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Nick Brown @steamtraen.eu · 1d

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THE FAR SIDE DAILY @bot.cowtools.org · 2d

“It’s the Websters. They say there’s some pitiful thing dying of thirst out their way, and would we like to come over?”

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Charles Piller @charlespiller.bsky.social · 2d

I’m deeply honored to have been named as the recipient of the Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Science Reporting from the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing. It recognizes my work on scientific integrity for Science Magazine over the last five years. 1/7 tinyurl.com/zz54fzyr

Charles Piller wins 2025 Victor Cohn Prize - CASW

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Cheshire @thatsregrettab1.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you Charles, and congratulations! 🎉

Charles Piller @charlespiller.bsky.social · 2d

I’m equally grateful for the determined and courageous image sleuths who provided key findings for my major stories – particularly Matthew chrag @elisabethbik.bsky.social @thatsregrettab1.bsky.social @mumumouse2.bsky.social
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Quackery Detector @quackdetector.bsky.social · 3d

The grifters have entered Bluesky.

Makis reckons he can sell bleach with his parasitic drug… for cancer

#QuackMakis #Noncologist

Roxanne Styx
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IVERMECTIN and CHLORINE DIOXIDE
Testimonial -
Farmer clears his Lung Cancer, leaving his surgeons dumbfounded
DR. WILLIAM MAKIS MD
JUNE 3

June 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM

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Cheshire @thatsregrettab1.bsky.social · 3d

Oopsies.

Courtesy of @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social journal Cells and researchers from University of Nottingham and De Montfort University Leicester. Paper has already been corrected once.
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Retraction Watch @retractionwatch.com · 4d

Weekend reads: Science publishing a ‘hot mess’; AI microscopy ‘indistinguishable’ from real; social media as a bellwether for retractions

Duke scientists lose eight papers for alleged image manipulation Sleuth unearths citation, authorship issues at earth sciences journal Former student who ran paper mill up to 11 retractions Journal…

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Cheshire @thatsregrettab1.bsky.social · 5d

Happy Friday to all who celebrate.

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Schneider Shorts 3.10.2025 – A waste of everyone’s time

Schneider Shorts 3.10.2025 – Epstein and his academic friends, a Texas kleptomaniac, German professor innocent again,with an advice for PubPeer community, Scandinavian retractions, and finall…

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Cheshire @thatsregrettab1.bsky.social · 5d

A principled leader? @weldeiry embarrassingly regurgitates press releases for "likes." But he has no engagement on social media... what's the point?

Plus: why did he invite @SabinehazanMD to @WIN_Consortium 2025? She has more retractions than he does.

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Cheshire @thatsregrettab1.bsky.social · 9d

A good summary of the YDIH mess by @boslough.bsky.social.

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The Problem with Inadequately Reviewed Fringe Science | Skeptical Inquirer

Skeptics usually recognize pseudoscience when we see it. Our heuristics include an assessment of the qualifications and reputations of an idea’s proponents ...

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Svetlana Ugarcina Perovic @svetlanaup.bsky.social · 6d

New #MicrobiomeDigest is OUT microbiomedigest.com/2025/10/02/o...

• Shanghai dog microbiome / @annacusco.bsky.social
• microbetag / @hariszaf.bsky.social
• invitation for the #MVIF 42 / @microbiomevif.bsky.social

& more.

October 3, 2025

See you at the MVIF 42! Human gut microbiomeMicro-scale spatial metagenomics: revealing high-resolution spatial biogeography of gut microbiomes – Carlotta Pietroni – bioRxiv Animal microbiomeCaptur…

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Michael Clarke @mtclarke.bsky.social · 6d

Yes, yes, Europe has its benefits. Walkable cities. Cultural heritage. Amazing food. Little gun violence. Healthcare. Governments that are not shut down. But the number of website pop-ups asking one to accept cookies renders the continent pretty much unlivable.

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Cheshire @thatsregrettab1.bsky.social · 7d

I think the idea was interesting, but they made some odd choices that make their results somewhat questionable. I think they used an LLM to write the paper. One possible clue: Delve.

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Retraction Watch @retractionwatch.com · 7d

A former bioinformatics student who operated a paper mill while at the University of Manchester has lost another paper, bringing his total to 11 retractions.

Former student who ran paper mill up to 11 retractions

Sameer Quazi A former bioinformatics student who operated a paper mill while at the University of Manchester has lost another paper, bringing his total to 11 retractions. Sameer Quazi had bee…

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Cheshire @thatsregrettab1.bsky.social · 7d

I don’t see that the comment on paperstars violates any PubPeer moderation rules, although it is rather generic. Example: the comment about the study design is probably correct, but no specific examples were provided.

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Health Nerd @gidmk.bsky.social · 7d

I have just left a lengthy Pubpeer comment on the autism/Tylenol study being cited by the Trump administration. There appear to be a number of fairly straightforward errors in the paper.

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PubPeer - Evaluation of the evidence on acetaminophen use and neurodev...

There are comments on PubPeer for publication: Evaluation of the evidence on acetaminophen use and neurodevelopmental disorders using the Navigation Guide methodology (2025)

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 7d

One of my favorite anecdotes from THE PREHISTORY OF THE FAR SIDE: "That doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know."

A few days after this cartoon was published, my syndicate received a very indignant letter from someone representing the Jane Goodall Institute.
Not only did my syndicate and I both get read the Riot Act, there was a vague implication that litigation over this cartoon might be around the corner.
I was horrified. Not so much from a fear of being sued (I just couldn't see how this cartoon could be construed as anything but silly, but because of my deep respect for Jane Goodall and her well-known contributions to pri-matology. The last thing in the world I would have intentionally done was offend Dr. Goodall in any way.
Before I had a chance to write my apology, another complication arose.
The National Geographic Society contacted my syndicate and expressed a

desire to reprint the cartoon in a special centennial issue of their magazine. My editor, aware of what had just occurred, declined, explaining why.
Apparently, whoever it was that sent the inquiry from National Geographic was shocked. They told my editor that "that doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know." They did some checking themselves, and an interesting fact was eventually discovered: Jane Goodall loved the cartoon. Furthermore, she was totally unaware that any of this "stuff" was going on. Some phone calls were made, and the cartoon was not only reprinted in the centennial issue of National Geographic, but was also used by her Institute on a T-shirt for fund-raising purposes.
I've since had an opportunity to visit Dr. Goodall at her research facility in Gombe. It's a wonderful place (sort of like right out of National Geographic).
"To refer to Dr. Goodall as a tramp is inexcusable even by a self-described 'loony' as Larson. The cartoon was incredibly offensive and in such poor taste that readers might well question the editorial judgment of running such an atrocity in a newspaper that reputes to be supplying news to persons with a better than average intelligence. The cartoon and its message were absolutely stupid." —Excerpt from the above-mentioned letter that started the ruckus

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Cheshire @thatsregrettab1.bsky.social · 7d

Can you share an example of a comment that was not accepted on PubPeer that was published on Paperstars?

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Cheshire @thatsregrettab1.bsky.social · 8d

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@elisabethbik.bsky.social

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Health Nerd @gidmk.bsky.social · 9d

This is a fascinating story.

A Lebanese team published a study showing massive benefits for apple cider vinegar in 2024. People immediately noticed it was problematic, and complained.

BMJ asked the authors for the data, and they sent it through. The study has just been retracted and WOW 1/n