Fraud and the false optimism of AI for science

2026-04-22

This is Jessica. “Scientific doomerism” seems to be everywhere lately, from a presidential statement that promises to restore “gold standard science” from the top down because scientists have botched things, to journals being inundated with AI-produced papers, to sleuths like … Continue reading → …

If that CDC report had just included some fake citations and some crazy dietary advice, the boss would surely have approved it for publication.

2026-04-22

From a news article, “C.D.C. Cancels Publication of Study Showing Benefits of Covid Vaccines”: The acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has canceled the publication of a study that found that the Covid vaccine sharply cut … Continue reading → …

Postmodern anti-science attitudes?

2026-04-22

John “not Jaws” Williams writes: For some time, I’ve noticed postmodernist views cropping up in the magazine Science, mostly in the book reviews. In the 23 Feb 2024 issue, however, they arrived full blown in a set of opinion pieces … Continue reading → …

New Value: increasing cost of UKRI research grants

2026-04-22

A chance comment from a colleague led to today’s post. Competition for research grants in the UK has become more intense recently. Success rates have dropped, and this has been attributed to more applications, against a backdrop of a flat investment in science by the government. My colleague thought …

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