jtotheizzoe: whyshouldeye: Rise in Scientific Journal Retractions Prompts Calls for Reform - NYTimes.com This is a hugely important article by the always-superb Carl Zimmer. It’s a mixture of “This shit’s really hard” with “Extreme pressure to publish quickly rather than completely” and a sprinkling of “Super-tight funding means that grant renewals depend on getting results out no matter what”.

jtotheizzoe:

whyshouldeye:

Rise in Scientific Journal Retractions Prompts Calls for Reform - NYTimes.com

This is a hugely important article by the always-superb Carl Zimmer. It’s a mixture of “This shit’s really hard” with “Extreme pressure to publish quickly rather than completely” and a sprinkling of “Super-tight funding means that grant renewals depend on getting results out no matter what”.

Source: The New York Times

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    wait. whut? anyone in research should read this.
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    And this is why we really need to rethink how science is done
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    dont believe everything you read
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