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Saturday Morning LabElisabeth Bik says question the data!-Part IIPart 2 of my two-part conversation with the inspiring Dr. Elisabeth Bik, a science integrity consultant and advocate. She recently won the 2024 Einstein Foundation Award for Promoting Quality in Research. She invested the 200,000 euro award to establish the Elisabeth Bik Science Integrity Fund with the Centre for Research Integrity. Thank you for leading by example, Elisabeth and for your tireless efforts to keeping science honest.
2025-04-0554 minSaturday Morning LabElisabeth Bik says question the data!-Part IOn this this week's episode, I have the pleasure and privilege of interviewing Dr. Elisabeth Bik in a special two-part series. We discuss her rich professional experience and her path to data sleuthing and research integrity. This is part I.
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The Dissenter#1076 Elisabeth Bik: Scientific Integrity and Scientific Fraud******Support the channel******Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedissenterPayPal: paypal.me/thedissenterPayPal Subscription 1 Dollar: https://tinyurl.com/yb3acuuyPayPal Subscription 3 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ybn6bg9lPayPal Subscription 5 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ycmr9gpzPayPal Subscription 10 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y9r3fc9mPayPal Subscription 20 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y95uvkao ******Follow me on******Website: https://www.thedissenter.net/The Dissenter Goodreads list: https://shorturl.at/7BMoBFacebook: https://www.f...2025-03-2744 min
#AskDifferent#39 Elisabeth Bik: How dangerous is fraud in science?In this episode of #AskDifferent, Elisabeth Bik takes us behind the scenes of her work as a 'science detective’, where she meticulously scans thousands of published research papers for signs of fraud – having uncovered manipulated and duplicated images in over 7,600 scientific papers. But what drives scientists to fake data, and how does this impact all of us? Tune in to learn about the challenges of detecting fraud and hear Elisabeth Bik’s compelling message on the urgent need for systemic change. For her tireless fight to preserve integrity in research, she was awarded the 2024 Einstein Foundation Award for Promoting Quality...2025-03-1025 min
Against the Grain - The PodcastA Conversation with Dr. Elizabeth Bik, Science Integrity Consultant and Microbiologist Today’s episode features guest host, Michael Upshall, Community and Outreach Manager at Core, who talks with Dr. Elizabeth Bik, Microbiologist and Science Integrity Consultant. Elisabeth is a prominent microbiologist and renowned investigator into scientific misconduct, particularly the manipulation and falsification of research data. She has uncovered issues in over 7,000 scientific papers, resulting in more than 1,000 retractions. Her work has gained international attention, earning her the 2021 John Maddox Prize. This conversation explores Elizabeth’s career trajectory, her work on identifying scientific malpractice, and her thoughts on the systemic issues and potential reforms within the research and p...2025-02-2450 min
This Week in VirologyDickson Despommier, parasitologist without bordersThe entire TWiV team comes together to pay tribute to Dickson Despommier, then reviews antibodies to H5N1 virus in veterinarians working with dairy cattle, Elisabeth Bik donates prize money for data integrity analyses, measles outbreak in Texas, and use of an alternative genetic code by human microbiome phages. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, Brianne Barker, Daniel Griffin, Angela Mingarelli, and Jolene Ramsey Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education at MicrobeTV ASV 2025 Livestream tribute to Dickson (Office Hours) D...2025-02-231h 51This Week in VirologyDickson Despommier, parasitologist without bordersThe entire TWiV team comes together to pay tribute to Dickson Despommier, then reviews antibodies to H5N1 virus in veterinarians working with dairy cattle, Elisabeth Bik donates prize money for data integrity analyses, measles outbreak in Texas, and use of an alternative genetic code by human microbiome phages. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, Brianne Barker, Daniel Griffin, Angela Mingarelli, and Jolene Ramsey Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education at MicrobeTV ASV 2025 Livestream tribute to Dickson (Office Hours) D...2025-02-231h 51
The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESPTheESP – Ep. #467 – Tesla-skamWe talk a little bit of the upcoming Germany federal elections this weekend and in TWISH we hear about Carl von Rokitansky the Austrian physician, pathologist, humanist philosopher and liberal politician and founder of the Viennese School of Medicine of the 19th century. How he managed to dissect tens of thousands of bodies is baffling and just a little bit scary…Then, we turn to the news:UK: Prof. Jim Al-Khalili gets Darwin Day MedalSWEDEN: Murder of Quran burnerFRANCE: Didier Raoult can’t stop spreading bullshitITALY: Italian ‘mystic’ may face trial after DNA match with blood on Virgin Mary s...2025-02-2151 minTheESP – Ep. #467 – Tesla-skamWe talk a little bit of the upcoming Germany federal elections this weekend and in TWISH we hear about Carl von Rokitansky the Austrian physician, pathologist, humanist philosopher and liberal politician and founder of the Viennese School of Medicine of the 19th century. How he managed to dissect tens of thousands of bodies is baffling and just a little bit scary…Then, we turn to the news:UK: Prof. Jim Al-Khalili gets Darwin Day MedalSWEDEN: Murder of Quran burnerFRANCE: Didier Raoult can’t stop spreading bullshitITALY: Italian ‘mystic’ may face trial after DNA match with blood on Virgin Mary s...2025-02-2151 min
Neurology® PodcastJanuary 2025 Recall: Rise of the Science SleuthsRing in the new year with the January 2025 replay of previously released episodes discussing the rise of science sleuths. In this three-part series Dr. Stacey Clardy talks with Dr. Elisabeth Bik and Dr. Matthew Schrag about critical issues surrounding research integrity and misconduct. Podcast Links: The Rise of the Science Sleuths - Part 1 The Rise of the Science Sleuths - Part 2 The Rise of the Science Sleuths - Part 3 Article Link: The Rise of the Science Sleuths Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org.2025-01-011h 07
SciencetitsEpisode 5- Discussion updatedIf you listened to this episode within the first few hours of release - I apologise I totally uploaded the wrong, un-edited audio!This podcasting stuff isn't for the faint-hearted!In this episode, we start off following up on critical issue of scientific integrity from the last episode. The discussion begins with a recap of their previous episode on fraud in research results, which serendipitously leads to an exploration of a groundbreaking study by Dr. Elisabeth Bik, on image manipulation in scientific publications. Our conversation takes an intriguing turn as they discuss Bik's unexpected...2024-12-3059 min
