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…
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…
Bebés, sí quieren leer un artículo INCREÍBLE sobre cómo se dan los mitos urbanos en la ciencia debido a (malas) dinámicas bibliográficas, por favor MIREN esto. Lo más increíble del día.
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…
@jqfonseca @ctimmermann @quantumlandbook Ah, do you know @OBRekdal's "spinach" and "sheep" papers about this propagation effect? Great for introducing students to the challenges: https://t.co/MVhLncwMAg https://t.co/yF8qp6ZcH8
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…
RT @WarrenThinking: "Many of the messages presented in respectable scientific publications are, in fact, based on various forms of rumors .…
"Many of the messages presented in respectable scientific publications are, in fact, based on various forms of rumors ... we can think of them as academic urban legends." https://t.co/Wcp9AIsQzU
Been wanting write a while about how formative my ethics in tech course was but haven't had the words. In the meantime, this was a good read from one of the lectures. https://t.co/f9suMgQPVu
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…
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…
This is discussed in this (also very interesting) article on citation practises with a fun case study on the iron content of spinach: https://t.co/6YcrxzZFYK H/T @DynamicEcology I think.
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…
RT @r_ganesh: What a highly readable, meticulous, delightful debunking with humility of academic urban legends, filled with surprises https…
"The idea that spinach is a good source of iron is a myth that was born in the 1930s, due to a misplaced decimal point, causing the concentration to appear ten times higher than its real value.” (now expecting witty meme from @parthya )
What a highly readable, meticulous, delightful debunking with humility of academic urban legends, filled with surprises https://t.co/ekvEC31Ztf (features PopEye and spinach) HT @NGKabra
Must read 4 academia/scholars on how not to cite or how to be an academic urban legend, read on
RT @random_walker: The persistence of the "5 micron" error in the scientific consensus reminds me of a fascinating urban legend involving s…
RT @random_walker: The persistence of the "5 micron" error in the scientific consensus reminds me of a fascinating urban legend involving s…
RT @patentlyo: I'm glad there is someone on Twitter to give me the tl;dr version. https://t.co/fSTDwBKjeA
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…
RT @Prof_Bruckner: Citing primary sources is SO much more work. https://t.co/wpFRiedk6M
RT @random_walker: The persistence of the "5 micron" error in the scientific consensus reminds me of a fascinating urban legend involving s…
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…
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…
RT @patentlyo: I'm glad there is someone on Twitter to give me the tl;dr version.
RT @patentlyo: I'm glad there is someone on Twitter to give me the tl;dr version. https://t.co/fSTDwBKjeA
RT @Prof_Bruckner: Citing primary sources is SO much more work.
I'm glad there is someone on Twitter to give me the tl;dr version.
This looks like a great paper for @brianlfrye
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…
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…
Indeed a gem! With more plot twists than a thriller. Read!
Citing primary sources is SO much more work.
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…
RT @random_walker: The persistence of the "5 micron" error in the scientific consensus reminds me of a fascinating urban legend involving s…
paging @SonOfSunTzu I'm not sure why but this *feels like* it's your kinda thang? .. anyways.. enjoy
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…
RT @random_walker: The persistence of the "5 micron" error in the scientific consensus reminds me of a fascinating urban legend involving s…
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…
RT @random_walker: The persistence of the "5 micron" error in the scientific consensus reminds me of a fascinating urban legend involving s…
RT @random_walker: The persistence of the "5 micron" error in the scientific consensus reminds me of a fascinating urban legend involving s…
The persistence of the "5 micron" error in the scientific consensus reminds me of a fascinating urban legend involving spinach and iron, except of course millions of people died this time. https://t.co/EorH1fOkKB
@Accenture One of my favorite papers explain how Popeye getting strong from spinach is no more than a scientific misunderstanding. A bit of a failed marketing here @Accenture .... https://t.co/Oy5pHl2lhN
RT @cbokhove: Ha @OBRekdal’s urban legends paper mentioned by @westwoodsam1 https://t.co/pDYiO1TOsR
Ha @OBRekdal’s urban legends paper mentioned by @westwoodsam1 https://t.co/pDYiO1TOsR
After all the UMN Hypocrite Commit situation I was left remembering this paper: https://t.co/WYjPuBP4xu Although not related to CS, I highly recommend reading it to those starting on academic research
Thanks!
this paper is WILD https://t.co/zog69PMjCS
RT @svat: This ("Academic urban legends") is a fun article. It has a good discussion on scrupulously citing sources (what one actually know…
@ChemistCraig This is a great paper on this very issue! :) https://t.co/fQNUOTZmPI
RT @svat: This ("Academic urban legends") is a fun article. It has a good discussion on scrupulously citing sources (what one actually know…
This ("Academic urban legends") is a fun article. It has a good discussion on scrupulously citing sources (what one actually knows, and how), and… it is not quite about what it first seems to be about. https://t.co/F2wYLEprjb
@CattleKnecht thought you might enjoy this!
RT @DrJoeHanson: @ZachWeiner Not that I know of, but you'll want to read this https://t.co/V3iUpEA2j4
RT @DrJoeHanson: @ZachWeiner Not that I know of, but you'll want to read this https://t.co/V3iUpEA2j4
Underbart rolig läsning om hur myter kan förvandlas till vetenskapligt belagda fakta.
