Mastodawn

Assuming that the conference "Perspectives on Scientific Error" 2026 (also known as PSE8)
https://perspectivesonscientificerror2026.wordpress.com/
has the #hashtag #PSE8, I am happy to report that it now also has a presence in the #nanopublications ecosystem at https://w3id.org/spaces/PSE8
In preperation for the nanopublications hackathon om 2026-02-13, we are going to use that space to experiment with the use of nanopublications for conference microblogging.

#openscience #FAIRdata #RDF #scientificerrors #reproducibility

PSE8

8th workshop 11 - 13 February 2026 Leiden, The Netherlands Submissions closed Registration is closed! We are sorry, but we are fully booked. GO TO THE WORKSHOP PROGRAM All relevant details can be found on the program. Day-to-day schedule Titles and abstracts Venue location and travel information Accommodation suggestions Information on a free Hortus Botanicus…

PSE8

Matt Hodgkinson Jan 13

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

#Microplastics #MicroplasticsInBody #MicroplasticsInBrain #ResearchIntegrity #ScientificErrors #Rebuttals #TheGuardian #PlasticPollution #ScientificControversy

‘A bombshell’: doubt cast on discovery of microplastics throughout human body

Exclusive: Some scientists say many detections are most likely error, with one high-profile study called a ‘joke’

The Guardian

michael Dec 8, 2023

7-Dec-2023
It turns out, this #fossil plant is really a fossil baby #turtle

Researchers nicknamed the fossil “Turtwig” after a Pokemon that’s half-turtle, half-plant

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1010060 #science #evolution #ScientificErrors

It turns out, this fossil plant is really a fossil baby turtle

<p>Researchers re-examined a plant fossil found decades ago in Colombia and realized that it wasn't a plant at all: it's a fossilized baby turtle. It's a rare find, because juvenile turtles' shells are soft and often don't fossilize well.</p>

EurekAlert!