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Re:Entities enabling scientific fraud at scale are large, re... by pmarreck on Wednesday March 11, 2026 @01:27PM (#47338508)
why would anyone actually interested in scientific research come to this, since it literally undermines the whole practice of science?
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Re:Entities enabling scientific fraud at scale are large, re... by cyberjerkXX on Wednesday March 11, 2026 @02:50PM (#47339597)
Publish or perish. Academia requiring PhDs to publish or be fired. It's made entire fields echo chambers and prone to political influence.
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Re:Entities enabling scientific fraud at scale are large, re... by pmarreck on Wednesday March 11, 2026 @06:15PM (#47342915)
so a perverse incentive, basically. shocker. got it
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