SciencetitsEpisode 5 - DiscussionIn this episode, we start off following up on critical issue of scientific integrity from the last episode. The discussion begins with a recap of their previous episode on fraud in research results, which serendipitously leads to an exploration of a groundbreaking study by Dr. Elisabeth Bik, on image manipulation in scientific publications. Our conversation takes an intriguing turn as they discuss Bik's unexpected career path. A microbiologist by training, she has become a world-leading expert in scientific integrity through her meticulous research and commitment to academic honesty.But that career path brings us to a listener...2024-12-301h 01
BJKS Podcast107. Nick Wise: Publication fraud, buying authorships, and tortured phrasesNick Wise is a postdoc in fluid dynamics at Cambridge University. We talk about his 'detective work' on publication fraud which has gotten more than 800 papers retracted to date, including tortured phrases, discovering Facebook groups and Telegram channels in which people sell authorships on papers, how 'Special' issues can be exploited, and what we can do about this.BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscience, psychology, and anything vaguely related, hosted by Benjamin James Kuper-Smith.Support the show: https://geni.us/bjks-patreonTimestamps0:00:00: How Nick got involved with publication fraud: tortured phrases2024-11-152h 01
Sydney IdeasTrust and errorFake research papers are on the rise. Explore what's fuelling this, why it's concerning, and how we can address this issue with science integrity consultant Elisabeth Bik, computer scientist Judy Kay, linguist Nick Enfield, Pro Vice Chancellor (Research) Benjamin Eggleton and host Jennifer Byrne.
This event was held on Tuesday 22 October 2024 at the University of Sydney. For more links and resources, including the transcript, visit Sydney Ideas website: bit.ly/48B2Mnk2024-11-0445 minBJKS Podcast105. Eugenie Reich (Part 1): Plastic Fantastic, scientific fraud, and institutional normsEugenie Reich is an attorney who represents scientific whistleblowers, and a former investigative science journalist. We talk about her previous work as a science journalist, in particular her book Plastic Fantastic about one of the biggest fraud cases in physics, the case of Jan-Hendrik Schön. We'd planned to also discuss Eugenie's current work as an attorney, but spent all our time on the Schön case. Eugenie kindly agreed to do another interview, in which we cover the legal aspects of fraud, which will be the next episode (#106).BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscience, psychology, an...2024-11-011h 26
Neurology MinuteThe Rise of the Science Sleuths - Part 3In the final part of this three-part series, Drs. Stacey Clardy, Elisabeth Bik, and Matthew Schrag discuss how to uphold research integrity. Show reference: https://undark.org/2024/09/11/the-rise-of-the-science-sleuths/ 2024-10-1703 minNeurology® PodcastThe Rise of the Science Sleuths - Part 3In the final part of this three-part series, Dr. Stacey Clardy talks with Drs. Elisabeth Bik and Matthew Schrag about the challenges posed by AI in generating fraudulent research, the importance of cultural solutions to uphold scientific integrity, and the need for modernized data management practices in research. Read the related article in Undark. Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org.2024-10-1420 minNeurology MinuteThe Rise of the Science Sleuths - Part 2In part two of this series, Drs. Stacey Clardy, Elisabeth Bik, and Matthew Schrag discuss the best ways that we as neurology clinicians and researchers can help to actively prevent fraud. Show references: https://undark.org/2024/09/11/the-rise-of-the-science-sleuths/ 2024-10-1103 minNeurology® PodcastThe Rise of the Science Sleuths - Part 2In part two of this special three-part series, Dr. Stacey Clardy talks with Drs. Elisabeth Bik and Matthew Schrag about the processes involved in addressing concerns about research integrity, covering the role of public platforms, using social media for awareness, identifying potential research fraud, and the need for cultural change within the scientific community to prioritize ethical practices. Read the related article in Undark. Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org.2024-10-1021 minNeurology MinuteThe Rise of the Science Sleuths - Part 1In the first part of this special three-part series, Drs. Stacey Clardy, Elisabeth Bik, and Matthew Schrag discuss critical issues surrounding research integrity and misconduct. Show references: https://undark.org/2024/09/11/the-rise-of-the-science-sleuths/ 2024-10-1002 minNeurology® PodcastThe Rise of the Science Sleuths - Part 1In the first part of this special three-part series, Dr. Stacey Clardy talks with Drs. Elisabeth Bik and Matthew Schrag about critical issues surrounding research integrity and misconduct. Read the related article in Undark. Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org.2024-10-0726 min
The Studies ShowEpisode 49: Scientific publishingIt’s in a peer-reviewed paper, so it must be true. Right? Alas, you can only really hold this belief if you don’t know about the peer-review system, and scientific publishing more generally.That’s why, in this episode of The Studies Show, Tom and Stuart break down the traditional scientific publishing process, discuss how it leads science astray, and talk about the ways in which, if we really cared, we could make it better.The Studies Show is brought to you by Works in Progress magazine. Their new September 2024 issue is out now, and is...2024-09-101h 16BJKS Podcast99. Laura Luebbert: gget, hunting viruses, and questionable honeybee dancesLaura Luebbert just finished her PhD in computational biology and will soon be a postdoc with Pardis Sabeti, to hunt some viruses. We talk about how she got into biology, how she created a widely-used software project (gget) with no prior coding experience, her recent reports when she discovered questionable data in key papers about honeybee dances, and much more.BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscience, psychology, and anything vaguely related, hosted by Benjamin James Kuper-Smith.Support the show: https://geni.us/bjks-patreonTimestamps0:00:00: Why Laura studied biology in Leiden/the...2024-08-021h 51
RATICOS DE CIENCIA. Conversaciones con científic@s[34] LA (BUENA) VIDA DEL EDITOR #AlejandroMontenegroEl protagonista de este episodio, Alejandro Montenegro, es un doctor en biología chileno, que tras un tiempo dedicado a la investigación en Chile y en Estados Unidos decidió ser editor de revistas científicas.
