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Virtual Reality Research — Some Early Problems with Data Reanalysis and Risks of Open Data

The idea of “reanalysis” needs to be rethought, if recent examples are any indication of what this trend could do to science.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Oct 16, 2014
  • 8 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Vaccines and Autism — Despite a Widely Publicized Scientific Hoax, Celebrity Continues to Dominate the Evidence

The vaccine-autism papers were a hoax. But a lingering controversy around the diagnosis of a celebrity’s child and her insistence on preserving her version of the facts only shows how stubborn misinformation can be.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Jan 10, 2014
  • 38 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

When Bad Science Persists on the Internet

Even when a paper is retracted, free copies of articles still persist in institutional repositories and public websites. Authority for the accuracy of scientific record must keep pace with open access. Fortunately there is a solution.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Apr 13, 2011
  • 13 Comments
  • Time To Read: 3 mins

When Fraud Hits Medical Science: The Decade of the Vaccine-Autism Scandal

Now that the vaccine-autism link has been shown to be based on a fraud, will ego continue to trump humility in the face of evidence?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Jan 17, 2011
  • 10 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

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