Dead Neanderthals
@deadneanderthals.bsky.social
Dead Neanderthals set out for the solar system. Their ultimate goal is currently unknown, but it probably lies far beyond the borders of this galaxy.
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New album out RIGHT NOW!
Stream/buy here:
deadneanderthals.bandcamp.com/album/other-...
Pay-what-you-can-spare download and 10 bucks or more LP.
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Marlon at White Noise Studio
Exquisite artwork by @lukeoram.bsky.social
Layout by @machinefabriek.bsky.social
Stream/buy here:
deadneanderthals.bandcamp.com/album/other-...
Pay-what-you-can-spare download and 10 bucks or more LP.
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Marlon at White Noise Studio
Exquisite artwork by @lukeoram.bsky.social
Layout by @machinefabriek.bsky.social
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Another troubling exposé of fraud in science publishing: organised groups of reviewers (here, in the medical sciences) conspiring to push authors to cite the reviewers' own work.
Hats off to sleuths Oviedo-García, Aquarius, and @deevybee.bsky.social
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Hats off to sleuths Oviedo-García, Aquarius, and @deevybee.bsky.social
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Gaming the peer review system: a sophisticated review mill in medicine highlights the need to ensure reviewer integrity
Background A review mill is a network of researchers who game the peer review system to apparently boost their citations. Members write generic review reports containing suggestions for citations to t...
www.medrxiv.org
November 7, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Another troubling exposé of fraud in science publishing: organised groups of reviewers (here, in the medical sciences) conspiring to push authors to cite the reviewers' own work.
Hats off to sleuths Oviedo-García, Aquarius, and @deevybee.bsky.social
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Hats off to sleuths Oviedo-García, Aquarius, and @deevybee.bsky.social
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
New pre-print out on peer-review milling! Together with @deevybee.bsky.social and M. Angeles Oviedo Garcia.
Enjoy!
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Enjoy!
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Gaming the peer review system: a sophisticated review mill in medicine highlights the need to ensure reviewer integrity
Background A review mill is a network of researchers who game the peer review system to apparently boost their citations. Members write generic review reports containing suggestions for citations to t...
doi.org
November 7, 2025 at 10:22 AM
New pre-print out on peer-review milling! Together with @deevybee.bsky.social and M. Angeles Oviedo Garcia.
Enjoy!
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Enjoy!
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Our new album Incantations is OUT NOW.
Order through Utecht records or us.
Harsh, droning metal!
deadneanderthals.bandcamp.com/album/incant...
utechrecords.bandcamp.com/album/incant...
Order through Utecht records or us.
Harsh, droning metal!
deadneanderthals.bandcamp.com/album/incant...
utechrecords.bandcamp.com/album/incant...
November 7, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Our new album Incantations is OUT NOW.
Order through Utecht records or us.
Harsh, droning metal!
deadneanderthals.bandcamp.com/album/incant...
utechrecords.bandcamp.com/album/incant...
Order through Utecht records or us.
Harsh, droning metal!
deadneanderthals.bandcamp.com/album/incant...
utechrecords.bandcamp.com/album/incant...
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"40% of papers about subarachnoid haemorrhage in animals contained manipulated images."
We have to face up to the fact that in some fields, over half of published science might be fake.
We have to face up to the fact that in some fields, over half of published science might be fake.
40% dierstudies naar hersenbloedingen bevat afbeeldingen die niet kloppen, ontdekten René Aquarius en Kim Wever @radboudumc.bsky.social. Sommige artikelen zijn mogelijk geheel of deels verzonnen. Zorgwekkend, zegt ook @elisabethbik.bsky.social.
Voor @voxweb.bsky.social.
www.voxweb.nl/nieuws/honde...
Voor @voxweb.bsky.social.
www.voxweb.nl/nieuws/honde...
Nijmeegse wetenschappers ontdekken honderden mogelijk frauduleuze publicaties over hersenbloedingen bij dieren - Vox magazine
40 procent van de dierexperimentele studies naar hersenbloedingen bevat afbeeldingen die niet kloppen, ontdekten onderzoekers van het Radboudumc. Een deel van deze publicaties is mogelijk geheel of de...
www.voxweb.nl
November 1, 2025 at 9:11 PM
"40% of papers about subarachnoid haemorrhage in animals contained manipulated images."
We have to face up to the fact that in some fields, over half of published science might be fake.
We have to face up to the fact that in some fields, over half of published science might be fake.
