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Science Fictions links for November 2024 • Alzheimer's: still not cured
Science Fictions links for November 2024
Alzheimer's: still not cured
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November 18, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Science Fictions links for November 2024 • Alzheimer's: still not cured
Science Fictions links for October 2024 • Including a good scientific report about the bad scientific reports published in Scientific Reports
Science Fictions links for October 2024
Including a good scientific report about the bad scientific reports published in Scientific Reports
www.sciencefictions.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Science Fictions links for October 2024 • Including a good scientific report about the bad scientific reports published in Scientific Reports
Science Fictions links for September 2024 • Case dismissed! And many other stories of science gone wrong
Science Fictions links for September 2024
Case dismissed! And many other stories of science gone wrong
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November 18, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Science Fictions links for September 2024 • Case dismissed! And many other stories of science gone wrong
Science Fictions links for August 2024 • "Honey, I spent three hundred million dollars on a fake scientific publisher" - and so much more
Science Fictions links for August 2024
"Honey, I spent three hundred million dollars on a fake scientific publisher" - and so much more
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November 18, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Science Fictions links for August 2024 • "Honey, I spent three hundred million dollars on a fake scientific publisher" - and so much more
Science Fictions links for July 2024 • The Marshmallow Test ROASTED; sneaky referencers CAUGHT RED-HANDED; plagiarists TOTALLY UNPUNISHED; and much more
Science Fictions links for July 2024
The Marshmallow Test ROASTED; sneaky referencers CAUGHT RED-HANDED; plagiarists TOTALLY UNPUNISHED; and much more
www.sciencefictions.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Science Fictions links for July 2024 • The Marshmallow Test ROASTED; sneaky referencers CAUGHT RED-HANDED; plagiarists TOTALLY UNPUNISHED; and much more
Science Fictions links for June 2024 • Lock them up! Fraudulent scientists, that is
Science Fictions links for June 2024
Lock them up! Fraudulent scientists, that is
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November 18, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Science Fictions links for June 2024 • Lock them up! Fraudulent scientists, that is
Science Fictions links for May 2024 • A delicious blend of honey, lithium, and magic mushrooms. And really quite a lot of scientific fraud
Science Fictions links for May 2024
A delicious blend of honey, lithium, and magic mushrooms. And really quite a lot of scientific fraud
www.sciencefictions.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Science Fictions links for May 2024 • A delicious blend of honey, lithium, and magic mushrooms. And really quite a lot of scientific fraud
Science Fictions links for April 2024 • Plagiarism at Harvard (again); retractions at Stanford (again); and a whole bunch of other stuff from the world of bad science
Science Fictions links for April 2024
Plagiarism at Harvard (again); retractions at Stanford (again); and a whole bunch of other stuff from the world of bad science
www.sciencefictions.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Science Fictions links for April 2024 • Plagiarism at Harvard (again); retractions at Stanford (again); and a whole bunch of other stuff from the world of bad science
Science Fictions links for March 2024 • An Open Science embarrassment; a slew of profiles of dodgy researchers; AI taking over scientific writing; and much more
Science Fictions links for March 2024
An Open Science embarrassment; a slew of profiles of dodgy researchers; AI taking over scientific writing; and much more
www.sciencefictions.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Science Fictions links for March 2024 • An Open Science embarrassment; a slew of profiles of dodgy researchers; AI taking over scientific writing; and much more
Science Fictions links for February 2024 • Yes, that well-endowed rat is here, but so is loads of other stuff
Science Fictions links for February 2024
Yes, that well-endowed rat is here, but so is loads of other stuff
www.sciencefictions.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Science Fictions links for February 2024 • Yes, that well-endowed rat is here, but so is loads of other stuff
Science Fictions links for December 2023 • Ruin your Christmas by reading depressing stories about bad science!
Science Fictions links for December 2023
Ruin your Christmas by reading depressing stories about bad science!
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November 18, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Science Fictions links for December 2023 • Ruin your Christmas by reading depressing stories about bad science!
Science Fictions links for November 2023 • The most interesting, amusing, and depressing bad-science stuff on the internet
Science Fictions links for November 2023
The most interesting, amusing, and depressing bad-science stuff on the internet
www.sciencefictions.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Science Fictions links for November 2023 • The most interesting, amusing, and depressing bad-science stuff on the internet
Science writing update, October 2023 edition • Ineffective drugs, amnesia about genetics, Dolly the sheep, and lies about vaping - plus a huge list of interesting links about bad science
Science writing update, October 2023 edition
Ineffective drugs, amnesia about genetics, Dolly the sheep, and lies about vaping - plus a huge list of interesting links about bad science
www.sciencefictions.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Science writing update, October 2023 edition • Ineffective drugs, amnesia about genetics, Dolly the sheep, and lies about vaping - plus a huge list of interesting links about bad science
Science writing update, September 2023 edition • Should we fear ultra-processed foods? Is BMI useless? Do strip clubs reduce sex crimes? And tons of links about bad science
Science writing update, September 2023 edition
Should we fear ultra-processed foods? Is BMI useless? Do strip clubs reduce sex crimes? And tons of links about bad science
www.sciencefictions.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Science writing update, September 2023 edition • Should we fear ultra-processed foods? Is BMI useless? Do strip clubs reduce sex crimes? And tons of links about bad science
Science writing update, August 2023 edition • Why I was right about the LK-99 "room-temperature superconductor" - plus all the usual updates and collected links
Science writing update, August 2023 edition
Why I was right about the LK-99 "room-temperature superconductor" - plus all the usual updates and collected links
www.sciencefictions.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Science writing update, August 2023 edition • Why I was right about the LK-99 "room-temperature superconductor" - plus all the usual updates and collected links
Announcing my new podcast: The Studies Show • In which Tom Chivers and I talk about a scientific controversy every week
Announcing my new podcast: The Studies Show
In which Tom Chivers and I talk about a scientific controversy every week
www.sciencefictions.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Announcing my new podcast: The Studies Show • In which Tom Chivers and I talk about a scientific controversy every week
Science writing update, July 2023 edition • Anti-anti-misinformation; diet drinks on trial; scientists should git gud at debating; vaccinating bats; real aliens; and vaping... IN MICE. Plus lots of interesting science-related links
Science writing update, July 2023 edition
Anti-anti-misinformation; diet drinks on trial; scientists should git gud at debating; vaccinating bats; real aliens; and vaping... IN MICE. Plus lots of interesting science-related links
www.sciencefictions.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Science writing update, July 2023 edition • Anti-anti-misinformation; diet drinks on trial; scientists should git gud at debating; vaccinating bats; real aliens; and vaping... IN MICE. Plus lots of interesting science-related links
Science writing update, May 2023 edition • Politicising Long COVID; Biden's cognitive abilities; the Hitler hoax; missing the point about the AI apocalypse; and how evil are the rich, really? Plus a collection of cool science links
Science writing update, May 2023 edition
Politicising Long COVID; Biden's cognitive abilities; the Hitler hoax; missing the point about the AI apocalypse; and how evil are the rich, really? Plus a collection of cool science links
www.sciencefictions.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Science writing update, May 2023 edition • Politicising Long COVID; Biden's cognitive abilities; the Hitler hoax; missing the point about the AI apocalypse; and how evil are the rich, really? Plus a collection of cool science links