RT @DanLarremore: New one on my list of favorite papers. "Academic Urban Legends" It explores the ironic follies of how we cite literat…
New one on my list of favorite papers. "Academic Urban Legends" It explores the ironic follies of how we cite literature by tracing a myth: that we think spinach has a lot of iron only because of a decimal point error in the early 1900s. h/t @jugander
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
This open-access article is well worth reading in full as it shows how bad citation habits in reputable journals turn made-up stats and unconfirmed rumours into Scientific Facts
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
RT @itamarcaspi: בני כמה אתם הייתם כשגיליתם שתרד כמקור מעולה לברזל הוא למעשה מיתוס שמקורו בשגיאה במיקום הנקודה העשרונית במאמר משנות ה-30? h…
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
Academic urban legends - Ole Bjørn Rekdal, 2014 https://t.co/SFfnFsuG81
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
בני כמה אתם הייתם כשגיליתם שתרד כמקור מעולה לברזל הוא למעשה מיתוס שמקורו בשגיאה במיקום הנקודה העשרונית במאמר משנות ה-30? https://t.co/X9thZWAKv5
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
RT @ejames_c: Crap. https://t.co/yygxx8RwSE
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
Well intentioned but long enough to mislead most. Read: https://t.co/xCkoLYo0Sn instead.
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
RT @ejames_c: Crap. https://t.co/yygxx8RwSE
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
😢😢😢 keerai masiyal saadham with thokku and watching popeye is how I spent like at least a couple of weeks of my childhood in total. https://t.co/JCz9KbZYj8
Crap. https://t.co/yygxx8RwSE
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
RT @KristinaLerman: “Academic urban legends”!@MaintenancePod has many more examples of scientific misinformation and outright fraud.
This is fantastic
FWIW, most beliefs are closer to pop sci memes than actual SOTA. It's always fun when you can prove the negative that we really don't know something because the source is a clear mistake. But usually you just get stuck complaining how creepy it is to see w
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
“Academic urban legends”!@MaintenancePod has many more examples of scientific misinformation and outright fraud.
"I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spinach is a good nutritional source of iron." https://t.co/2fXS1DcTmy
@Oysteib ja, sikkert mye mytestoff som sirkulerer med citogenese (norsk ord?) https://t.co/HbdAcNAAig
RT @briandavidearp: Academic urban legends - Ole Bjørn Rekdal, 2014 https://t.co/eEpNBj8U7E
Academic urban legends - Ole Bjørn Rekdal, 2014 https://t.co/eEpNBj8U7E
@aardvark179 Not only online, though it helps. Do you know the story of the myth of the myth of the iron in spinach? https://t.co/7JAx54HR2X
More often happens that narrative how myths come about itself is subject to myth-building. This is why I like the spinach case study by Rekdal. Reports how a myth about a myth came about, and how even those combatting them became mythbuilders. https://t.co
@ShriramKMurthi I wonder what would happen if you replied to such an invite with a link to Academic Urban Legends: https://t.co/Mgn2pG1Huy would they get it, or would they invite you to give a talk about it?
@icantdothatdave Discussed in this article as well: https://t.co/r1ID7ABRWZ
Humans gonna human. This is a fantastic read - get yourself a cup of tea and enjoy the ride. Article by @OBRekdal, via @cbokhove. https://t.co/R3jgEraHbC
For good case study I've often mentioned this article: https://t.co/pDYiO1Cd4h
@SiegenthalerLab (You might enjoy this, then, https://t.co/EPjFwwmD2v.)
RT @cbokhove: @ryandal @bennewmark @tombennett71 @researchED1 Tx. Think was national conference in 2017 #red22 - minister was creating some…
@ryandal @bennewmark @tombennett71 @researchED1 Tx. Think was national conference in 2017 #red22 - minister was creating some myths at same time 😉 - @sara_hjelm brought licorice 😘 - think @rlrossi64 was there - the Rekdal case study still embodies perfectl
Check this paper on how misinformation is also present in academic publications.
@mpolocamacho I'm remember really liking this paper when it first came out and I read it. https://t.co/3L79Zkk3kV
@spinachgeneral @schala163 Alas your iron content is medium at best... https://t.co/xabzQ8p57Y,
RT @asbruckman: @jeffbigham I love this paper "Academic Urban Legends," which traces the origin and persistence of the idea that spinach is…
RT @asbruckman: @jeffbigham I love this paper "Academic Urban Legends," which traces the origin and persistence of the idea that spinach is…
RT @asbruckman: @jeffbigham I love this paper "Academic Urban Legends," which traces the origin and persistence of the idea that spinach is…
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@jeffbigham I love this paper "Academic Urban Legends," which traces the origin and persistence of the idea that spinach is a good dietary source of iron (spoiler: it's not) https://t.co/mtVvDFxAnJ
@FCsouza21 https://t.co/8FA0rCl392 Um problema sistêmico.
