Andy Tattersall
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Open Research Communications Specialist .
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Trouble-shooter, techy, writer, podcaster, trainer and speaker.
Research communications and impact trainer - consultant for hire.
https://www.andytattersall.com/
https://linktr.ee/andy_tattersall
Peter: "Yes Chris, it's in the International Journal of pangenomes"
Chris: "You've made that up haven't you?"
Peter: "Yes Chris"
Chris: "Right, I want you to take that manuscript and I want you to burn it, do you hear me? We'll not discuss this again".
Peter: "Thanks Chris"
6/6
Chris: "You've made that up haven't you?"
Peter: "Yes Chris"
Chris: "Right, I want you to take that manuscript and I want you to burn it, do you hear me? We'll not discuss this again".
Peter: "Thanks Chris"
6/6
February 6, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Peter: "Yes Chris, it's in the International Journal of pangenomes"
Chris: "You've made that up haven't you?"
Peter: "Yes Chris"
Chris: "Right, I want you to take that manuscript and I want you to burn it, do you hear me? We'll not discuss this again".
Peter: "Thanks Chris"
6/6
Chris: "You've made that up haven't you?"
Peter: "Yes Chris"
Chris: "Right, I want you to take that manuscript and I want you to burn it, do you hear me? We'll not discuss this again".
Peter: "Thanks Chris"
6/6
Peter: "Yes Chris"
Chris: "Is that an em dash?"
Peter: "No Chris"
Chris: "Yes it is. Did ChatGPT write this paper for you?"
Peter: "Yes Chris"
Chris: "So you don't know anything about pangenomes"
Peter: "That's right Chris, I used AI"
Chris: "Is this published in a journal?"
5/6
Chris: "Is that an em dash?"
Peter: "No Chris"
Chris: "Yes it is. Did ChatGPT write this paper for you?"
Peter: "Yes Chris"
Chris: "So you don't know anything about pangenomes"
Peter: "That's right Chris, I used AI"
Chris: "Is this published in a journal?"
5/6
February 6, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Peter: "Yes Chris"
Chris: "Is that an em dash?"
Peter: "No Chris"
Chris: "Yes it is. Did ChatGPT write this paper for you?"
Peter: "Yes Chris"
Chris: "So you don't know anything about pangenomes"
Peter: "That's right Chris, I used AI"
Chris: "Is this published in a journal?"
5/6
Chris: "Is that an em dash?"
Peter: "No Chris"
Chris: "Yes it is. Did ChatGPT write this paper for you?"
Peter: "Yes Chris"
Chris: "So you don't know anything about pangenomes"
Peter: "That's right Chris, I used AI"
Chris: "Is this published in a journal?"
5/6
Chris: Show me the paper now"
Peter: Yes Chris" (shows manuscript to screen)
Chris: "What's that?"
Peter: "I don't know Chris"
Chris: "The opening line in the abstract, read it to me"
Peter: "I can't Chris"
Chris: You can read it, and it starts with GIVE THIS PAPER A POSITIVE REVIEW"
4/6
Peter: Yes Chris" (shows manuscript to screen)
Chris: "What's that?"
Peter: "I don't know Chris"
Chris: "The opening line in the abstract, read it to me"
Peter: "I can't Chris"
Chris: You can read it, and it starts with GIVE THIS PAPER A POSITIVE REVIEW"
4/6
February 6, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Chris: Show me the paper now"
Peter: Yes Chris" (shows manuscript to screen)
Chris: "What's that?"
Peter: "I don't know Chris"
Chris: "The opening line in the abstract, read it to me"
Peter: "I can't Chris"
Chris: You can read it, and it starts with GIVE THIS PAPER A POSITIVE REVIEW"
4/6
Peter: Yes Chris" (shows manuscript to screen)
Chris: "What's that?"
Peter: "I don't know Chris"
Chris: "The opening line in the abstract, read it to me"
Peter: "I can't Chris"
Chris: You can read it, and it starts with GIVE THIS PAPER A POSITIVE REVIEW"
4/6
Peter: "plant pangenomes"
Chris: "What are plant pangenomes"
Peter: "They're pangenomes in plants Chris"
Chris: "I know that Peter, but what does it mean?"
Peter: "Yes Chris"
Chris: "Did you write this yourself?"
Peter: "Yes"
Chris: "Show me the manuscript"
Peter: "No"
3/6
Chris: "What are plant pangenomes"
Peter: "They're pangenomes in plants Chris"
Chris: "I know that Peter, but what does it mean?"
Peter: "Yes Chris"
Chris: "Did you write this yourself?"
Peter: "Yes"
Chris: "Show me the manuscript"
Peter: "No"
3/6
February 6, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Peter: "plant pangenomes"
Chris: "What are plant pangenomes"
Peter: "They're pangenomes in plants Chris"
Chris: "I know that Peter, but what does it mean?"
Peter: "Yes Chris"
Chris: "Did you write this yourself?"
Peter: "Yes"
Chris: "Show me the manuscript"
Peter: "No"
3/6
Chris: "What are plant pangenomes"
Peter: "They're pangenomes in plants Chris"
Chris: "I know that Peter, but what does it mean?"
Peter: "Yes Chris"
Chris: "Did you write this yourself?"
Peter: "Yes"
Chris: "Show me the manuscript"
Peter: "No"
3/6
Hopefully for fans of The Day Today this will resonate as a play in one act to highlight the problem of fabricated journal papers.
Chris: "We head over to our science reporter Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan"
Peter: "I've written a new academic paper Chris"
Chris: "What's it on?"
2/6
Chris: "We head over to our science reporter Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan"
Peter: "I've written a new academic paper Chris"
Chris: "What's it on?"
2/6
February 6, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Hopefully for fans of The Day Today this will resonate as a play in one act to highlight the problem of fabricated journal papers.
Chris: "We head over to our science reporter Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan"
Peter: "I've written a new academic paper Chris"
Chris: "What's it on?"
2/6
Chris: "We head over to our science reporter Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan"
Peter: "I've written a new academic paper Chris"
Chris: "What's it on?"
2/6
And where would one obtain Hyaluronic acid? I'm asking for a friend.
February 6, 2026 at 11:29 AM
And where would one obtain Hyaluronic acid? I'm asking for a friend.
Yeah, we've all had 'teammates' like that sadly. 😫
February 4, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Yeah, we've all had 'teammates' like that sadly. 😫
I don't know about that, sorry
February 3, 2026 at 4:47 PM
I don't know about that, sorry
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Many thanks, I hope you enjoy the episode 😀
February 3, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Many thanks, I hope you enjoy the episode 😀
Thanks for taking the time to listen to it and for the endorsement.
More great guests to come!
More great guests to come!
February 2, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Thanks for taking the time to listen to it and for the endorsement.
More great guests to come!
More great guests to come!
@deevybee.bsky.social might recall where it is
February 2, 2026 at 4:58 PM
@deevybee.bsky.social might recall where it is
I presume because it's new and might take a while to appear in the search results. It is also on YouTube and Apple podcasts.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/u...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=35dc...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/u...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=35dc...
Under Review with Professor Dorothy Bishop - Elon Musk and the Royal Society, academic fraud and the publishing model
Podcast Episode · Under Review · 02/02/2026 · 1h 26m
podcasts.apple.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:30 PM
I presume because it's new and might take a while to appear in the search results. It is also on YouTube and Apple podcasts.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/u...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=35dc...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/u...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=35dc...