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Nadja & MoE, together again, 2 shows in Germany, 1 in Poland:
19.11 - Arkaoda, Berlin
20.11 - Hühnermanhattan, Halle
21.11 - LAS, Poznan
19.11 - Arkaoda, Berlin
20.11 - Hühnermanhattan, Halle
21.11 - LAS, Poznan
November 6, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Nadja & MoE, together again, 2 shows in Germany, 1 in Poland:
19.11 - Arkaoda, Berlin
20.11 - Hühnermanhattan, Halle
21.11 - LAS, Poznan
19.11 - Arkaoda, Berlin
20.11 - Hühnermanhattan, Halle
21.11 - LAS, Poznan
Will Death Breath ever release that album that they recorded in 2009 or so? What a band!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAzg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAzg...
Death Breath - Live On Swedish Radio Show ( FULL ) 2008
YouTube video by SWEDEN .PUNK
www.youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Will Death Breath ever release that album that they recorded in 2009 or so? What a band!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAzg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAzg...
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A network of peer reviewers in Italy is targeting medical journals, threatening “both the scientific record and patient safety,” a team of researchers including @deevybee.bsky.social report.
Review mill in Italy targeting ob-gyn journals, researchers allege
Examples of “boilerplate” text used in the suspect reviews.M.A. Oviedo-Garcia et al/medRxiv 2025 A network of peer reviewers in Italy is targeting medical journals, threatening “both the scientific…
retractionwatch.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:54 PM
A network of peer reviewers in Italy is targeting medical journals, threatening “both the scientific record and patient safety,” a team of researchers including @deevybee.bsky.social report.
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Last year we released the amazing Cast Down and Hunted by Aidan Baker & Dead Neanderthals.
Check out the last few copies in our shop (also with an option to get as bundle with DNMF Smelter).
movingfurniturerecords.bandcamp.com/album/cast-d...
@nadjaluv.bsky.social @deadneanderthals.bsky.social
Check out the last few copies in our shop (also with an option to get as bundle with DNMF Smelter).
movingfurniturerecords.bandcamp.com/album/cast-d...
@nadjaluv.bsky.social @deadneanderthals.bsky.social
Cast Down And Hunted, by Aidan Baker & Dead Neanderthals
2 track album
movingfurniturerecords.bandcamp.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Last year we released the amazing Cast Down and Hunted by Aidan Baker & Dead Neanderthals.
Check out the last few copies in our shop (also with an option to get as bundle with DNMF Smelter).
movingfurniturerecords.bandcamp.com/album/cast-d...
@nadjaluv.bsky.social @deadneanderthals.bsky.social
Check out the last few copies in our shop (also with an option to get as bundle with DNMF Smelter).
movingfurniturerecords.bandcamp.com/album/cast-d...
@nadjaluv.bsky.social @deadneanderthals.bsky.social
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arXiv will no longer accept review articles and position papers unless they have been accepted at a journal or a conference and complete successful peer review.
This is due to being overwhelmed by a hundreds of AI generated papers a month.
Yet another open submission process killed by LLMs.
This is due to being overwhelmed by a hundreds of AI generated papers a month.
Yet another open submission process killed by LLMs.
Attention Authors: Updated Practice for Review Articles and Position Papers in arXiv CS Category – arXiv blog
blog.arxiv.org
November 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
arXiv will no longer accept review articles and position papers unless they have been accepted at a journal or a conference and complete successful peer review.
This is due to being overwhelmed by a hundreds of AI generated papers a month.
Yet another open submission process killed by LLMs.
This is due to being overwhelmed by a hundreds of AI generated papers a month.
Yet another open submission process killed by LLMs.
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"We included 608 articles, of which 243 articles were identified as problematic (40.0%)." (bit.ly/3X4PtGF) This finding of so many image-related problems by a team that wanted to do a systemic review, is deeply concerning.
October 31, 2025 at 9:41 AM
"We included 608 articles, of which 243 articles were identified as problematic (40.0%)." (bit.ly/3X4PtGF) This finding of so many image-related problems by a team that wanted to do a systemic review, is deeply concerning.
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Our new paper is out in PLOS Biology! I'm very conflicted about the project: proud because it feels like the most important project I've ever been a part of, but also very sad that we found so many problems in our field.
Read the paper here: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Read the paper here: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Erroneous articles can undermine scientific progress & mislead future research. Rene Aquarius &co show that 40% of articles on early #BrainInjury in animal studies have #ImageDuplication & #ImageManipulation problems, but correction by #journals remains limited @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4p59QzN
October 31, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Our new paper is out in PLOS Biology! I'm very conflicted about the project: proud because it feels like the most important project I've ever been a part of, but also very sad that we found so many problems in our field.
