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:…
RT @quaidmorris: Widespread belief that spinach is a good source of iron is due to a misplaced decimal point 80 years old. #mindblown http:…
Widespread belief that spinach is a good source of iron is due to a misplaced decimal point 80 years old. #mindblown http://t.co/FR7rVjLrmE
And if you're not the type to follow in-article links, let me also point out this: http://t.co/SPItfCJYHo Re: "academic urban legends".
Academic Urban Legends - or how facts can be distorted & perpetuated through lazy citation practices. http://t.co/Jb1g4TtgwK
Academic Urban Legends http://t.co/XB5gkcPfJD Analysis of decimal pt. placement and spinach.
RT @medskep: Academic Urban Legends http://t.co/XB5gkcPfJD Analysis of decimal pt. placement and spinach.
RT @medskep: Academic Urban Legends http://t.co/XB5gkcPfJD Analysis of decimal pt. placement and spinach.
Academic Urban Legends http://t.co/XB5gkcPfJD Analysis of decimal pt. placement and spinach.
RT @JarrodNHayes: Every grad student should read this: http://t.co/yLRSpykEaJ
Every grad student should read this: http://t.co/yLRSpykEaJ
RT @Hegghammer: This entertaining article about spinach [sic] is extremely relevant to terrorism research http://t.co/D56usRL3zL (by @OBRek…
RT @Hegghammer: This entertaining article about spinach [sic] is extremely relevant to terrorism research http://t.co/D56usRL3zL (by @OBRek…
This entertaining article about spinach [sic] is extremely relevant to terrorism research http://t.co/D56usRL3zL (by @OBRekdal)
Things of interest here: 1) apparently spinach not a good source of iron, 2) beware persistence of old wive's tales: http://t.co/bWOojHlJND
Rumors in research (beyond the band wagon) http://t.co/7o7hkSaGWb
Academic urban legends & the pitfalls of citation http://t.co/gqGvz0YU5f
RT @DoctorBoehmer: Good piece on academic urban legends. I wonder how much we "know" about the effects of social media is "legendary" http:…
Good piece on academic urban legends. I wonder how much we "know" about the effects of social media is "legendary" http://t.co/TbpfjJtKUS
RT @KirkwoodLab: Academic urban legends: spinach being a good source of iron. Hey it's still a super food right?? http://t.co/uJ1PAzICjh
Academic urban legends: spinach being a good source of iron. Hey it's still a super food right?? http://t.co/uJ1PAzICjh
Good piece on academic urban legends. I wonder how much we "know" about the effects of social media is "legendary" http://t.co/7h6FnvWbH0
RT @janrecker: citations, academic truth and the case of the decimal spinach point: http://t.co/DTafngPqDx #takingResultsForGranted #better…
#Anaemic ? Don't rely on spinach, Popeye! Gd discussion of academic sourcing too http://t.co/69m0r39DrD
RT @janrecker: citations, academic truth and the case of the decimal spinach point: http://t.co/DTafngPqDx #takingResultsForGranted #better…
RT @janrecker: citations, academic truth and the case of the decimal spinach point: http://t.co/DTafngPqDx #takingResultsForGranted #better…
citations, academic truth and the case of the decimal spinach point: http://t.co/DTafngPqDx #takingResultsForGranted #betterAcademicPractice
Academic urban legends: http://t.co/re4lVfBpzF
Academic Urban Legends: Target's pregnancy algorithm, the iron content of spinach, 45% of articles uncited, and all. http://t.co/9lsOcPYGih
"Academic urban legends". Apparently not only the street has its legends. http://t.co/TKwp74lOuQ
this is amazing, and validates all my anxieties about everything i have ever read or written http://t.co/xASIyyGZ8d
Best piece I've read on citation practices, problems of. Also about academic urban legends. And spinach: http://t.co/Ces4UdpOwh.
