How academic urban legends are born: the case of spinach and iron, by Ole Bjørn Rekdal https://t.co/fdYGNCNJ2K
This is wonky as hell, but a fascinating article on the problems of citations in scientific writing. Worth reading. https://t.co/0JIJafA0oy
Academic urban legends https://t.co/w26STpZ7cv
A must-read for scientists, on the ease of rumor perpetuation in academia: https://t.co/79zfe0Dpt9
RT @SergioPinski: Worth reading to the end https://t.co/3p6GKAgqGS
Worth reading to the end https://t.co/3p6GKAgqGS
RT @realscientists: Spinach is not good for you after all - and I spent years telling the kids that it was :-) https://t.co/rHpGspXI4h
RT @realscientists: Spinach is not good for you after all - and I spent years telling the kids that it was :-) https://t.co/rHpGspXI4h
https://t.co/WYnPFqwzVs Academic urban legends are real! Oh and #spinach is not a good source of iron. We've been propagating that myth.
RT @realscientists: Spinach is not good for you after all - and I spent years telling the kids that it was :-) https://t.co/rHpGspXI4h
RT @realscientists: Spinach is not good for you after all - and I spent years telling the kids that it was :-) https://t.co/rHpGspXI4h
RT @realscientists: Spinach is not good for you after all - and I spent years telling the kids that it was :-) https://t.co/rHpGspXI4h
RT @realscientists: Spinach is not good for you after all - and I spent years telling the kids that it was :-) https://t.co/rHpGspXI4h
RT @realscientists: Spinach is not good for you after all - and I spent years telling the kids that it was :-) https://t.co/rHpGspXI4h
RT @realscientists: Spinach is not good for you after all - and I spent years telling the kids that it was :-) https://t.co/rHpGspXI4h
RT @realscientists: Spinach is not good for you after all - and I spent years telling the kids that it was :-) https://t.co/rHpGspXI4h
RT @realscientists: Spinach is not good for you after all - and I spent years telling the kids that it was :-) https://t.co/rHpGspXI4h
Spinach is not good for you after all - and I spent years telling the kids that it was :-) https://t.co/rHpGspXI4h
Fascinating story of sloppy attribution & whether spinach really is iron-rich, via @DynamicEcology: https://t.co/lkM2MHDDpL
Academic urban legends Many of the messages presented in respectable scientific publications are, in fact, based... https://t.co/TE94ujV922
RT @WeedenKim: First do no harm: 1930s decimal error led to "spinach is high in iron" myth, ruined many family meals https://t.co/hmz0HVHCn…
First do no harm: 1930s decimal error led to "spinach is high in iron" myth, ruined many family meals https://t.co/hmz0HVHCnw @StatModeling
RT @scheidegger: Happy Gelman posted about "Academic Urban Legends", my fav read of the last 3 years. Go read this, it's amazing https://t.…
RT @scheidegger: Happy Gelman posted about "Academic Urban Legends", my fav read of the last 3 years. Go read this, it's amazing https://t.…
RT @scheidegger: Happy Gelman posted about "Academic Urban Legends", my fav read of the last 3 years. Go read this, it's amazing https://t.…
Happy Gelman posted about "Academic Urban Legends", my fav read of the last 3 years. Go read this, it's amazing https://t.co/EN0zrwxVFX
@aslavec Rekdal, O. B. (2014). Academic urban legends. Social Studies of Science, 44(4), 638–654. https://t.co/GbNWfZsc3W
Forget bioavailability - spinach is not (and never has been) a good source of iron. https://t.co/yVbLhJHMJm via https://t.co/ui2BYfuBn1
Academic urban legends https://t.co/CnMy1gEqVe See the "word gap" myth https://t.co/Bbf9rON1aV
"...a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spinach is a good ... source of iron." https://t.co/sDyL3m15In
Turns out spinach is not a great source of iron, via fascinating article "Academic Urban Legends" https://t.co/LBta27H5DZ
RT @pinknantucket: All is revealed in this excellent paper about problems with academic citations, by Ole Bjorn Rekdal: http://t.co/SAxkm0V…
RT @DrTristanMcLean: Academic urban legends - a great paper on how myths arise in academia brought to my attention by @popupcamptrout http…
Academic urban legends - a great paper on how myths arise in academia brought to my attention by @popupcamptrout https://t.co/dDfpxV77zr
Many thanks to @lauradragon showing me this excellent paper on why it's important to look at primary sources https://t.co/PmR19Vcenm #acwri
Academic urban legends https://t.co/nLt8qHCoym what a great article
Academic urban legends https://t.co/TXZsflW3jw
@aubreymcfato @disinformatico ... prima quindi di libro Arbesman (2012) o articolo Rekdal (2014): https://t.co/S8u3D4GS1E (cc: @cicap) [2/2]
RT @sandroantonello: This goes into the annals of fantastic academic writing- got a LOL out of me https://t.co/7iDgI3mVYa #histsci https://…
