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@villavelius@mastodon.online
2026-07-06 08:30:42

As they say, “Al has not killed the scientific literature, but it is showing where to find the corpse." (anonymous quote)
deevybee.blogspot.com/2026/07/

How paper mills go straight (without going clean): a shift to dual-use services
Guest post by Matt Spick                            Photo: Parsadanov/Shutterstock.com From relative obscurity, paper mills have recently mo...

@mela@zusammenkunft.net
2026-08-14 15:18:25

Hooo boy. Wilde story ... Wilde story.
retractionwatch.com/2026/08/11

The anonymized version of the report summary dated January 2025 was published alongside the retraction and concluded that while the authors’ actions did not constitute misconduct, Kaspers and Huibers exhibited “carelessness, ignorance and negligence.” The report also found the article “pays disproportionate attention to the possibility that introduction of corona measures and vaccination might have caused excess mortality, whilst largely ignoring alternative explanations” and “misleadingly and…
Mostert argued governments and media implemented fear and propaganda tactics to reduce “tolerance for reason and dissenting voices” during the pandemic and claimed the investigation into her paper violated academic freedom and constituted censorship.
Also in her testimony, Mostert said she proposed a revision to the published paper that “included a section on vaccine effectiveness in reducing mortality,” but the suggestion was “ignored by the journal.” She also claimed the original section on containment measures and vaccines was “much shorter in the original version of the paper,” but reviewers “asked us to either delete the text or provide more evidence. As there is evidence available, we included it.” The BMJ Public Health retraction not…
@villavelius@mastodon.online
2026-07-04 08:02:25

On the increase of references to non-existing articles: "AI has not killed the scientific literature, but it is showing where to find the corpse." – anonymous quote, heard on the radio.