By Leonid Schneider, on research integrity, biomedical ethics and academic publishing
“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
“we are talking about a dictator that systematically harassed students and other young researchers, created inhumane work conditions, forced them into scientific misconduct, systematically committed financial fraud with research money, and threatened and intimidated anyone that did not play by his rules.” – comment about Portugal’s most cited researcher
Schneider Shorts 29.052026 – German universities struggle with papermill prodigies, a Polish rector removed for sexual harassment, American antivax papers removed, Serbian Lieutenant Colonel fights retractions, confusing PubPeer moderation, and finally, how to cure Parkinson’s with graphene and cranberries.
Schneider Shorts 27.03.2026 – degenerative medicine special with London crooks and Californian lunatics, with retractions for mouse torture, concerns for one man’s cancer business, and a Texan Nobelist and his bullying wife.
“In every respect, their behinds are pampered and any laziness and incompetence are forgiven with a lot of care and understanding.”
Schneider Shorts 19.12.2025- sleuth wins reward in a lawsuit, an Italian cheater can’t stop lying, with retractions for failed and failing science elites, a Nature expert investigation, and US scholars escaping with corrections.
“I should have checked these images more closely, but they were intended to be representative images rather than duplications or forgeries of other images.” – Crishan Samuel
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.
As Australia’s top neuroscientist Matthew Kiernan sacks people, questions arise: are his drawings still science or already art?
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!
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