I always appreciate a good story on going to the primary sources, and this is fantastic. https://t.co/MdV7EmrpFT
Many "messages presented in respectable scientific publications are" @OBRekdal writes, "based on various forms of rumors. [Some] appear so frequently, and in such complex, colorful, and entertaining ways that we can think of them as academic urban legends"
@Hameleers_M @brookeerinduffy @AlexKooZX @coltenmeisner @syedirfanashraf @seanphelan8 @dianabossio @anneohirsch @stinelomborg @AUrman21 @bruce_mutsvairo Many "messages presented in respectable scientific publications are" @OBRekdal writes, "based on variou
RT @marinantonynewm: Is spinach good for you?-It depends if you get your research data right :-) Academic urban legends is a great article…
RT @marinantonynewm: Is spinach good for you?-It depends if you get your research data right :-) Academic urban legends is a great article…
Is spinach good for you?-It depends if you get your research data right :-) Academic urban legends is a great article by Ole Bjørn Rekdal - a must-read for every researcher! @NCRMUK @CSA_Education https://t.co/UGUtlbUJci
@STS_News Also Rekdal, Ole Bjørn. "Academic urban legends." Social Studies of Science 44.4 (2014): 638-654. https://t.co/8Y5QU66big
See this paper for a fascinating read about scientists citing other scientists who themselves are citing other scientists, without anyone ever taking the time to look up the original references. https://t.co/UcBpPxLxAp
RT @HepkemaWytske: @raphavisses @yjerden For other academic myths this one might be of interest: https://t.co/z6Q1Srl9AV Although unicorns…
@raphavisses @yjerden For other academic myths this one might be of interest: https://t.co/z6Q1Srl9AV Although unicorns might be cooler than spinach
@nonanswernom Excellent example by Rekdal showing why: https://t.co/2udCtWVngV
RT @MediClit: “Many of the messages presented in respectable scientific publications are, in fact, based on various forms of rumors.“ Say…
“Many of the messages presented in respectable scientific publications are, in fact, based on various forms of rumors.“ Say whatever you want and throw in some citations. Don’t worry. Journal editors will never actually check. 😏 https://t.co/3TqKPtAfnR
RT @random_walker: This paper is a gem. The bulk of it is about academic citation practices, yet it reads like a page-turning mystery. With…
@brainpicker This spinach article https://t.co/ucUVRwKVg3) you have on your site is incorrect, see the following: https://t.co/2udCtWVngV
THIS.
RT @jmcrookston: MY SPIRIT PAPER https://t.co/SAilg5jMbx
MY SPIRIT PAPER https://t.co/SAilg5jMbx
@frootle Surprised this author doesn't mention @OBRekdal's article of a few years earlier https://t.co/MVhLncwMAg – it's the standard resource on the myth of the spinach myth myth.
@CatherineCrosi @CU_BIOG3500 @myndwalk @Cornell Thanks for bringing up my ultimate favorite journal article @CatherineCrosi ! Thankfully it is #OpenAccess so it won't just be an inside #CUSciStory joke but everyone can enjoy it! #informationliteracy http
In an on article on academic urban legends, where factiods abt spinach are the star but citation figures play a important part as well, @OBRekdal looks directly at Hamilton's studies & their problems. https://t.co/WFehipxsXU. https://t.co/aV6cgzNROY
@MaintenancePod So the article is Academic Urban Legends: https://t.co/Z3Mev4H7No & it shows how reliance on existing citations as legit & not in need of checking themselves can just stack & reinforce false claims, in this case about spinach. +
Academic urban legends - Ole Bjørn Rekdal, 2014 https://t.co/JboD0oBf5I
An amazingly creative paper! @OBRekdal investigates the case of a decimal point error that led people to believe that spinach is a good source of iron. But the academics perpetuating the story were in error. The culprit? Lax citation standards. 🤦♂️ 👉ht
@ewzucker Hah, oh man, that's a fun one. TBH studies where the takehome is that no one reads anything is like my all-time favorite genre * https://t.co/1lspjuRoky * https://t.co/XCiXIuWpGK * https://t.co/L9AAE3Onnf
@LisaDeBruine One of my favorite papers is exactly about this issue. Fascinating! https://t.co/fQNUOTZmPI
Academic urban legends (2014) : Ole Bjørn Rekdal DOI: https://t.co/uDUzfkWGt8 # #my_bibtex
RT @cfiesler: This paper (open access, yay!) describes how "academic urban legends" happen, with our misconception about spinach as a drivi…
RT @cfiesler: This paper (open access, yay!) describes how "academic urban legends" happen, with our misconception about spinach as a drivi…
RT @cfiesler: This paper (open access, yay!) describes how "academic urban legends" happen, with our misconception about spinach as a drivi…
RT @cfiesler: This paper (open access, yay!) describes how "academic urban legends" happen, with our misconception about spinach as a drivi…
RT @gluejar: This paper (ht/@cfiesler) https://t.co/0RDSHjji3e tells a story about misinformation about iron in spinach traces back to a mi…
RT @EstadoAlternado: Bebés, sí quieren leer un artículo INCREÍBLE sobre cómo se dan los mitos urbanos en la ciencia debido a (malas) dinámi…
This paper (ht/@cfiesler) https://t.co/0RDSHjji3e tells a story about misinformation about iron in spinach traces back to a misplaced decimal point. (can you tell I'm a citation-geek?)
@gluejar Oh are you not able to see the rest of the thread? Here's the second tweet in it. https://t.co/mrR4NSxVZW
RT @EstadoAlternado: Bebés, sí quieren leer un artículo INCREÍBLE sobre cómo se dan los mitos urbanos en la ciencia debido a (malas) dinámi…
RT @EstadoAlternado: Bebés, sí quieren leer un artículo INCREÍBLE sobre cómo se dan los mitos urbanos en la ciencia debido a (malas) dinámi…
RT @cfiesler: This paper (open access, yay!) describes how "academic urban legends" happen, with our misconception about spinach as a drivi…