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peer review goes under the microscope
You probably noticed that often times in this blog’s posts and in comment threads, I asked for peer-reviewed papers to support an odd or outright incorrect argument. And yet, at the same time, quite a...
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why scientists want to starve a publishing beast
After my first introduction to the business model employed by publishers of scientific papers, I had an urge to apply for a job with one as quickly as possible. Here’s why. Normally, when you produce...
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why being scientifically conscise just makes sense
In a quote often credited to Albert Einstein, the famous scientist quips that if you can’t explain a concept to a six year old, you clearly don’t understand it yourself. Now, it may take a very bright...
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science is broken, long live science
Illustration from Far Cry 3 About a month ago, health and science journalist Christie Aschwanden took on the tough job of explaining why, despite a recent rash of peer review scandals, science isn’t...
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