What are academic urban legends and why aren’t we better at weeding them out of the literature? http://t.co/iEaYKj9b5W
Find out about academic urban legends caused by academic shortcuts here http://t.co/46T0Rm9SWo @soc_stud_sci @OBRekdal
Find out about academic urban legends caused by academic shortcuts http://t.co/7hTt9B3iGb @soc_stud_sci @OBRekdal
Find out about academic urban legends caused by academic shortcuts here: http://t.co/urmZCBwZFj @soc_stud_sci @OBRekdal
Find out about academic urban legends caused by academic shortcuts here: http://t.co/urmZCBwZFj @soc_stud_sci @OBRekdal
Find out about academic urban legends caused by academic shortcuts here http://t.co/46T0Rm9SWo @soc_stud_sci @OBRekdal
Find out about academic urban legends caused by academic shortcuts here http://t.co/46T0Rm9SWo @soc_stud_sci @OBRekdal
Interesting title, I haven't read the full article <http://t.co/E4stnUogJp> but interested in hearing your thoughts! #amwriting #publication
Brilliant, funny and insightful read on bad #citation practices: Academic Urban Legends http://t.co/Aw5ViaYO86
Brilliant, funny and insightful read on bad #citation practices: Academic Urban Legends http://t.co/Aw5ViaYO86
http://t.co/C6ok4MhxoA a good read, but it seems impossibly difficult to get right.
@OBRekdal on academic citation. When referring directly to source without reading source is committing academic lie http://t.co/P47zcpne0T
This is quite fascinating (and speaks to questions of how we know, or don't, what scholarship gets cited). http://t.co/ZbUeJ2WE2q
Myths in science: http://t.co/slAYna6TPy. The spinach story is interesting, but (IMO) the best part is the final paragraphs about citations.
This is quite fascinating (and speaks to questions of how we know, or don't, what scholarship gets cited). http://t.co/ZbUeJ2WE2q
This is long but awesome & everyone (scientist, academic or neither) should read it. http://t.co/Sb5aRdIYuA h/t @HooverGreen
This is long but awesome & everyone (scientist, academic or neither) should read it. http://t.co/Sb5aRdIYuA h/t @HooverGreen
Academic urban legends http://t.co/VpZOoQY1Vo
This is quite fascinating (and speaks to questions of how we know, or don't, what scholarship gets cited). http://t.co/ZbUeJ2WE2q
Academic urban legends http://t.co/7qLDpyaMnY #academics
"@jennaburrell: via @qaramazov ... how academic urban legends are propagated - http://t.co/cszaap7Yrp" wow! Also spinach not full of iron
@jennaburrell: via @qaramazov ... how academic urban legends are propagated - http://t.co/JIVmyfWor6
How citation decisions contribute to the perpetuation of academic urban legends http://t.co/GYQiaXrhyM h/t @houshuang
Scientific urban legends: Some entertaining but baseless "facts" appear frequently in the literature. Spinach & iron. http://t.co/7j3DxinRi6
Scientific urban legends: Some entertaining but baseless "facts" appear frequently in the literature. Spinach & iron. http://t.co/7j3DxinRi6
Academic urban legends: on the "myth" that spinach is a good source of iron [GREAT READ] http://t.co/uGpsJNPRlZ
Academic urban legends: on the "myth" that spinach is a good source of iron [GREAT READ] http://t.co/uGpsJNPRlZ
We *never* talked about this in grad school, but we should have: The nitty-gritty of how to use citations http://t.co/c9yje9zCvj
We *never* talked about this in grad school, but we should have: The nitty-gritty of how to use citations http://t.co/c9yje9zCvj
Fabu resource on references for academic writers! And for "alternatives" who get blasted for being "un-scientific"!! http://t.co/ZbtwefVp1Q
"are all ... trying to establish a boundary between science and knowledge, ... and bad science, ..." & get it wrong! http://t.co/ZbtwefVp1Q
Interesting read on how lapses in rigor can lead to mistakes becoming accepted facts. | Academic urban legends http://t.co/QJRYPAAuYH
Academic Urban Myths http://t.co/ZbtwefVp1Q (broad article, but includes why spinach is thought of as high in iron)
@dschillereff Mis-citations are probably common, but usually less consequential than this, But see http://t.co/zUUiIGjeG3
"a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing spinach is a good nutritional source of iron." http://t.co/jRnKyOHMsK
"a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing spinach is a good nutritional source of iron." http://t.co/jRnKyOHMsK
On academic myths and the belief that spinach is high in iron is due to a misplaced decimal point. http://t.co/FleEFiEdPW
Fascinating: "@alexey_r: Academic urban legends http://t.co/pwKRXj5ZZf"
Academic urban legends http://t.co/9pwwzWKovb
"a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing spinach is a good nutritional source of iron." http://t.co/jRnKyOHMsK
#FF @OBRekdal who wrote these witty and insightful papers on citation practices http://t.co/CtSy3PG8Jd http://t.co/GXRYZluZol
@glyph and spinach is not a good nutritional source of iron http://t.co/BkH4APXeos :(
@glyph and spinach is not a good nutritional source of iron http://t.co/BkH4APXeos :(
Academic Urban Legends and the Spinach Myth: http://t.co/6yZFbrYgLr via http://t.co/cOaZOWAlJW
Spinach producers might censor this MT via @katecrawford http://t.co/I3iGZmKZXH
http://t.co/iMF9U8wIlZ sooo much citation nerdiness in there.
This week I learned that Hello Kitty is not a cat and that spinach is not a source of iron http://t.co/BkH4APXeos World coming to an end :P
popeye goes way of hello kitty RT @katecrawford decimal point error made millions think spinach good source of iron http://t.co/WVPXNonRal
http://t.co/THX7s2EzI0 Drives det ren ryktespredning i vitenskapelige artikler?
