Good summary (imo) by @cathleenogrady.bsky.social, and useful quotes from thoughtful people like @peteetchells.bsky.social and @dingdingpeng.the100.ci and others.
Last week, a preprint reporting expert consensus on smartphones and teen mental health sparked a kerfuffle.
Critics are saying the evidence in the field is too thin to support consensus, and that the findings of the paper have been communicated badly: www.science.org/content/arti...
In the early 2010s, critics started pointing out that much of the psychology literature was unreliable. Now, a statistical analysis suggests the field is improving, @cathleenogrady.bsky.social reports. www.science.org/content/arti...
Don't look now but: Scientific fraud has become an ‘industry,’ alarming analysis finds. Brought to you by @science.org 's excellent @cathleenogrady.bsky.social | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Scientific fraud has become an ‘industry,’ alarming analysis finds | Science | AAAS via @cathleenogrady.bsky.social www.science.org/content/arti...
Preprint reporting common ground among researchers on smartphones and teen mental health is premature and flawed, critics say
Thom, this is brutal reading. To say that the system is short-sighted and unfair is a massive understatement. I remember during my MSc someone telling me that you were a rockstar but struggling to find your next position—appalling that this never changed!
It's fantastic! @reeserichardson.bsky.social hit the nail on the head
A massive health dataset has spawned a wealth of cookie-cutter "research Mad Libs" papers that don't tell us anything useful, but flood the literature with noise. Possibly AI-generated, possibly paper mill origin.
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