"For more than a century, scientific journals have been the pipes through which knowledge of the natural world flows into our culture. Now they’re being clogged with AI slop."

- Ross Andersen at The Atlantic

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/2026/01/ai-slop-science-publishing/685704/

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I am pleased to share that Research Professional News has just published my commentary
https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-europe-views-of-europe-2026-1-researchers-must-have-right-to-stop-papers-becoming-ai-fodder/

Besides, the 2nd version of the related preprint is now online (https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.21755v2).

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I'd seen some of these rebuttal studies, and now The Guardian is reporting on how supposed reports of high microplastics levels in human tissues are being critiqued for their methodology.

In basic terms, scientists try to measure polyethylene (and other plastics) by vaporising the tissue with heat and detecting what polyethylene turns into when burned. However, normal human fats can produce the same compounds when burned. Inadequate controls and hype chasing have led to unsupported claims.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/13/microplastics-human-body-doubt

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More details have emerged about the report that cleared University of Maryland president Darryll Pines. However, the school refuses to release the report itself.

https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/01/08/umds-600000-plagiarism-blunder/

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🚨 New Research Alert: Our analysis of 178 studies submitted to major German panels reveals persistent publication bias in science—but also factors that reduce its risk.

Nießen, D., Poppa, C., Daikeler, J., Silber, H., Weiß, B., & Richter, D. (2025). Actor-driven risk factors of publication bias: Opening the file drawer of two probabilistic panel surveys. PsyArXiv.
https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/phk3a_v1

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