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Written by Dorothy Bishop on 2025-01-28 at 15:41

Scary stuff on CHATGpt nonsense infiltrating regular scientific literature, and focussing on topics where there is a vested interest in promoting disinformation https://misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/gpt-fabricated-scientific-papers-on-google-scholar-key-features-spread-and-implications-for-preempting-evidence-manipulation/

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Written by Dorothy Bishop on 2025-01-28 at 05:39

comment on paper mills by a group of sleuths

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00212-1

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Written by Dorothy Bishop on 2025-01-27 at 04:49

when editors screw up: an unhappy tale about Nature Communications

https://goodscience.substack.com/

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Written by Dorothy Bishop on 2025-01-18 at 15:52

New blogpost: nonsensical papers as canaries in the coalmine - and more bad news for MDPI.

https://deevybee.blogspot.com/2025/01/tomatoes-roaming-fields-and-canaries-in.html

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Written by Dorothy Bishop on 2025-01-15 at 19:59

US scientists look worried about Trump

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00050-1

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Written by Dorothy Bishop on 2025-01-13 at 23:23

Film recommendation: A Real Pain

Funny and sad

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Written by Dorothy Bishop on 2025-01-10 at 16:37

I'm afraid this is only available to Res Prof subscribers

https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-politics-2025-1-royal-society-under-pressure-amid-musk-s-political-posturing/

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Written by Dorothy Bishop on 2025-01-01 at 11:25

Retrospective look at my blog for 2024.

http://deevybee.blogspot.com/2025/01/retrospective-look-at-blog-highlights.html

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Written by Dorothy Bishop on 2024-12-31 at 07:28

well worth a read. Re the literal dumbing down of Toshi Seeger in the film A Complete Unknown. https://merrillmarkoe.substack.com/p/a-complete-unknown-the-ballad-of

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Written by Dorothy Bishop on 2024-12-30 at 11:03

Hoping for advice from #bonsai Mastodonians. 2 yr ago I was given a bonsai kit for Christmas and planted a few pine seeds. This is the sole survivor, who I have named Eric. Growing conditions in my flat are not ideal - he's currently on a windowsill and about 12 cm high. Qu is whether I try to make a bonsai from him. I think if I try there's a strong chance I'll kill him as I don't know what I'm doing. I do have a nice suitable bonsai dish.

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Written by Dorothy Bishop on 2024-12-23 at 14:43

Here's an easy one for a seasonal

[#]OxPicQuiz

can you recognise where it is?

[#]Procreate

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Written by Dorothy Bishop on 2024-12-03 at 12:14

fantastic lecture by Patricia Murray, recipient of Healthsense award for her work challenging bad science and battling those who neglect their duty to investigate it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9ySk3m_EBE&t=1073s

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Written by Dorothy Bishop on 2024-12-02 at 08:36

Excellent piece by Sam Freedman on how government policies to reduce costs often just end up moving demand around

https://open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/the-definition-of-madness

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Written by Dorothy Bishop on 2024-12-01 at 18:23

journal hijackers are getting bolder

https://retractionwatch.com/2024/11/25/exclusive-new-hijacking-scam-targets-elsevier-springer-nature-and-other-major-publishers/

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Written by Dorothy Bishop on 2024-12-01 at 18:00

interesting take from William Cullerne Brown on the Royal Society’s relationship with Elon Musk. He sees much more complexity in the situation than I did. https://williamcullernebown.substack.com/p/big-tech-in-the-uk

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