This is the story of how I found what I believe to be scientific misconduct and what happened when I reported it. Science is supposed to b...
Research ethics: 3 ways to blow the whistle
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so I just commented on that paper in Cell Host and Microbe that is cited as evidence that the autism/microbiome link is solid: pubpeer.com/publications/9A4B5695950D3396… (not sure what the word “precision” is supposed to mean in the title) tldr; looks p-hacked 🫤 and I couldn’t find the ethics approval 🤔
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Criticism of Autism-Gut Microbiome Research Sparks Pushback the-scientist.com/criticism-of-autism-gut-micro…
So...my undergrad thesis student is doing a quality analysis of studies found in meta-analyses. She identified a few and we contacted the authors to request their effect sizes and other variables for the studies in their papers. Here's what happened: scientiapsychiatrica.com/index.php/SciPsy/article/view…
The Impact of Social Media on Adolescent Mental Health: A Meta-Analysis | Scientia Psychiatrica
scientiapsychiatrica.comI am disappointed by the fact that so many seem tempted to share a "nonrigorous", unserious attempt at quantifying fraud in science because it passes some silly vibe check ("I asked others and they agree"). So in the name of good science, we're ready to produce bad science as a rhetorical tool.
This is a FRAUDULENT paper, AI-generated. My name was used as an author and I had nothing to do with it, never saw it until today e-pubmed.co.uk/journals/digital-health-imple… The "Editors" Angelo Rossi Mori, David Mensah, and Zarnie Khadjesari and this "Journal" should be reported.
This is a FRAUDULENT paper, AI-generated. My name was used as an author and I had nothing to do with it, never saw it until today e-pubmed.co.uk/journals/digital-health-imple… The "Editors" Angelo Rossi Mori, David Mensah, and Zarnie Khadjesari and this "Journal" should be reported.
How times change! A decade ago, a failed replication of work by the same lab led to 'repligate' and blog posts such as psychol.cam.ac.uk/cece/blog Now, failed replications can be published an no one blinks an eye. That is progress due to all the scholars working hard to improve science!