RT @WAWilsonIV: Science: so self-correcting that a misplaced decimal point 80 years ago has doctors still praising spinach today: https://t…
This article will not stop me from eating spinach, which is delicious, esp with butter, nutmeg & garlic https://t.co/7iDgI3mVYa
BE FAITHFUL & CRITICAL ABOUT YOUR CITATIONS AND CURIOUS & CRITICAL ABOUT YOUR CITATION'S CITATIONS is the msg here https://t.co/7iDgI35kzA
So, this article get A+ from me for its ridiculous but disarming earnestness and single-mindedness https://t.co/7iDgI3mVYa
This goes into the annals of fantastic academic writing- got a LOL out of me https://t.co/7iDgI3mVYa #histsci https://t.co/ditTX2HOOl
Turns out, the idea that the spinach-iron myth was caused by a decimal point error is itself a myth! https://t.co/7iDgI35kzA #histsci
I was intrigued enough by title and prestigious venue to read the article https://t.co/7iDgI3mVYa https://t.co/kyyizJbFQa
RT @WAWilsonIV: Science: so self-correcting that a misplaced decimal point 80 years ago has doctors still praising spinach today: https://t…
RT @WAWilsonIV: Science: so self-correcting that a misplaced decimal point 80 years ago has doctors still praising spinach today: https://t…
RT @WAWilsonIV: Science: so self-correcting that a misplaced decimal point 80 years ago has doctors still praising spinach today: https://t…
@ottolenghi @guardian Sorry but the idea of the misplaced decimal point relating to spinach has itself been debunked https://t.co/ejlizbh4oU
RT @GSchkolnik: Excellent read about why it's important to check sources b4 citing. A bit long, but well worth it https://t.co/T20ej5dQyj
RT @anneliesvrede: Academic urban legends. How rumours can spin out of control through inadequate citation chains. https://t.co/j7ma6AvXGN …
Academic urban legends. How rumours can spin out of control through inadequate citation chains. https://t.co/j7ma6AvXGN #science
RT @GSchkolnik: Excellent read about why it's important to check sources b4 citing. A bit long, but well worth it https://t.co/T20ej5dQyj
Excellent read about why it's important to check sources b4 citing. A bit long, but well worth it https://t.co/T20ej5dQyj
RT @SDawsonBerlin: Just discovered an awesome paper "Academic Urban Legends" on @Science_Open Take home message: Read original source! http…
RT @SDawsonBerlin: Just discovered an awesome paper "Academic Urban Legends" on @Science_Open Take home message: Read original source! http…
RT @SDawsonBerlin: Just discovered an awesome paper "Academic Urban Legends" on @Science_Open Take home message: Read original source! http…
RT @SDawsonBerlin: Just discovered an awesome paper "Academic Urban Legends" on @Science_Open Take home message: Read original source! http…
RT @SDawsonBerlin: Just discovered an awesome paper "Academic Urban Legends" on @Science_Open Take home message: Read original source! http…
Just discovered an awesome paper "Academic Urban Legends" on @Science_Open Take home message: Read original source! https://t.co/UZKAD7kXt5
The hen would have been just as effective, given that spinach lacks available nutrients: https://t.co/6Eno2yQsDZ https://t.co/GnSqIlAXur
spinach NOT good source of iron, but good ex of "Academic #UrbanLegend" https://t.co/Cfl9rVrjDc #science #ironicallyididntreadthewholething
RT @pjjomalley: Brilliant article about bad citations and academic urban legends: https://t.co/0fur5i8PjL
RT @briandavidearp: Academic urban legends - a must read https://t.co/ullpT1bBvN
RT @briandavidearp: Academic urban legends - a must read https://t.co/ullpT1bBvN
RT @briandavidearp: Academic urban legends - a must read https://t.co/ullpT1bBvN
RT @drjuliashaw: Science is riddled with urban legends, passed down through generations. via @briandavidearp https://t.co/ro3zqrbzET https:…
Science is riddled with urban legends, passed down through generations. via @briandavidearp https://t.co/ro3zqrbzET https://t.co/8nD1o0i91A
RT @briandavidearp: Academic urban legends - a must read https://t.co/ullpT1bBvN
Academic urban legends - a must read https://t.co/ullpT1bBvN
"Many messages presented in respectable scientific publications are, in fact, based on various forms of rumors" https://t.co/T0y0zMhLSe
Using spinach to scrutinize academic citations https://t.co/teH90d1dhh a free pdf is available as well https://t.co/vMjLsfuUPI
"Academic urban legends"- tracing back chains of mis-citations and unsourced information in articles (feat. Popeye) https://t.co/kkIRYSvMGl
RT @AtakanBefrits: Brilliant, positively Brilliant! Forensic analysis of scientific fallacy. Brilliant! https://t.co/N1EOlbFWjp THR activis…
@J_Orelma https://t.co/N1EOlbFWjp I think you'll get a good laugh at that!
