Monthly Archives: November 2010

Payoffs of wasting time

Posted on November 23, 2010 by

“Nothing matters but papers.” This is the mantra of some folks in academic science, as highlighted in Doctor Zen’s post, which was sparked by a comment from an SfN10 blogger on Tideliar’s post regarding the negative reaction of some colleagues … Continue reading →

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Burden of Proof

Posted on November 10, 2010 by

One of my favorite new blogs this year is Retraction Watch, written by Adam Marcus and Ivan Oransky, both carrying substantial science editing and journalism credentials. If you’re a scientist and you’re not following it, you really should. Anyway, last week brought the … Continue reading →

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