Aproveché que Alejandro estaba de paso por Barcelona porque andaba haciendo un mini gira por Europa, invitado por distintas instituciones para hablar de la carrera profesional de editor de revistas científicas, y esto es algo que nos interesa mucho en este podcast, donde queremos dar visibilidad a las distintas profesiones que existen relacionadas con la ciencia, todas ellas importantes y necesarias. El título de...2024-05-261h 17
TheESP – Ep. #426 – Educational MalpracticeTickets for QED in Manchester (19-20 October) are now on sale and don’t forget Skepticamp on the day before! If all goes to plan, both András and Pontus may be among the speakers. But first we are looking forward to the European Skeptics Congress 2024, less than a month from now, 31 May – 2 June in Lyon, France! In TWISH we hear about how smallpox was announced eradicated this week in 1980 and then we take a look at the news:INTERNATIONAL: Big data reveals true climate impact of worldwide air travelSWEDEN: Swedish Skeptics’ awards for 2023INTERNATIONAL: Scottish Medical Journal retracts 13 pape...2024-05-1046 minThe European Skeptics Podcast - The ESPTheESP – Ep. #426 – Educational MalpracticeTickets for QED in Manchester (19-20 October) are now on sale and don’t forget Skepticamp on the day before! If all goes to plan, both András and Pontus may be among the speakers. But first we are looking forward to the European Skeptics Congress 2024, less than a month from now, 31 May – 2 June in Lyon, France! In TWISH we hear about how smallpox was announced eradicated this week in 1980 and then we take a look at the news:INTERNATIONAL: Big data reveals true climate impact of worldwide air travelSWEDEN: Swedish Skeptics’ awards for 2023INTERNATIONAL: Scottish Medical Journal retracts 13 pape...2024-05-1046 min
DoctorPodcasts || Cykiert FilesFake medical & scientific literature epidemic with Elisabeth Bik, Ph.D.Fake #medical and scientific literature is becoming an infectious epidemic. Watch scientific integrity sleuth & microbiologist Elisabeth Bik, Ph.D. @MicrobiomDigest tackle & beat this problem one case at a time. http://ScienceIntegrityDigest.com & http://Patreon.com/ElisabethBik & https://wsj.com/science/harvard-professors-papers-contain-copied-images-science-sleuth-claims-82e2610e
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Principal InstigatorsThe Retracted Mifepristone PapersQuestionable research was retracted long after the damage was done in the federal court case that will allow the Supreme Court to restrict mifepristone access. We need to prevent shoddy research from getting published in the first place, but is academia capable of enforcing even the most basic scientific standards? To answer this question, we travel back to 2018, when Trump was president, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was 85 years young, and the MIT-adjacent Whitehead Institute was still enjoying its approximately $12 million dollars in fun money from federal research grants to the laboratory of one David M. Sabatini - a laboratory that...2024-03-261h 04
Physiologically SpeakingA Conversation on Science Integrity, Image Forensics, and Publishing Fraud with Dr. Elisabeth BikDr. Elisabeth Bik is a microbiome scientist. She received her PhD from Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Her scientific work has included time at the Dutch National Institute for Health and the Stanford University School of Medicine.She previously worked as a science editor and scientific and editorial director at uBiome, and director of science at Astarte Medical. Currently, Dr. Bik has transitioned full time to a Microbiome and Science Integrity Consultant. Her work has been featured in major news publications including Nature, the New York Times, the Washington post, le Monde, The Scientist, and m...2024-03-181h 24
The DemystifySci PodcastAn Eye for Evidence: Identifying 4,000 Scientific Frauds - Dr. Elisabeth Bik, DS Pod #230Get your DEMYSTICON 2024 tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/demysticon-2024-tickets-727054969987
Elisabeth Bik is a Dutch microbiologist who has a talent for identifying duplicated patterns. She turned her attention to the question of scientific integrity more than a decade ago, and has since been responsible for the retraction of more than a thousand papers that have blatant image manipulation in them. We talk to her about the work of image sleuthing, the nature of science that induces people to fake data, the impact of rotten data filling low-tier journals, and how questionable practices reach all the way to...2024-03-071h 57
