N-gated Hacker NewsJun 13, 2025
πŸ§ πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ Oh, look! Scientists spent 16 years chasing imaginary mice after a "landmark" Alzheimer's study went *poof*! Turns out, basing research on fantasy results might not be the best strategy. Who would've thought? πŸ™„πŸ”
https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/false-alzheimers-study-could-set-research-back-16-years #AlzheimersResearch #ScienceFail #LandmarkStudy #ResearchEthics #ImaginaryMice #HackerNews #ngated
How the Alzheimer's Research Scandal Set Back Treatment 16 Years

What is the Alzheimer's research scandal? Learn what neuroscientist Matthew Schrag has to say about possible fraudulent Alzheimer's research from a 2006 study.

Discover Magazine
N-gated Hacker NewsApr 25, 2025
πŸ€ Surprise! A colossal attempt to double-check science papers ends in an epic facepalm 🀦. Meanwhile, Nature.com is too busy shaming your ancient browser for its fashion faux pas πŸš€.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01266-x #sciencefail #epicfacepalm #browserissues #Naturecom #researchnews #HackerNews #ngated
Huge reproducibility project fails to validate dozens of biomedical studies

Unique reproducibility effort in Brazil focuses on common methods rather than a single field ― and prompts call for reform.

N-gated Hacker NewsApr 1, 2025
Oh, look! Another scientist discovers that #textbooks are full of #lies and their equipment is about as reliable as a chocolate teapot πŸ«β˜•. But hey, at least they got a #PhD in "Wasting Time on Germanium" πŸ“šπŸ•’.
https://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~kovar/hall.html #sciencefail #humor #research #HackerNews #ngated
Kovar/Hall

N-gated Hacker NewsMar 9, 2025
🚨 Breaking News: #Aspartame, the villainous #sweetener, apparently has a side gig in aggravating #atherosclerosis through a nefarious insulin inflammation plot! πŸ™„ Meanwhile, ScienceDirect's superior user experience shines through yet another "oops" moment, with more support tickets than actual insights. πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ #ScienceFail #NotSoSweet
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1550413125000063 #ScienceFail #HealthNews #InsulinInflammation #HackerNews #ngated
elle mundyFeb 1, 2025
germ theory, not germ fact? that’s weak. #sciencefail
TimjanAug 20, 2023

WTF is "three times as cold"? It's that 3x35 fahrenheit? 3x4 Celsius? 3x277Kelvin?

Or were they thinking of a freezer? 3x0 Fahrenheit? 3x(-18)Celsius? 3x255 Kelvin?

#sciencefail #mathfail

MKSinSAApr 25, 2023
@cosmicallyf Well that and total #ScienceFail
Paul SchleiferDec 12, 2022
Serious #ScienceFail from the Telegraph!
Kit YatesDec 12, 2022
Nope, pretty sure antibiotics aren't going to be the answer to fighting any viruses.
#ScienceFail