Read the paper here: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Read the paper here: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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40% dierstudies naar hersenbloedingen bevat afbeeldingen die niet kloppen, ontdekten René Aquarius en Kim Wever @radboudumc.bsky.social. Sommige artikelen zijn mogelijk geheel of deels verzonnen. Zorgwekkend, zegt ook @elisabethbik.bsky.social.
Voor @voxweb.bsky.social.
www.voxweb.nl/nieuws/honde...
Voor @voxweb.bsky.social.
www.voxweb.nl/nieuws/honde...
Nijmeegse wetenschappers ontdekken honderden mogelijk frauduleuze publicaties over hersenbloedingen bij dieren - Vox magazine
40 procent van de dierexperimentele studies naar hersenbloedingen bevat afbeeldingen die niet kloppen, ontdekten onderzoekers van het Radboudumc. Een deel van deze publicaties is mogelijk geheel of de...
www.voxweb.nl
October 31, 2025 at 10:11 AM
40% dierstudies naar hersenbloedingen bevat afbeeldingen die niet kloppen, ontdekten René Aquarius en Kim Wever @radboudumc.bsky.social. Sommige artikelen zijn mogelijk geheel of deels verzonnen. Zorgwekkend, zegt ook @elisabethbik.bsky.social.
Voor @voxweb.bsky.social.
www.voxweb.nl/nieuws/honde...
Voor @voxweb.bsky.social.
www.voxweb.nl/nieuws/honde...
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40 Percent of Stroke Animal Studies May Have Problematic Images
Red flags during a literature review led to the discovery of over 200 papers on animal models of stroke with duplicated images, which is likely an underestimate.
www.the-scientist.com/40-percent-o...
Red flags during a literature review led to the discovery of over 200 papers on animal models of stroke with duplicated images, which is likely an underestimate.
www.the-scientist.com/40-percent-o...
40 Percent of Stroke Animal Studies May Have Problematic Images
Red flags during a literature review led to the discovery of over 200 papers on animal models of stroke with duplicated images, which is likely an underestimate.
www.the-scientist.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:39 PM
40 Percent of Stroke Animal Studies May Have Problematic Images
Red flags during a literature review led to the discovery of over 200 papers on animal models of stroke with duplicated images, which is likely an underestimate.
www.the-scientist.com/40-percent-o...
Red flags during a literature review led to the discovery of over 200 papers on animal models of stroke with duplicated images, which is likely an underestimate.
www.the-scientist.com/40-percent-o...
Our new paper is out in PLOS Biology! I'm very conflicted about the project: proud because it feels like the most important project I've ever been a part of, but also very sad that we found so many problems in our field.
Read the paper here: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Read the paper here: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Erroneous articles can undermine scientific progress & mislead future research. Rene Aquarius &co show that 40% of articles on early #BrainInjury in animal studies have #ImageDuplication & #ImageManipulation problems, but correction by #journals remains limited @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4p59QzN
October 31, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Our new paper is out in PLOS Biology! I'm very conflicted about the project: proud because it feels like the most important project I've ever been a part of, but also very sad that we found so many problems in our field.
Read the paper here: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Read the paper here: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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October 17, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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How do research sleuths uncover and communicate publication concerns?
Join Anna Abalkina, Reese Richardson, Rene Aquarius, & Marie Soulière for
*Detectives of research: Techniques and teamwork in publication sleuthing*
🔗 Register https://ow.ly/3toB50XeQZY
#PublicationIntegrityWeek
Join Anna Abalkina, Reese Richardson, Rene Aquarius, & Marie Soulière for
*Detectives of research: Techniques and teamwork in publication sleuthing*
🔗 Register https://ow.ly/3toB50XeQZY
#PublicationIntegrityWeek
October 20, 2025 at 11:45 AM
How do research sleuths uncover and communicate publication concerns?
Join Anna Abalkina, Reese Richardson, Rene Aquarius, & Marie Soulière for
*Detectives of research: Techniques and teamwork in publication sleuthing*
🔗 Register https://ow.ly/3toB50XeQZY
#PublicationIntegrityWeek
Join Anna Abalkina, Reese Richardson, Rene Aquarius, & Marie Soulière for
*Detectives of research: Techniques and teamwork in publication sleuthing*
🔗 Register https://ow.ly/3toB50XeQZY
#PublicationIntegrityWeek
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New blogpost on my concerns about Wellcome LEAP new $50m program on autism/microbiome links. deevybee.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-le...
#autism #microbiome #biomarkers #diagnostic
#autism #microbiome #biomarkers #diagnostic
A LEAP into the future, or off a cliff: Wellcome LEAP's new $50M program
A few days ago, I saw this post on LinkedIn: How does the gut microbiome shape early brain development? That’s what FORM, a new $50 million...
deevybee.blogspot.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
New blogpost on my concerns about Wellcome LEAP new $50m program on autism/microbiome links. deevybee.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-le...