Touching BasePrime Editing for Isogenic iPSCs, PRINT, Universal In Vivo CAR T Editing, Biogen Q4 Results Disappoint; Andrea ChoeEpisode 10 (February 23, 2024): Researchers from Francis Collins’ lab developed an efficient CRISPR prime editing protocol to generate isogenic-induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines carrying heterozygous or homozygous alleles for putatively causal single nucleotide variants. An RNA-based system known as PRINT can create and introduce site-specific, safe, and stable transgenes into the human genome. Astellas Pharma and Kelonia announced a nearly $800 million research collaboration and license agreement to develop innovative universal, off-the-shelf in vivo CAR T cell therapies. Fourth-quarter earnings and revenue fell short of expectations as Biogen worked to eliminate 1,000 jobs (11.5% of its workforce), among other cost-cutting actions, and restructured it...2024-02-2343 minBJKS Podcast86. Elisabeth Bik: Reporting scientific misconduct, the arms race between fraud & fraud detection, and the microbiome of dolphinsElisabeth Bik is a science integrity consultant. In this conversation, we talk about her work on reporting scientific errors and misconduct, how one becomes a full-time scientific integrity consultant, her postdoc work on the microbiome of dolphins, reactions to her work (both positive and negative), how to deal with online abuse, the arms race between fraudsters and fraud detectors, and much more.BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscience, psychology, and anything vaguely related, hosted by Benjamin James Kuper-Smith.Support the show: https://geni.us/bjks-patreonTimestamps0:00:00: How Elisabeth became a full-time...2023-12-221h 32
Monkey MindEpisode 038: Dirty DataGrace and David talk about fudging data, data illiteracy, misaligned incentives, and all the ways in which data is used and misused in science.
Note: this will be our last episode.
Goodhart's law
My personal favorite Dilbert strips on Software Quality
Elisabeth Bik
Homo economicus
Fabricated data in research about honesty. You can't make this stuff up. Or, can you? : Planet Money
Data Colada
[110] Data Falsificada (Part 2): "My Class Year Is Harvard" - Data Colada
Max Bazerman's 2021 response to fraud evidence2023-10-181h 15
Insights Xchange: Conversations Shaping Academic ResearchAutomation, Algorithms, and Research Integrity: What does a Hybrid Human-Machine Future Look Like for Academic Publishing?This episode features Nikesh Gosalia in captivating conversation with Dr. Leslie McIntosh, Vice President of Research Integrity at Digital Science and Founder of Ripeta, a software and services company with a mission to enhance the transparency, reproducibility, and quality of scientific research. Together, they delve into the dynamic intersection of artificial intelligence and research integrity.Dr. McIntosh discusses how as AI evolves, distinguishing genuine discoveries from synthetic data becomes increasingly challenging. She urges us to contemplate how AI is transforming the essence of research and our ability to uphold its honesty. Dr. McIntosh also shares her vision...2023-10-171h 10
Listen In - Bitesize Bio Webinar AudiosErrors and Misconduct in Biomedical ResearchWhat are the motives behind science misconduct? How is data manipulated to evidence dubious results? And do you think you can spot edited and faked data? Any fraud in science is too much, but the reasons for it are complex. In this episode of Listen In, join forensics detective Elisabeth Bik and explore the answers to these questions. See the work she has done uncovering scientific misconduct, and find out if you have a forensic eye as she presents genuine and manipulated data. You will also hear examples of how scientific misconduct isn't...2023-09-041h 03
For Tech’s SakeBe smart and break thingsDublin Maker is coming soon so we spoke to one of its founders, Dr David McKeown, to find out all about this year’s festival and discuss the importance of events like this in encouraging people to engage with science.This year’s Dublin Maker will be hosted in Richmond Barracks on Saturday, 2 September. It’s completely free and welcoming to the creative and the curious.You can find out more about it at DublinMaker.ie and follow David at @dj_mckeown on Twitter to keep up with his work. And keep an eye ou...2023-08-2337 min
IA Sob Controle - Inteligência Artificial11: Aplicando IA na educação, trazendo as IAs para o seu contexto, avanços em pesquisas científicasNeste episódio, falamos sobre as iniciativas que vêm aplicando IA na educação, sobre as possibilidades (e riscos) oferecidas pelo emprego de IAs em estudos científicos, e sobre como trazer as inteligências artificiais para o seu contexto pode ser útil no dia a dia.
