argyle’s research.
Cold Fusion by EU Commission: a Fleischmann-Pons revival
Cold Fusion is back, and EU Commission now funds it with €10 million. One project specifically builds on Fleischmann and Pons, the other is run by Italy’s most notorious Cold Fusion loon, Francesco Celani.
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