#autism #microbiome #biomarkers #diagnostic
#autism #microbiome #biomarkers #diagnostic
"gold standard science"
The entire HR department at the CDC is gone. Everyone at the IRB, which makes sure studies are conducted ethically and rigorously, and the ethics office, which oversee conflicts of interest for CDC leaders and advisory committee members, were also let go.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Instability and confusion’ as CDC slashes 1,300 jobs before reinstating half
Trump administration says 700 notices were sent in error, while top CDC officer says ‘they didn’t think through what they were doing’
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 7:33 PM
"gold standard science"
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To absolutely nobody’s surprise, the more than 2,200 episodes of the Joe Rogan Experience do not link to research items even once.
The team decided to run our algorithm across all available episodes of the Joe Rogan Podcast.
At 2261 eps, 3-4 hours long, this was a big task.
The algorithm detected not a single citation in nearly 7,000 hours of content.
The Altmetric team shed a collective tear.
It had worked flawlessly.
9/17
At 2261 eps, 3-4 hours long, this was a big task.
The algorithm detected not a single citation in nearly 7,000 hours of content.
The Altmetric team shed a collective tear.
It had worked flawlessly.
9/17
October 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM
To absolutely nobody’s surprise, the more than 2,200 episodes of the Joe Rogan Experience do not link to research items even once.
We have just released the second track of our upcoming album 'Incantations' on Bandcamp entitled: 'Incantation for dancing with flames'
Listen here:
deadneanderthals.bandcamp.com/album/incant...
utechrecords.bandcamp.com/album/incant...
Listen here:
deadneanderthals.bandcamp.com/album/incant...
utechrecords.bandcamp.com/album/incant...
October 13, 2025 at 12:41 PM
We have just released the second track of our upcoming album 'Incantations' on Bandcamp entitled: 'Incantation for dancing with flames'
Listen here:
deadneanderthals.bandcamp.com/album/incant...
utechrecords.bandcamp.com/album/incant...
Listen here:
deadneanderthals.bandcamp.com/album/incant...
utechrecords.bandcamp.com/album/incant...
ICYMI
We will release our new album 'Incantations' soon on Utech records.
Listen to the 9-minute opening track "Incantation For Turning Men Into Swine" by clicking one of the links:
Pre-order EU
deadneanderthals.bandcamp.com/album/incant...
Pre-order US
utechrecords.bandcamp.com/album/incant...
We will release our new album 'Incantations' soon on Utech records.
Listen to the 9-minute opening track "Incantation For Turning Men Into Swine" by clicking one of the links:
Pre-order EU
deadneanderthals.bandcamp.com/album/incant...
Pre-order US
utechrecords.bandcamp.com/album/incant...
October 11, 2025 at 12:57 PM
ICYMI
We will release our new album 'Incantations' soon on Utech records.
Listen to the 9-minute opening track "Incantation For Turning Men Into Swine" by clicking one of the links:
Pre-order EU
deadneanderthals.bandcamp.com/album/incant...
Pre-order US
utechrecords.bandcamp.com/album/incant...
We will release our new album 'Incantations' soon on Utech records.
Listen to the 9-minute opening track "Incantation For Turning Men Into Swine" by clicking one of the links:
Pre-order EU
deadneanderthals.bandcamp.com/album/incant...
Pre-order US
utechrecords.bandcamp.com/album/incant...
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Heavy!
Listen to the first track of our new album 'Incantations'. It's a very heavy slab of Drone Metal, which will be released on LP through #UtechRecords
Pre-order via us:
deadneanderthals.bandcamp.com/album/incant...
Pre-order via Utech Records:
utechrecords.bandcamp.com/album/incant...
Pre-order via us:
deadneanderthals.bandcamp.com/album/incant...
Pre-order via Utech Records:
utechrecords.bandcamp.com/album/incant...
October 5, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Heavy!
Listen to the first track of our new album "Incantations".
Out next month!
Out next month!
Listen to the first track of our new album 'Incantations'. It's a very heavy slab of Drone Metal, which will be released on LP through #UtechRecords
Pre-order via us:
deadneanderthals.bandcamp.com/album/incant...
Pre-order via Utech Records:
utechrecords.bandcamp.com/album/incant...
Pre-order via us:
deadneanderthals.bandcamp.com/album/incant...
Pre-order via Utech Records:
utechrecords.bandcamp.com/album/incant...
October 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Listen to the first track of our new album "Incantations".
Out next month!
Out next month!