Eugenie Reich

uhhh... Marie and Pierre Curie showed decades prior that microwaves could unstale a croissant

Add a ‘speculation box’ to research papers Letter to the Editor

I like this from RW roundup, but can't get through the paywall. How will this idea change the conclusions? And what if the data is wrong? Does this affect the speculation?
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Reproducibility Salon: what is spooky data, Mon, Oct 27, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup What gives some data a sense of authenticity while other data gets antennae up that something is wrong or "off"? Is spookiness as simple as being "too good to be true" or a

Halloween season, so in Boston we will hold the next Reproducibility Salon on Mon Oct 27
on spooky datasets: what about some data gets antennae up? (Yes, I repurposed image from a prior joke.)

Hey hey! There are some tall pillars visible now in Maine that could be seen from states further south. Take a look north if you are in upper New England! The night is young, but it's great to see the aurora out already.

go.theauroraguy.com/webcams

Science reporters could also add caveats like: "x says he is so satisfied with his breakthrough he has been giggling at random moments and explaining them to disinterested neighbors"

This makes a lot of sense. Science suffers from such a serious incentives issue that the more unhappy the authors are with their results, the more reliable they are likely to be.

See Figs 1-13 below

YouTube video by Angela Collier conspiracy physics and you (and also me)

In her latest video, @acollierastro.bsky.social tackles physics grifters and I'm so here for it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=miJb...

I'm also seeing a rabbit

This is what happens when Wittgenstein edits your math textbook.

#science #philosophysky #math #mathematics #academia #philsky

Thank you

I am putting my clippers away for the winter

about the same as a smoke alarm!

it's intended as a favorable comparison, I think.

I love the teapot, though now this is public they will say no to tea

Boston-area scientists & advocates for sound science: the next Reproducibility Salon will be Wed. Sep. 24, at 7pm! We will discuss "standing on the shoulders of giants" ... is it a good idea or can science proceed by consensus? Email me on eugenie@eugeniereichlaw.com for my address near Davis Sq.

The magnificent @deevybee.bsky.social gave a #fosci talk pointing out to the major issue in #scientificpublishing that corporations are desperately trying to ignore — the editors who let all the garbage in their prestigious journals 🎇

+ brilliant term: Negligent Open Access Publisher = NOPE

Recent interesting discussion about this

Reproducibility Salon: Should Scientists Stand on Shoulders of Giants?, Wed, Sep 24, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup Reproducibility Salon will meet on Wednesday September 24th at 7pm to discuss whether it is a good idea for scientists to proceed by "standing on the shoulders of giants."

more here

Boston-area scientists & advocates for sound science: the next Reproducibility Salon will be Wed. Sep. 24, at 7pm! We will discuss "standing on the shoulders of giants" ... is it a good idea or can science proceed by consensus? Email me on eugenie@eugeniereichlaw.com for my address near Davis Sq.

Important astronomy events and it's dates for everyone.
Be informed and keep in mind to witness

International #ResearchIntegrity conference 16-18 November 2025
Come to hear @elisabethbik.bsky.social Ivan Oransky @jamesheathers.bsky.social @retractionwatch.com Lisa Bero @liammannix.bsky.social @jdwilko.bsky.social @jacksonwryan.com +many others, stay for Sydney in late Spring @sydney.edu.au 🧪

Honestly, relying on copy paste errors to detect scientific fraud was never a foolproof strategy

Where's the jam? Pun intended.

A sharp view of a very dusty spiral galaxy. The center glows with a pale but warm yellowish light with two prominent arms of brown dust encircling it. Multiple pockets of blue stars are visible between the spiraling lanes of dust, and a smooth, soft blue halo of light fades to darkness at the edge of the galaxy as the stars and dust become more sparse. A few orangey background galaxies are visible through the dust. The scene is almost absent of Milky Way stars, making it a very clear view of the galaxy.

HST two-color view of NGC 1068.
Proposal 17165 / @astronomisty.bsky.social
archive.stsci.edu/proposal_sea...

Some more info, plus links to all the other processing I've done of this galaxy.
flic.kr/p/2rsj7rm

I think it matters whether or not Hippocrates made people drink willow bark tea as a precursor to aspirin. This is instructive as to how to troubleshoot knowledge creation in an era of failures.

This is worth a read. I especially like the line that scientists are not standing on the shoulders of giants if one of the giants ... wasn't. I have also started saying this as a way of explaining why fraudulent big results matter and must be exposed not forgotten.

More about Mr Kamal's incompetent injunction application here: taxpolicy.org.uk/2025/09/04/s...

The day Return became Enter A deep dive into the convoluted and fascinating story of one of the most important keys on the keyboard

aresluna.org/the-day-retu...
Fascinating account of history of the Return key. esp For anyone who ever used a manual typewriter

How We Mapped Chicago’s Lead Pipe Problem and What We Learned - Inside Climate News Find out how to see if you’re at risk and how to replicate our work.

Our methods, links to code etc:
insideclimatenews.org/news/2808202...