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Author
Denyse O'Leary
Date
August 11, 2023

Categorized
Peer Review, Philosophy, Science

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Adam Marcus, Francesca Gino, Ivan Oransky, John Bohannon, John Ioannidis, Journals enabling poor scholarship, Marc Tessier-Lavigne, Matt Ridley, retractions, Scientism, Sokal hoax (Bohannon)}

Science Is Self-correcting? Time for a Reality Check!

_{In the wake of the Stanford scandal, the reasons why science often ISN’T self-correcting are attracting much more attention} _{Denyse O'Leary

August 11, 2023

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Peer Review, Philosophy, Science}

Decades ago, better informed people trusted ongoing science research. Today, “Trust the Science!” is becoming a jibe — and for good reason. Read More ›

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Author
News
Date
January 14, 2019

Categorized
Ethics, Social Factors

Tagged
fake news, Featured, Information, journalism, Retraction, retractions, Social Factors, social media, studies, truth}

Research Showing That Fake News Easily Fools Us Collapses

_{A recent paper claiming that low-quality news (“fake news”) spreads as quickly on social media as accurate news has been retracted by its authors.} _{News

January 14, 2019

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Ethics, Social Factors}

A team from the Shanghai Institute of Technology sought to study whether accuracy made any difference to whether a post goes viral on social media. They cited a concern about “the digital misinformation that threatens our democracy.” Read More ›