'Many messages presented in respectable scientific publications are, in fact, based on various forms of rumors.' http://t.co/GRDibpOoCd
'Academic urban legends' - an interesting paper by Ole Bjørn Rekdal http://t.co/WnbWxQlh1D
@jonathan_mccrea Decimal p. error explanation for iron in spinach is a another myth: http://t.co/vRxtyTiUEf. See also http://t.co/fNgm4DmdUM
The idea that spinach is a great source of iron originated in the 1930s from a misplaced decimal point http://t.co/oHMcjBoMeK
Academic urban legends: for example, spinach as a good source of iron http://t.co/6fB1hs5tmQ
@Chris_Hadrick it's called "academic urban legends" http://t.co/oHMcjBoMeK
Recursively breathtaking. RT @byrd_nick: "Academic Urban Legends" http://t.co/g86nk4KD7V #science #academia #error #myth
The idea that spinach is a great source of iron originated in the 1930s from a misplaced decimal point http://t.co/oHMcjBoMeK
The idea that spinach is a great source of iron originated in the 1930s from a misplaced decimal point http://t.co/oHMcjBoMeK
The idea that spinach is a great source of iron originated in the 1930s from a misplaced decimal point http://t.co/oHMcjBoMeK
"Academic Urban Legends" http://t.co/wz1cZqG7eh #science #academia #error #myth
"Academic Urban Legends" http://t.co/wz1cZqG7eh #science #academia #error #myth
Academic urban legends: for example, spinach as a good source of iron http://t.co/t0JK3HRY82
Academic urban legends http://t.co/6l8spS20sS
Academic urban legends http://t.co/h5Vm5ksGbP
Link to @OBRekdal's paper: http://t.co/9vVubeXmZY
All grad students should read this MT @kara_woo: this article on academic myths and citation telephone is fascinating http://t.co/IlSukXXvyA
Check your references! Don't just cite "facts" without checking. Cautionary tale of laziness, iron and spinach: http://t.co/crcs2REcMw
Check your references! Don't just cite "facts" without checking. Cautionary tale of laziness, iron and spinach: http://t.co/crcs2REcMw
Check your references! Don't just cite "facts" without checking. Cautionary tale of laziness, iron and spinach: http://t.co/crcs2REcMw
Check your references! Don't just cite "facts" without checking. Cautionary tale of laziness, iron and spinach: http://t.co/crcs2REcMw
Putting the scholarship back in research. Great read. RT @BoraZ: Academic urban legends http://t.co/5siygJ1j7x
Check your references! Don't just cite "facts" without checking. Cautionary tale of laziness, iron and spinach: http://t.co/crcs2REcMw
Spread of academic urban legends due to sloppy citation practices - lessons from spinach: http://t.co/WJTjZueV9h via @kerencarss
Spread of academic urban legends due to sloppy citation practices - lessons from spinach: http://t.co/WJTjZueV9h via @kerencarss
Putting the scholarship back in research. Great read. RT @BoraZ: Academic urban legends http://t.co/5siygJ1j7x
Putting the scholarship back in research. Great read. RT @BoraZ: Academic urban legends http://t.co/5siygJ1j7x
Putting the scholarship back in research. Great read. RT @BoraZ: Academic urban legends http://t.co/5siygJ1j7x
Putting the scholarship back in research. Great read. RT @BoraZ: Academic urban legends http://t.co/5siygJ1j7x
Academic urban legends: http://t.co/9eiplCrRgy
Academic urban legends: http://t.co/9eiplCrRgy
Academic urban legends: http://t.co/9eiplCrRgy
Ironically, my challenge of attribution relates to this excellent article on (in)accuracy in academic citations http://t.co/a3DCSrrrw7 [2/2]
Academic urban legends http://t.co/EsVFAOLVrZ
Spread of academic urban legends due to sloppy citation practices - lessons from spinach: http://t.co/WJTjZueV9h via @kerencarss
@pilkingtonphil "Academic urban legends" http://t.co/rh2QNIfq6R. (How lazy citation habits have serious effects in actual sciences, tho..(1)
Spread of academic urban legends due to sloppy citation practices - lessons from spinach: http://t.co/WJTjZueV9h via @kerencarss
Spread of academic urban legends due to sloppy citation practices - lessons from spinach: http://t.co/WJTjZueV9h via @kerencarss
Academic Urban Legends http://t.co/l0lBrijt0G HT @dgmacarthur (not mentioned: journal limits on # of references also contributes to problem)
Lol academic urban legends http://t.co/YN44GBelBZ http://t.co/Y5sqWnKZW9
Spread of academic urban legends due to sloppy citation practices - lessons from spinach: http://t.co/WJTjZueV9h via @kerencarss
Spread of academic urban legends due to sloppy citation practices - lessons from spinach: http://t.co/WJTjZueV9h via @kerencarss
Spread of academic urban legends due to sloppy citation practices - lessons from spinach: http://t.co/WJTjZueV9h via @kerencarss
Academic urban legends http://t.co/9PVEWw1338
Spread of academic urban legends due to sloppy citation practices - lessons from spinach: http://t.co/WJTjZueV9h via @kerencarss
Fascinating. RT @DrTomCrick: Academic urban legends http://t.co/bZAtEEtudP #badscience (HT @HPS_Vanessa)
Highly recommended for any scientist: 'Academic urban legends' [#OA]: http://t.co/U4nxCGXO0t HT @MikeTaylor
Academic urban legends: best practices for citing sources, and problems caused by common shortcuts http://t.co/vU80XEKzvq
@tompollard related to your David Bellamy story: the spinach/iron/misplaced decimal point myth http://t.co/6SDVLXo8sU