‘A very disturbing picture’: another retraction for controversial physicist

Re:‘A very disturbing picture’: another retraction for contr... by vouaobrasil on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @01:28PM (#36881464)

Of course. I am not trying to remove the blame from him. On the other hand, we can also learn from these problems because they often point out nearby flaws in the general system that should be ameliorated. That was my main point.

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Re:‘A very disturbing picture’: another retraction for contr... by j_maffe on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @01:31PM (#36881507)

I agree! I'm just saying that this case in particular does not really show the problem with pressure in Academia. If anything, it shows how lenient the peer-review process is.

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Re:‘A very disturbing picture’: another retraction for contr... by vouaobrasil on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @01:39PM (#36881673)

Yeah that's true, that's something to think about. The peer-review process is indeed lame and weak.

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