Vem ver quem participou desse papo:
Paulo Silveira, host sob controle
Tiago Maluta, Innovation Manager na Fundação Lemann
Mário Souto, o “Dev Soutinho“, Desenvolvedor no Nubank
Marcus Mendes, co-host sob controle
Guilherme Silveira, CINO e co-fundador da Alura
Sérgio Lopes, CTO da Alura
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Visite o nov...2023-06-2347 min
ISC PresentsFreedom and responsibility in science in the 21st century: episode 6, trust in science How can we combat malpractice and misconduct in research? And how do we promote trust in scientists and the work they do? This final episode explores the topics of trust, malpractice, and misconduct in scientific research. Guests, Elisabeth Bik and Soumya Swaminathan, discuss publication fraud and the importance of instilling scientific inquiry and critical thinking skills in children.2023-06-0510 minInsights Xchange: Conversations Shaping Academic ResearchScientific Misconduct, Paper Mills, and Social Media with Elisabeth BikNikesh Gosalia and Elisabeth Bik continue their conversation on scientific misconduct, starting with the role played by research institutions in combating research misconduct. Elisabeth talks about the organized crime of research fraud: paper mills, which are companies that produce fake research papers and sell their authorship position to researchers. She also discusses the downsides of being a scientific integrity volunteer, such as legal threats, personal attacks, and even death threats, and how she deals with these issues. Elisabeth shares her thoughts on the double-edged sword of social media: it can be a powerful tool to expose scientific misconduct, but...2023-05-2222 minInsights Xchange: Conversations Shaping Academic ResearchFake Photos, AI Tools, and Research Fraud with Elisabeth BikResearch fraud is increasingly common these days. Will AI tools just make this worse or can they help combat fraud? Nikesh Gosalia talks to Elisabeth Bik about research fraud, starting with the plagiarism incident that inspired Elisabeth to become a full-time research integrity volunteer. She talks about the main factor pushing researchers to commit scientific fraud: the pressure to publish. Despite the high volume of papers being published these days, Elisabeth feels that quantity doesn’t always reflect quality. She discusses the development of AI tools and their effect on scientific fraud, such as the use of AI tools to...2023-05-1525 min
Data RadicalsThe Scientific Integrity Crisis with Dr. Elisabeth Bik, Science Integrity ExpertIn a world where technology is constantly evolving and AI is everywhere, it’s all too easy for content to be deceitful, including scientific papers. Capturing source metadata, incentivizing reproducibility, and protecting whistleblowers are steps we can take to ensure science remains honest.In this episode, Satyen interviews Dr. Elisabeth Bik. Elisabeth is an experienced microbiologist whose groundbreaking work in scientific integrity has led to more than four thousand potential cases of improper research conduct. She also founded the blogs Microbiome Digest and Science Integrity Digest, and was awarded the John Maddox Prize for "outstanding work exposing wi...2023-04-1252 min
De VOGIN podcastDe VOGIN Statafel #4: De bewaker van wetenschappelijke zuiverheid. Met Elisabeth Bik.Live op de Vogin-IP Lezing van 2023 spreken hosts Bart van der Meij en Leon Heuts met de internationaal bekende wetenschappelijke detective Elisabeth Bik over haar talent om wetenschappelijke fraude op te sporen, het belang van zuiverheid in wetenschap en de perverse prikkels in het wetenschappelijke proces. Met tips & trucs waar je zelf op kunt letten als je een wetenschappelijke publicatie leest.2023-03-2844 min
Tiny Living BeingsThe gut microbiome - with Haley HallowellWhat are the microbes in our gut up to? And how does their life affect our lives? This week, Dr. Haley Hallowell teaches us all about the gut microbiome and virome, that is, how microbes and viruses inside us affect each other and our own health! We also play a game on this episode where I make some bold claims that have gained traction on social media recently-some true, some ridiculous, some in between-and Haley becomes a professional myth-buster, using the latest science of course. Make sure to listen to the end because this episode wraps up with the...2023-02-2758 min
The Struggling ScientistsEpisode 42: Detecting Fraud in Science with dr. Elisabeth BikIn this episode we interviewed dr. Elisabeth Bik about detecting fraud in scientific publications. She is an expert in detecting image tampering and has already found problems resulting in the retraction of over 900 articles.We talk with her about:The percentage of publications that have fraudulent imagesWhat steps to take if you find a fraudulent paperWhy do serial offenders keep committing fraudHow serious journals and institutions take this problemThe drawbacks of exposing fraudHow you can be more informed when reading papersFollow Elisabeth on Twitter @MicrobiomDigestIf you have any...2022-11-141h 00
Der coliquio Podcast. Betrug in der MedizinBetrug in der Alzheimer-Forschung | Elisabeth Bik: Fälschungen auf der SpurDer coliquio-Podcast – Betrug in der Medizin
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Betrug in der Alzheimer-Forschung
Mutmaßlicher Betrug; Neurowissenschaftler soll zahlreiche Alzheimer-Studien gefälscht haben. Spiegel Wissenschaft. 01.08.2022 https://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/medizin/wissenschaftsskandal-wegen-mutmasslichem-betrug-wie-ein-neurowissenschaftler-alzheimer-studien-faelschte-a-725a8aca-c270-4bf2-86b5-1708d0021ef9
Lesné et al.: A specific amyloid-β protein assembly in the brain impairs memory. Nature 440, 352–357 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature04533 https://www.nature.com/articles/nature04533
Piller: Blots on a Field. Science. 21. Juli 2022. doi: 10.1126/science.ade0209 https://www.science.org/content/article/potential-fabrication-research-images-threatens-key-theory-alzheimers-disease
Whistleblower: Alzheimer – zentraler Therapieansatz infrage gestellt https://www.coliquio.de/wissen...2022-10-2815 min
The Cosmos PodcastThe state of the scientific peer review processToday we are talking about the academic scientific peer review process, which ordinarily involves a journal sending a submitted paper out to other experts for assessment before they decide to publish the article, something which has become part of the normal process for and sign of a quality academic scientific journal.This subject is increasingly important as more and more high-profile and impactful research articles are being retracted or placed under editorial “notices of concern” both in Australia and overseas. To learn more, Cosmos journalist Clare Kenyon talks to Dr Ivan Oransky, an acclaimed journalist and o...2022-10-1626 min
Het uur van de waarheidDeze dame is de schrik van elke wetenschapper en is Wikipedia wel te vertrouwen?Elisabeth Bik is een wereldautoriteit in het opsporen van wetenschapsfraude. Ze jaagt op vervalste resultaten en foute conclusies en komt daarover vertellen. Kevin Pierlé werd bekroond voor zijn Wikipodcast waarin hij samen met Bekende Vlamingen hun Wikipedia-pagina updatet. Wat zijn de meest voorkomende fouten en kan hij die zomaar rechtzetten? Verder vond er in Putte een bijzondere rampoefening plaats en bespreken we met Peter Van Aelst de aankomende midterms in de VS.2022-10-0834 min
Everything Hertz159: Peer review isn't working (with Saloni Dattani)Dan and James are joined by Saloni Dattani for a chat about the history of peer review, a reimagination of what peer review could look like, what happens when you actually pay peer reviewers, peer reviewer specialisation, post publication peer review, annual paper limits for authors, automation in peer review, and Big Cheese.
