Tag: retractions

Happy business woman giving excellent rating for online satisfaction survey

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News
Date
May 23, 2024

Categorized
Business and Finance, Peer Review, Science

Tagged
Cameron English, Chuck Dinerstein, Ivan Oransky, retractions}

Science Writer: Maybe We Need Fewer Scientists, Science Journals

_{Cameron English sees a rise in partisan advocacy as part of the problem of increasing retractions in science journals} _{News
May 23, 2024

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Business and Finance, Peer Review, Science}

English argues that science research, which is already mostly paid for by taxpayers, should be open access so more of us can see what's happening. Read More ›

Preforming a pre-trip inspection on a truck,Concept preventive maintenance truck checklist,Truck driver holding clipboard with checking of truck,spot focus.

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
August 11, 2023

Categorized
Peer Review, Philosophy, Science

Tagged
Adam Marcus, Francesca Gino, Ivan Oransky, John Ioannidis, Matt Ridley, retractions, Scientism}

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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News
Date
January 14, 2019

Categorized
Ethics, Social Factors

Tagged
fake news, Featured, Information, journalism, retractions, Social Factors, social media, 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_{A recent paper claiming that low-quality news (“fake news”) spreads as quickly on social media as accurate news has been retracted by its authors.} _{News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 ›