High-profile Chinese scientist cleared of fraud and plagiarism charges involving more than 60 papers
Cao Xuetao, president of Nankai University, will be barred from applying for grants for lax lab management
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Podcast: Counting research rodents, a possible cause for irritable bowel syndrome, and spitting cobras
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Media outlets inconsistently mention uncertain status of COVID-19 preprints
Failure to note lack of peer review could risk overselling research -
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Statisticians hail early departure of U.S. Census director
Steven Dillingham accused of undermining agency’s integrity by not resisting Trump agenda -
Many scientists citing two scandalous COVID-19 papers ignore their retractions
Globally discredited hospital data from the company Surgisphere continues to live as reliable evidence—even in leading journals -
Podcast: An elegy for Arecibo, and how our environments change our behavior
On this week’s show: A look at the past, present, and future of the fabled Arecibo Observatory, and what we can learn about how the environment alters human behavior -
‘Compelled by stories.’ A marketing expert’s tips for promoting COVID-19 vaccination
Stacy Wood’s new research explores how to persuade people to get the shots -
How the famed Arecibo telescope fell—and how it might rise again
Engineering failures and a harsh climate conspired in telescope’s sudden collapse -
Cell’s publisher invites statements in papers about studies’ diversity and inclusion efforts
Researchers see the voluntary statements as a vehicle for progress -
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Twitter shuts down account of Sci-Hub, the pirated-papers website
Move comes as publishers sue in India to block public access