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RT @DrJoeHanson: @ZachWeiner Not that I know of, but you'll want to read this https://t.co/V3iUpEA2j4
@ZachWeiner Not that I know of, but you'll want to read this https://t.co/V3iUpEA2j4
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…
@BASICSLabUU @johnsonaustinh @janhasbrouck @amandavande1 @nasponline I agree with you, Keith. It reminds me of this paper I read a few years ago. Although an interesting direction for studies, the quote needs more solid references to avoid the propagation
@togelius Some papers clearly stand out in their style and keep you hooked until the final line. The most recent one I remember is "Academic urban legends" by @OBRekdal: https://t.co/XHAwPT5odA
An entertaining article on academic myths/referencing. Yet also exasperating. The conclusion should be that even scientists with best intentions make mistakes. But paper is written to come across as the definitive story & gives impression that the prob
@thayherpeto Inclusive tem um artigo muito bom sobre isso, a propagação de interpretações erradass. E com plot twist ainda. Vale e muito a pena a leitura. https://t.co/4IicwZvasT
RT @OBRekdal: It was great fun writing that paper. And, yes, it scares the shit out of me. https://t.co/Y1nvdRdEiU
#52 Academic urban legends “The myth... that spinach is a rich source of iron was due to... a malpositioned decimal point...gave a 10-fold overestimate of iron content” https://t.co/wsuyXQwutn !⃝ 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 https://t.co/B
@rskudesia @NonsequiturThe @MariannaBergama @DegenRolf Btw, for a leveling up this genre of meta-fake news, cannot recommend the article "Academic Urban Legends" by @OBRekdal more. https://t.co/8vR16OCOY2
Started reading this. One early paragraph has me thinking about my one pattern where I'll often share something in a manner like "this $x found via $y, and $foo appears to be full context/docs/...", which I haven't usually seen many others do.
RT @danawanzer: This was a fun read, and one I'll encourage students to read before literature reviews. Good examples of how and why you sh…
This was a fun read, and one I'll encourage students to read before literature reviews. Good examples of how and why you should properly cite and go down the rabbit hole to the primary source! #research https://t.co/AkfNTC13o0
RT @folin: Spenat är ingen bra källa till järn: https://t.co/XR6PPFfVGr ”there is iron in spinach, but not significantly more than in othe…
Spenat är ingen bra källa till järn: https://t.co/XR6PPFfVGr ”there is iron in spinach, but not significantly more than in other green vegetables[…]. A larger problem […] however, is that it also contains substances that strongly inhibit the intestinal ab
The myth that Spinach is good for low Iron (it actually prevents the body from absorbing it) was caused by a decimal point error in the 1930s that declared it had 10x the Iron concentration of other vegetables (it's average at best) https://t.co/Rfdtv9mRyM
RT @hcvwarrior: @dsquintana Haha reminds me of "academic urban legends" paper by @OBRekdal https://t.co/HgmZFhkHh7
RT @hcvwarrior: @dsquintana Haha reminds me of "academic urban legends" paper by @OBRekdal https://t.co/HgmZFhkHh7
RT @hcvwarrior: @dsquintana Haha reminds me of "academic urban legends" paper by @OBRekdal https://t.co/HgmZFhkHh7
@ZulmaCucunuba "authors have lazily, sloppily, or fraudulently employed sources, and peer reviewers and editors have not discovered these weaknesses in the manuscripts during evaluation. To illustrate this phenomenon, I draw upon a remarkable case": https
@dsquintana Haha reminds me of "academic urban legends" paper by @OBRekdal https://t.co/HgmZFhkHh7
@bayesianboy generally it's not recommended. see: https://t.co/D975DIpQOX
RT @fdilke: Giving the lie to Popeye: spinach is in fact NOT a particularly good source of iron, and this is a cautionary tale about the ra…
Giving the lie to Popeye: spinach is in fact NOT a particularly good source of iron, and this is a cautionary tale about the rapid propagation of misinformation in science https://t.co/wvgTD0F8vw
Interesting paper! https://t.co/Xd6koqyOrT
This is a general problem. Exaggerated publication pressure -> researchers cite studies they haven't had time to read. Leads to academic "urban legends", cf https://t.co/ulZkCD1QtO
@brandontoner @Typora Here are a few of bangers on the topic. [Publication bias and the canonization of false facts](https://t.co/21ovQ7UghM) [The natural selection of bad science](https://t.co/XqaiTM5ez1) [Academic urban legends](https://t.co/K9mSx9LN6
@keepgoing42 @remisramosc Aca lo encontré: https://t.co/EYtNIgRIEf
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…
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…
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…
The Agony of Infinite Regress; Or, Who Watches The Watchmen? https://t.co/qMURghB2Tx
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…
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…
This is fascinating. Happens in theory and HPT as well, as I've sometimes found with supposed Marx quotes
RT @rsnous: also reminds me of 2 other things I've read recently: - https://t.co/2rGKFyFsYE - https://t.co/oAQLrpbWeq what these have in c…
For those interested in the reliability of sources and citations, a very interesting and fun read: https://t.co/gt6FbmfErr