Wonderful OA article on how even self-appointed police of publication quality are careless with bibliography http://t.co/TDyVQu6GGZ
Wonderful OA article on how even self-appointed police of publication quality are careless with bibliography http://t.co/TDyVQu6GGZ
@sharoz speaking of the mess around citations in academic papers, have you read "academic urban legends"? http://t.co/1aoM9xA0T7
Du fer dans les épinards ou la logique des légendes urbaines académiques http://t.co/P9TMfY8IFB #English ♻️ @freakonometrics
Du fer dans les épinards ou la logique des légendes urbaines académiques http://t.co/P9TMfY8IFB #English ♻️ @freakonometrics
Academic urban legends http://t.co/XPrqLgWlxO so, how much iron does Spinach contain?
MATRYOSHKA SCIENCE/ Is spinach-as-source-of-iron nested academic urban legends? Cites within cites within cites. http://t.co/LuCxDlPWXw
Academic urban legends http://t.co/6STIvWZ4A5
Oh my goodness. Best paper EVER "Academic urban legends", Rekdal (2014) http://t.co/Rv8azOwVFP via @MarcAbrahams
Oh my goodness. Best paper EVER "Academic urban legends", Rekdal (2014) http://t.co/Rv8azOwVFP via @MarcAbrahams
“@bucksci: Oh my goodness. Best paper EVER "Academic urban legends", Rekdal (2014) http://t.co/j3oPLXgu7r via @MarcAbrahams” #hist591
Lesson to all academics on using sources. "@freakonometrics: on spinach, "Academic urban legends", Rekdal (2014) http://t.co/fO4mG9mG6p"
“@bucksci: Oh my goodness. Best paper EVER "Academic urban legends", Rekdal (2014) http://t.co/j3oPLXgu7r via @MarcAbrahams” #hist591
Oh my goodness. Best paper EVER "Academic urban legends", Rekdal (2014) http://t.co/Rv8azOwVFP via @MarcAbrahams
@freakonometrics @Vaguery @gcabanac I think @Morendil will appreciate http://t.co/9kmsoCWM9O
“@bucksci: Oh my goodness. Best paper EVER "Academic urban legends", Rekdal (2014) http://t.co/j3oPLXgu7r via @MarcAbrahams” #hist591
on spinach, "Academic urban legends", Rekdal (2014) http://t.co/peIQ0Qv0WL ht @gcabanac http://t.co/G5LjtNXROK
“@bucksci: Oh my goodness. Best paper EVER "Academic urban legends", Rekdal (2014) http://t.co/j3oPLXgu7r via @MarcAbrahams” #hist591
RT @freakonometrics: on spinach, "Academic urban legends", Rekdal (2014) http://t.co/9Pf0bNQSGy ht @gcabanac http://t.co/gsj1kjt2ZA
RT @freakonometrics: on spinach, "Academic urban legends", Rekdal (2014) http://t.co/9Pf0bNQSGy ht @gcabanac http://t.co/gsj1kjt2ZA
Academic Urban Legends: Spinach. http://t.co/bXMe8a33wG (HT @MarcAbrahams)
RT @freakonometrics: on spinach, "Academic urban legends", Rekdal (2014) http://t.co/9Pf0bNQSGy ht @gcabanac http://t.co/gsj1kjt2ZA
RT @freakonometrics: on spinach, "Academic urban legends", Rekdal (2014) http://t.co/9Pf0bNQSGy ht @gcabanac http://t.co/gsj1kjt2ZA
@freakonometrics On spinach: Rekdal (2014). Academic urban legends. Social Studies of Science http://t.co/GTeoKNBNE2 http://t.co/ZcoMGUijfa
If you think spinach is a good source of iron, well, that's a myth that traces back to a decimal point error in 1930s http://t.co/x5ywr26Fgm
If you think spinach is a good source of iron, well, that's a myth that traces back to a decimal point error in 1930s http://t.co/x5ywr26Fgm
If you think spinach is a good source of iron, well, that's a myth that traces back to a decimal point error in 1930s http://t.co/x5ywr26Fgm
If you think spinach is a good source of iron, well, that's a myth that traces back to a decimal point error in 1930s http://t.co/x5ywr26Fgm
.@ivanoransky #Spinach is a good nutritional source of #iron. Wait... What? A decimal point error‽ #urbanlegends http://t.co/GTeoKNBNE2
Ole Bjørn Rekdal on how sloppiness and poor citation practices lead to the birth of academic legends: http://t.co/Og3HgKqDwl
La diseminación de datos falsos por citas bibliográficas inadecuadas:historia d una referencia http://t.co/9jaAdHGvRu http://t.co/9jaAdHGvRu
