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As Australia’s top neuroscientist Matthew Kiernan sacks people, questions arise: are his drawings still science or already art?
By Leonid Schneider, on research integrity, biomedical ethics and academic publishing
As Australia’s top neuroscientist Matthew Kiernan sacks people, questions arise: are his drawings still science or already art?
“Authors thank the members of NeuroDigitech for their contribution to data generation, and all the animals that contributed to these studies.”
Schneider Shorts 18.04.2025 – An oasis of fraud at UCL, Swiss professor wins a coveted medal, Britain’s research integrity chair defended by Wiley, retractions for British scholars and for Nigerian one-man papermill, and the various ways of how silly science can get.
“If this book accomplishes anything, it should be to shatter the illusion that Alzheimer’s research is on solid footing and to prompt a long-overdue reckoning in the field. ” – Csaba Szabo
Sir Philip and Lady Tricia Cohen, and their heir Dario Alessi, plus other first and second generation offspring. A Scottish soap opera!
“Personally I prefer cats to humans because they are little furry psychopaths so we are on the same wavelength.” – Smut Clyde
“Poking around PubMed (Dysdera the spider is always on the hunt for new hornet’s nests) [..], I came across one image in two papers by Eliezer Masliah. […] By a conservative count, I contributed to about 160 out of 300 slides in the final dossier” – Mu Yang
“Imagine what effect might ensue from a young donor body (say, in her 20’s) nourishing with her young blood 24/24, 7/7 the head of an aging body recipient!” – Sergio Canavero
Thomas Südhof, victim of racist and sexist persecution, announced to retract a second paper, “even though the quantitative analyses and conclusions are correct”.
“First you are starting that this issue is fraud, which is a negative attitude. I always would like to give the other part the benefit of the doubt.” – Sir Prof. dr. Harry W.M. Steinbusch









