The quiet withdrawal of a 2021 cancer study by Dr. Sam Yoon highlights scientific publishers’ lack of transparency around data problems.
Tag: Academic and Scientific Journals
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The Problems Only Start With Plagiarism
Academics have got to do a much better job of keeping it out of the ivory tower.
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‘World’s Oldest Pyramid’? A Study’s Claim Troubles Archaeologists
The study, under investigation by its publisher, has fueled a dispute over the age of a partially excavated site and prompted warnings about the dangers of nationalist mythmaking.
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The Story of the Student Journalist and the Stanford President
Scientific journals need to harden their defenses against research manipulation.
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How to Direct A.I. Chatbots to Make Them More Useful
To mitigate the production and spread of misinformation from chatbots, we can steer them toward high-quality data.