Links
Works in Progress magazine
One of the many news stories about the Jarsberg cheese study
The actual study
Saloni's peer review piece
The F1000 format
Our episode with Elisabeth Bik
PCI registered reports
Saloni on Twitter
Other links
Everything Hertz...2022-08-1551 min
The MicroscopistsElisabeth Bik (Science Integrity Digest)#49 — In this episode, we talk to Elisabeth Bik, former microbiome researcher turned scientific integrity consultant. Elisabeth spends her time searching biomedical literature for inappropriately manipulated photographic images and plagiarized text, and often discusses these on Twitter at @MicrobiomDigest. Following her successful scientific career in the lab, a stolen sentence she authored led her to become a scientific sleuth—combing the literature for cases of misconduct from plagiarism to image manipulations. We also chat about how these cases of misconduct might be detected in future through the help of software—but that the human eye is still our best t...2022-07-221h 09
Dana-Farber Data Science PodcastElisabeth Bik, PhD - The Prevalence of Inappropriate Image Duplication in Research PublicationsHow prevalent is image alteration in biomedical research publications? What counts as manipulation? Elisabeth Bik, PhD, Principal at Harbers Bik, LLC, is a science consultant and microbiome, science integrity and image forensics expert.Our Data Science Zoominars feature interactive conversation with data science experts and a Q+A session moderated by Rafael A. Irizarry, PhD, Chair, Department of Data Science at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.2022-05-1539 min
La science dont vous êtes le héros (La conduite responsable en recherche)Épisode 22 - La fraude scientifique sous la loupe - Lex Bouter, Elisabeth Bik et Guillaume CabanacNous y sommes! C'est le panel d'ouverture de notre semaine sur la conduite responsable en recherche!Animé par Mylène Deschênes, ce panel a réuni Lex Bouter, Elisabeth Bik et Guillaume Cabanac. Des esprits libres, à l’image des chevaliers de l’ombre, qui enquêtent et n’hésitent pas à dénoncer et à démasquer le mensonge pour défendre la vérité. Cette conférence a été présentée en anglais. Vous trouverez l'enregistrement audio original de ce panel dans ce podcast.Invité(e)sMylène Deschênes, directr...2022-05-021h 27La science dont vous êtes le héros (La conduite responsable en recherche)Épisode 21 - Héros de l'ombre et détective de la tromperie - Guillaume CabanacDans cet épisode, nous accueillons celui que la prestigieuse revue Nature a surnommé « le détective de la tromperie »: M. Guillaume Cabanac. Guillaume fait également partie de la liste, publiée par la revue Nature, des 10 personnalités qui ont marqué la science en 2021. Guillaume sera panéliste lors de notre panel d’ouverture de la semaine sur la Conduite responsable en recherche de l’Université Laval, lundi 2 mai, de 11h00 à 12h30. Le titre du panel : La fraude scientifique sous la loupe. Ce panel regroupera trois prestigieux invités: Lex Bouter, Elisabeth Bik et Guillaume Cabanac. Avec Guillaume, ...2022-04-2648 minLa science dont vous êtes le héros (La conduite responsable en recherche)Épisode 20 - Qui gardera les gardiens? - Entrevue avec Mylène DeschenesQui gardera les gardiens? (Who Watches the Watchmen?) En préparation de notre panel d'ouverture de