The hottest Misconduct Substack posts right now

And their main takeaways
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The Watch β€’ 874 implied HN points β€’ 20 Oct 23
  1. For $450, you can honor a controversial sheriff at an event with Jeff Sessions.
  2. The sheriff, Chad Bianco, has faced criticism for various actions, including issues with law enforcement practices.
  3. The event highlights a trend of celebrating law enforcement officials for their harsh tactics, even when faced with serious controversies.
Karlstack β€’ 433 implied HN points β€’ 09 Mar 24
  1. Terrell Strayhorn faced consequences for financial misconduct and plagiarism, leading to a downgrade in his academic career.
  2. The case highlighted the controversial practice of retroactively correcting theses to address plagiarism issues, as seen in the examples of Strayhorn and Claudine Gay.
  3. The story of Terrell Strayhorn serves as a larger commentary on the issues within the DEI-industrial complex and the exploitation of noble ideals for personal gain in academic circles.
Science Fictions β€’ 275 implied HN points β€’ 19 Nov 23
  1. The Science Fictions Substack shares interesting, amusing, and depressing bad-science links.
  2. Scientific fields like Alzheimer's and physics face issues with scientific fraud and retractions.
  3. Open Science practices like pre-registering studies can lead to high replication rates.
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Marginally Compelling β€’ 12 implied HN points β€’ 06 Feb 24
  1. There have been recent accusations of data fabrication in elite research institutions at high levels.
  2. The fabrication methods exposed have been lazy and poorly done, revealing copied and pasted graphs and flipped results.
  3. The pressure to publish novel results quickly in academia might be contributing to the rise in data fabrication.