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Retractions and failures to replicate are signs of weak research. But they're also signs of laudable and necessary efforts to identify weak research and improve future research. The #Trump admin is systematically weaponizing these efforts to cast doubt on science as such.
"Research-integrity sleuths say their work is being ‘twisted’ to undermine science."
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02163-z
@elduvelle Sure - let’s add to the problem of reproducibility (retraction rates are already much higher for high-impact journals, incl. Nature – Brembs et al 2013 "Deep impact: unintended consequences of journal rank." Frontiers in human Neuroscience) by adding AI peer reviewers and watch academic publishing enshittify further. #reproducibility #impactfactor #ScientificJournals
This bluesky thread by Mark Hanson describes a massive project to look at #reproducibility of drosophila studies - I don't know much about that area, but the approach is pretty exciting and has potential for other topics. https://bsky.app/profile/hansonmark.bsky.social/post/3ltlvkkxyak2k
The killer quote! Prestigious institutions and prestigious journals drive irreproducibility in the life sciences - well, at least in this particular sample.
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