la Semaine sur la conduite responsable en recherche, nous recevons l'animatrice de ce panel: Mylène Deschenes. Mylène est Directrice des affaires éthiques et juridiques aux Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ). C'est toutefois ses qualités d'animatrice qui seront mises de l'avant puisqu'elle animera notre prestigieux panel d'ouverture, le 2 mai 2022 de 11h00 à 12h30. Ce panel regroupera : Lex Bouter, Elisabeth Bik et Guillaume Cabanac.Avant de leur donner la parole, j’ai pensé donner la parole à l’a...2022-04-2426 minLa science dont vous êtes le héros (La conduite responsable en recherche)Épisode 13 - La guerre de l'ombre - La fraude scientifique sous la loupeL'équipe présente le thème et la composition de notre panel d'ouverture qui aura lieu le 2 mai 2022, dans le cadre de notre Semaine sur la conduite responsable en recherche: «La fraude scientifique sous la loupe» (titre provisoire). Ce panel accueillera trois chercheur(e)s d'exception, des esprits libres, à l’image des chevaliers de l’ombre, qui enquêtent et n’hésitent pas à dénoncer et à démasquer le mensonge pour défendre la vérité: Lex Bouter, Professeur titulaire, Faculty of Humanities, Research integrity, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamElisabeth Bik, PhD, consultante scientifiqueGuillaume Cabanac, Maître de conférences habilité à di...2022-04-0915 min
Planet SciCommEpisode 03: Dr. Chelsea Parlett-Pelleriti (@ChelseaParlett)Sara, Jason, and Patrick chat with Dr. Chelsea Parlett-Pelleriti about her science communication on TikTok and Twitter. But we don't actually get through her introduction in 1.5 hrs, so she'll be back in a future episode! We also discussed...Bill Nye's blood & circulation song on YouTubeThe Number DevilThe Phantom TollboothChelsea’s dissertation: Parlett, C. (2021). Novel Applications of Statistical and Machine Learning Methods to Analyze Trial-Level Data from Cognitive Measures [Ph.D., Chapman University].Jason's mapElisabeth BikDunning Krueger effect...2022-04-051h 25
What Does It Profit PodcastThe Value of Truth in Science: Whistling At The FakeIn this episode, Dr. Dawn is in conversation with Dr. Elisabeth Bik and Dr. Ivan Oransky. Dr. Elisabeth Bik is a microbiologist and scientific integrity consultant who has worked to call out fraudulent scientific papers. She became renowned in her fight against the bad science behind hydroxychloroquine as an effective therapy against COVID-19 that resulted in a global Twitter assault. Dr. Ivan Oransky is an accomplished journalist, editor, and educator who founded Retraction Watch, the world’s only aggregated database of scientific retraction. In this episode, our guests take a moral stance on science - and tell us...2022-03-0935 min
Utrecht UniversityR2OS Reanimation of the Scientific Debate with Michael BonWe talk to Michael Bon, founder of the Collective Science Platform (CoScience) on his take on the big sin of academia and how reviving the scientific debate in the digital age make science great again.
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+ Climate Helpdesk: https://www.klimaathelpdesk.org/
+ National measures to combat threats against scientists: https://www.vsnu.nl/en_GB/news-items.html/nieuwsbericht/788-universiteiten-nemen-landelijke-maatregelen-tegen-bedreiging-wetenschappers
