My PhD student: "More like, these are the 4 stages of writing a PhD thesis."
@smutclyde.bsky.social discusses the recycling of kaggle datasets into the scientific literature. A paper from Scientific Reports used the "eye disease data set" which includes only a few hundred images, including animals, diagrams, and people in sunglasses.
forbetterscience.com/2026/06/09/b...
Bernd Porr
Sholto David
A long tradition of respect for the Tsars.
I've been robbed of my 1st Amendment right to silence people who disrespect me!
It can't do any worse.
@smutclyde.bsky.social discusses the recycling of kaggle datasets into the scientific literature. A paper from Scientific Reports used the "eye disease data set" which includes only a few hundred images, including animals, diagrams, and people in sunglasses.
forbetterscience.com/2026/06/09/b...
One of the locals along the Clinical trail (Waimapihi) was up early.
To the surprise of absolutely no-one, a panel of well-connected old Oxonians from advantageous backgrounds would like to credit the fact that they lived to be old upon their personal choices rather than upon their backgrounds.
Near the top of Salvation Track.
Thanks to AI, we no longer need bored 19th C. aristocratic English antiquarians.
Mushroom, you are unclear on the concept.
Smut Clyde, X-Ray Haruspex
Smut Clyde, X-Ray Haruspex
Smut Clyde, X-Ray Haruspex
Sholto David
Ukrainians write the first version of their letter to putin
Smut Clyde, X-Ray Haruspex
Smut Clyde, X-Ray Haruspex
WED: Tell me again that you are opposed to censorship of dissenting views?
The answer to speech you don’t like is more speech, not “shut up.”
Here, how about actually addressing the concerns about your papers instead of endlessly playing the victim on social media?
Smut Clyde, X-Ray Haruspex
Smut Clyde, X-Ray Haruspex
Smut Clyde, X-Ray Haruspex
Masterful dissection of a problematic paper by Smut Clyde (@smutclyde.bsky.social)
pubpeer.com/publications...
Scientific Reports (@springernature.com), do better.
Important explanation that these headlines were not based on any science but are essentially the opinions of well connected people.
open.substack.com/pub/gidmk/p/...
Leonid Schneider
I don’t know what to tell you, man. I’m a medieval historian, and, in my field, if you don’t check your sources (and your sources’ sources) you are just asking to be taken for a ride by some bored 19th C. aristocratic English antiquarian with a penchant for inventing history.