מאמר מעניין ומבדר (אך למטיבי לכת) על אגדות אורבניות במדע. סוג של סיפור בלשי ולקחים מעניינים בצידו http://t.co/JyOSnjF6zr
RT @kara_woo: Wow, this article on academic myths and citation telephone is pretty fascinating. http://t.co/FGHRqbpjoA
Many of the messages presented in respectable scientific publications are, in fact, based on various forms of rumors http://t.co/HIpOgP2Q8T
Many of messages presented in respectable scientific publications are based on various forms of rumors http://t.co/sdMhlC3Htq via @pash22
Wow, this article on academic myths and citation telephone is pretty fascinating. http://t.co/bDblCqOxC5
Wow, this article on academic myths and citation telephone is pretty fascinating. http://t.co/bDblCqOxC5
Wow, this article on academic myths and citation telephone is pretty fascinating. http://t.co/bDblCqOxC5
Many of the messages presented in respectable scientific publications are, in fact, based on various forms of rumors http://t.co/HIpOgP2Q8T
Wow, this article on academic myths and citation telephone is pretty fascinating. http://t.co/bDblCqOxC5
Wow, this article on academic myths and citation telephone is pretty fascinating. http://t.co/bDblCqOxC5
Find out about academic urban legends caused by academic shortcuts here http://t.co/46T0Rm9SWo @soc_stud_sci @OBRekdal
#Spinat Rekdal, Ole Bjørn (2014): Academic urban legends, Social Studies of Science, 44(4), 638-654 http://t.co/3WufmZp2Ku @OBRekdal
"Academic urban legends" http://t.co/Flsh4YF2xS
Ganska underhållande artikel. Belyser väldigt bra varför man alltid ska gå till grundkällan - Academic urban legends http://t.co/qQJHkjF8yg
@DanielleFong A more detailed investigation of another similar instance: http://t.co/b7A9frejFv Worth reading all the way through.
@DanielleFong A more detailed investigation of another similar instance: http://t.co/b7A9frejFv Worth reading all the way through.
Study on how academic urban legends are propagated: http://t.co/AWrxt2A2jX ht @jennaburrell
@DanielleFong A more detailed investigation of another similar instance: http://t.co/b7A9frejFv Worth reading all the way through.
Spinach-good source of iron only to the computationally challenged http://t.co/ZlpQc0bboL @FoodMythBusters #nutrition http://t.co/5075gbl1jz
Ganska underhållande artikel. Belyser väldigt bra varför man alltid ska gå till grundkällan - Academic urban legends http://t.co/qQJHkjF8yg
Academic urban legend: myth about an alleged decimal error leading people to believe spinach is a good source of iron http://t.co/ZMjwGKlzW7
Ganska underhållande artikel. Belyser väldigt bra varför man alltid ska gå till grundkällan - Academic urban legends http://t.co/qQJHkjF8yg
academic urban legend, digital revolution and the publication syndrome http://t.co/1WzWTLxqml
Academic urban legends caused by academic shortcuts: http://t.co/34a18hIbh7 @soc_stud_sci @OBRekdal
Academic urban legends caused by academic shortcuts: http://t.co/34a18hIbh7 @soc_stud_sci @OBRekdal
Academic Urban Legends - all around us: http://t.co/y3W1DBdpGy #health #diet #medicine
Academic urban legends - how a typo led to spinach being a good source of iron http://t.co/BbiReG476m
Academic Urban Legends - all around us: http://t.co/y3W1DBdpGy #health #diet #medicine
Academic urban legends - how a typo led to spinach being a good source of iron http://t.co/BbiReG476m
Academic Urban Legends - all around us: http://t.co/y3W1DBdpGy #health #diet #medicine
Example where a small error in a paper (decimal pt!) leads to an 'academic urban legend' (hint, spinach and iron) http://t.co/8bZr6S5huI
interested in citations? READ THIS NOW http://t.co/xMgJuA23I1
Really liked this MT @SAGE_Methods How academic urban legends are caused by academic shortcuts: http://t.co/SWteNwKDt5 @OBRekdal