Krzysztof Potempa
braincures.bsky.social
Krzysztof Potempa
@braincures.bsky.social
Some $2.6 million will go to the data sleuth Sholto David himself. That is a tidy prize for an independent researcher. Yet it is worth rewarding sleuths like him, because the academic research model is riddled with perverse incentives that seem to encourage gibberish
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Sleuths who root out bad science perform a vital public service
It is worth rewarding the likes of Sholto David — the academic research model is riddled with perverse incentives that seem to encourage gibberish
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January 15, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Many of the works David scrutinized were published by the Dana Farber institute’s leading scientists—including president and CEO Laurie Glimcher, COO William Hahn and senior researchers @ireneghobrial.bsky.social and Kenneth Anderson
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Top Harvard Cancer Institute Will Retract Six Studies and Correct 31 More After Photoshop Claims
British biologist and blogger Sholto David alleged that executives at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute published papers with manipulated data and images
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December 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Typical settlements for research misconduct allegations have been in the $10 million range, although some have been smaller. In the Duke case, which settled for $112.5M, the whistleblower, former lab technician Joseph Thomas, received $33.8M @retractionwatch.com
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Dana-Farber settles suit alleging image manipulation for $15 million
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has settled a lawsuit filed under the False Claims Act, admitting researchers used images and data that were “misrepresented and/or duplicated” in support of grant appl…
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December 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
@elisabethbik.bsky.social, perhaps the most prominent of image sleuths, said she broadly agreed with the claims David made in his blog. Based on her work, scientific journals have retracted 1,133 articles, corrected 1,017 others and printed 153 expressions of concern
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#researchintegrity #sciencepolicy #scipol #scicomm #researchculture #technology | Krzysztof Potempa
Congratulations to science sleuth Sholto David, PhD for his successful whistleblowing on poor research integrity matters at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Support this whistleblower's work via Patreon ...
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December 19, 2025 at 10:07 PM
If you ever wondered why the progress in cancer research is so slow despite billions being invested into basic research – Sholto David will show you why. Forget Asian papermills. Forget Sicilian universities
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Dana-Farberications at Harvard University
“Imagine what mistakes might be found in the raw data if anyone was allowed to look!” – Sholto David
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December 19, 2025 at 9:58 PM