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Philosophy

Show off – the most important bias in research

A new editorial in PLoS medicine suggests five ways how trust in publications can be reestablished:

First, editors themselves should recognize and declare their own competing interests. Continue reading Show off – the most important bias in research →

 

CC-BY-NC Science Surf 24.02.2009, access 18.10.2025
Philosophy

When science fails

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Science fails if there is no gain in knowledge. At least in my research field the majority of papers does not provide any significant new knowledge leading even to the incredible notion “Beam me up”. Paper output is reaching an all time height as reported in a recent Nature commentary [1, 2]. Continue reading When science fails →

 

CC-BY-NC Science Surf 7.02.2008, access 18.10.2025