Very like that Gibbons quote on Ireland and visual culture MT@carlvphillips: "Academic Urban Legends" by @OBRekdal https://t.co/UUv1F3pSx2
RT @AtakanBefrits: Brilliant, positively Brilliant! Forensic analysis of scientific fallacy. Brilliant! https://t.co/N1EOlbFWjp THR activis…
RT @AtakanBefrits: Brilliant, positively Brilliant! Forensic analysis of scientific fallacy. Brilliant! https://t.co/N1EOlbFWjp THR activis…
RT @AtakanBefrits: Brilliant, positively Brilliant! Forensic analysis of scientific fallacy. Brilliant! https://t.co/N1EOlbFWjp THR activis…
RT @AtakanBefrits: Brilliant, positively Brilliant! Forensic analysis of scientific fallacy. Brilliant! https://t.co/N1EOlbFWjp THR activis…
RT @AtakanBefrits: Brilliant, positively Brilliant! Forensic analysis of scientific fallacy. Brilliant! https://t.co/N1EOlbFWjp THR activis…
Brilliant, positively Brilliant! Forensic analysis of scientific fallacy. Brilliant! https://t.co/N1EOlbFWjp THR activists take note and use
RT @carlvphillips: "Academic Urban Legends" by @OBRekdal https://t.co/Bkk8oy9rJw One of the most delightful things I have read in recent me…
RT @carlvphillips: "Academic Urban Legends" by @OBRekdal https://t.co/Bkk8oy9rJw One of the most delightful things I have read in recent me…
RT @carlvphillips: "Academic Urban Legends" by @OBRekdal https://t.co/Bkk8oy9rJw One of the most delightful things I have read in recent me…
RT @carlvphillips: "Academic Urban Legends" by @OBRekdal https://t.co/Bkk8oy9rJw One of the most delightful things I have read in recent me…
RT @carlvphillips: "Academic Urban Legends" by @OBRekdal https://t.co/Bkk8oy9rJw One of the most delightful things I have read in recent me…
RT @carlvphillips: "Academic Urban Legends" by @OBRekdal https://t.co/Bkk8oy9rJw One of the most delightful things I have read in recent me…
RT @carlvphillips: "Academic Urban Legends" by @OBRekdal https://t.co/Bkk8oy9rJw One of the most delightful things I have read in recent me…
RT @carlvphillips: "Academic Urban Legends" by @OBRekdal https://t.co/Bkk8oy9rJw One of the most delightful things I have read in recent me…
RT @carlvphillips: "Academic Urban Legends" by @OBRekdal https://t.co/Bkk8oy9rJw One of the most delightful things I have read in recent me…
RT @carlvphillips: "Academic Urban Legends" by @OBRekdal https://t.co/Bkk8oy9rJw One of the most delightful things I have read in recent me…
RT @carlvphillips: "Academic Urban Legends" by @OBRekdal https://t.co/Bkk8oy9rJw One of the most delightful things I have read in recent me…
"Academic Urban Legends" by @OBRekdal https://t.co/Bkk8oy9rJw One of the most delightful things I have read in recent memory.
RT @Dysology: The Spinach Supermyth makes it into peer reviewed journal https://t.co/Ym4GI86TGI https://t.co/rax6UZPlIQ
@Gastropodcast any chance we could get a little history lesson related to http://t.co/Vqr9bSHrGV on the podcast?
RT @quaidmorris: Widespread belief that spinach is a good source of iron is due to a misplaced decimal point 80 years old. #mindblown http:…
RT @quaidmorris: Widespread belief that spinach is a good source of iron is due to a misplaced decimal point 80 years old. #mindblown http:…
RT @quaidmorris: Widespread belief that spinach is a good source of iron is due to a misplaced decimal point 80 years old. #mindblown http:…