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The identity of scientific papers
This prompt arose in response to Stuart Ritchie’s response to a suggestion in an editorial “first published last year but currently getting some attention on Twitter” – that scientists should write their scientific papers as if they were telling a … Continue reading
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Tagged IMRaD structure, knowledge production, preprint papers, replication crisis, science journalism, scientific papers, scientific publishing, storytelling
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The language and bullshitness of 'a nearly unreadable paper'
Earlier today, the Retraction Watch mailing list highlighted a strange paper written by a V.M. Das disputing the widely accepted fact that our body clocks are regulated by the gene-level circadian rhythm. The paper is utter bullshit. Sample its breathless … Continue reading
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Tagged pseudoscience, scientific papers, scientific publishing, Second language, University Grants Commission, vernacular languages
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The language and bullshitness of ‘a nearly unreadable paper’
Earlier today, the Retraction Watch mailing list highlighted a strange paper written by a V.M. Das disputing the widely accepted fact that our body clocks are regulated by the gene-level circadian rhythm. The paper is utter bullshit. Sample its breathless … Continue reading
Posted in Life notes, Scicomm
Tagged pseudoscience, scientific papers, scientific publishing, Second language, University Grants Commission, vernacular languages
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