+ Elisabeth Bik: https://scienceintegritydigest.com/about/
+ Better animal research through Open Science: https://www.uu.nl/en/events/better-animal-research-through-open-science
+ The Collective Science Platform: https://www.sjscience.org/about-sjs2022-02-1636 min
今夜一杯 福澤喬【國際新聞 DJTALK 】2022.02.16 烏克蘭最新情況/韓國總統選舉勝負不明/終結論文工廠大國/馬斯克衛星太擠/歐盟全球門戶口惠實不至1. 烏克蘭最新，回歸明斯克協議七年前，烏克蘭與俄羅斯簽署了兩項明斯克停火協議。 俄羅斯支持的分裂分子襲擊烏克蘭東部頓巴斯地區並佔領部分領土後，在法國和德國的斡旋下，分別在2014年和2015年簽署了兩項“明斯克協議”。該協議現在被稱讚為避免歐洲新衝突的方法之一。
俄羅斯總統普京本人15日在與肖爾茨會晤後的記者會上表示，明斯克協議應成為尋求解決當前緊張局勢的“基礎”。普京上週在莫斯科表示，明斯克協議是建設和平的“唯一途徑”，不過現在俄羅斯、烏克蘭、法國和德國之間的談判陷入僵局。據分析人士稱，烏克蘭政府認為這項協議是在敲詐勒索的情況下制定的，烏克蘭的解釋與俄羅斯的不同。對烏克蘭政府而言，該協議意味著恢復領土完整，而對俄羅斯政府而言，意味著否決烏克蘭的未來。
2. 韓國總統大選肉搏戰3月9日舉行投票的韓國總統選舉15日進入正式競選活動，進行勢均力敵的朝野黨候選人率先發聲。旨在延續創新政府的執政黨候選人強調執行經濟政策的能力，而以五年來首次換屆為目標的保守反對黨候選人則重點批評文在寅
現任執政黨由接近盧武鉉的勢力主導。沒有議員經驗的李先生是執政黨內的非主流，有人指出支持組織的凝聚力較弱。李在明在講話中呼籲振興經濟，並重申他將“作為有能力的經濟總統改變人民的生活”。之後，他搬到了保守的大邱市，並強調“好的政策與左派或右派無關。我們將執行必要的政策，無論陣營如何。”但是”保守派反對派“人民力量黨”前檢察官尹錫悅在首爾市中心發表講話時說。文在寅無法在大都市區遏制房地產價格。他說，這次選舉是文氏政府的裁判
尹錫悅陣營有意識地吸引 20 多歲和 30 多歲的人，他們通常是無黨派的。在首爾的演講會場，36歲的黨代表李俊錫發表了歡呼演講，並表演了向年輕支持者介紹誓言的表演。
支持率僅次於李、尹的中層反對黨人民黨代表安哲洙訪問了慶尚北道前總統朴正熙的出生地。 ，“我將完成第二個“漢江奇蹟”。
安先生向尹先生提議以民意調查的方式統一候選人，但尹先生保留了答案。安先生回答了記者的問題，“我希望你盡快做出決定”，並敦促尹先生做出回應。
該活動將持續約三週，電視辯論定於 2 月 21 日、25 日和 3 月 2 日舉行。
3.中國開始強化取締「論文工廠」在中國科學界，系統地承擔科研論文造假的“論文工廠”的存在再次成為焦點。 開始有官媒紛紛整理專題文章，切入打假接單方式和客戶的實際情況。 共產黨和政府有可能會以不可製止的論文造假為問題，加大打擊力度。“價格從幾千元到幾萬元不等，揭示了代寫和代發的‘綜合作品’——地下‘論文工廠’。” 2022年1月中旬，國有的新華社（電子版）發表了一篇帶有這樣標題的文章。是記者冒充要準備論文的醫生，聯繫多家論文工廠的“銷售代表”的報導文學。
當記者要求一篇論文被納入國際廣泛使用的論文檢索數據庫“SCI”時，負責人聽取了研究領域和截止日期，搜索了投稿的科學期刊。一篇快寫完的關於頸部骨科手術的英文論文貼了一張照片，說是37,500元人民幣
論文造假是全球科學界普遍存在的現象，但在以發表論文數和被引次數作為評價研究成果的重中之重的中國，系統性造假仍在繼續。為此，2018年5月，黨中央、國務院印發《關於進一步加強科學研究穩健性的意見》，規定禁止代寫、代發。
2019年10月，科技部、公安部等公佈了科研舞弊查處原則。再者，2008年2月，教育部、科技部下發通知，不使用SCI論文的被引次數對科研人員進行評價，但紙廠依然猖獗。
日本文部科學省科學技術政策研究所的一項調查顯示，2017年至2019年，中國平均每年發表超過35萬篇科學論文。佔全球近22%，領先於美國。論文工廠的存在大大降低了它的威望，但具體影響到什麼程度呢？
“2000多張被挖出來的假紙，中國是最大的買家。”本文由中國科學院專業論文《中國科學報》（電子版）於 2010 年 1 月下旬分發，對您有所幫助。以匿名人士“人虎”的形式，名校報刊編輯與記者進行對話。
據說這隻老虎是美國前研究員伊麗莎白·比克（Elisabeth Bik）研究團隊的一名志願者，後者因涉嫌論文造假而聞名。文章稱，該團隊20年來在全球範圍內發現了16家論文工廠和2000多份的假冒論文。在大多數情況下，已確認中國人是作者，即假冒論文的購買者。
他進一步分析，中國的造假主要集中在生命科學和醫學領域。中國醫學研究批評中國醫學研究說：“我們不要求以論文結果作為評估指標來檢查很多患者。臨床醫生的進步是否需要提交論文？”
“調查組的指控是有限度的，中國政府應該重拳打擊（論文工廠），”他在一次談話中說。在很多情況下，被稱為“喉舌”的官方媒體代表共產黨和政府的意圖，通過讓匿名人士發表意見來傳達政策政策。
只要官方的書面警告不起作用，自然會採取行動。儘管中國當局最近一直存在爭議，但因傷害而沒有優勢的論文工廠的調用將受到國內外的歡迎。
4.NASA 要求馬斯克重新調整 Space X 4 萬台通訊衛星，目前的衛星網將會造成衝撞到其他衛星對於美國SpaceX計劃在近地軌道發射總計40000顆通信衛星的計劃，NASA曾表示擔心這會增加與其他衛星相撞的可能性。 我們要求聲稱沒有碰撞風險的 SpaceX 重新分析風險。美國宇航局在 2 月初向有權獲得衛星通信業務許可的聯邦通信委員會 (FCC) 發出的一份聲明中宣布了這一消息。他指出，如果SpaceX按計劃發射衛星，高度600公里以下的物體數量將“增加五倍以上”，“產生碎片（空間碎片）的碰撞事故風險將增加”。陳述。
NASA 批評 SpaceX 在其 FCC 批准申請中解釋說與大型物體碰撞的風險為零，“缺乏統計證據”。它要求重新分析風險，包括避免碰撞措施與其他公司的通信衛星網絡的有效性。
NASA 在其意見中還提到了 SpaceX 的通信衛星網絡對天文觀測和航天器發射計劃的負面影響。 SpaceX 沒有對 NASA 的擔憂發表評論。
SpaceX 已獲得使用約 12,000 顆衛星的寬帶（高速、大容量）通信服務“Starlink”的批准，並且已經發射了 1,700 多顆衛星。它目前正在向 FCC 申請批准增加約 30,000 顆衛星的第二代計劃。
根據中國政府2021年12月向聯合國提交的文件，SpaceX的通信衛星在21年兩次與中國正在建設的空間站發生險情。亞馬遜和其他公司正計劃推出自己的衛星通信網絡，並且越來越需要調整外層空間的擁塞。
在日本，SpaceX 隸屬於 KDDI。連接SpaceX衛星和KDDI的移動基站。自 2009 年開始進行示範實驗，併計劃在日本啟動高速通信服務，即使在通信困難的山區和偏遠島嶼也可以使用。5.歐盟全球門戶口惠實不至距离第六届欧盟-非盟峰会召开还有不到两周时间，欧盟成员国在如何拿出能够与中国“一带一路”倡议竞争的一揽子金融计划问题上仍然存在分歧。
幕后争吵分歧严重
欧盟计划于2月17日至18日在布鲁塞尔举行这次峰会。它打算推出“一项雄心勃勃的非洲-欧洲投资一揽子计划，将气候变化和当前健康危机等全球挑战考虑在内”。
去年12月，拥有27个成员国的欧盟宣布，到2027年，它将在全球各地调动多达3000亿欧元的公共和私人投资。这些平均每年600亿欧元的资金将被用于帮助新兴经济体从新冠肺炎疫情中恢复过来。这场疫情已导致许多非洲国家陷入债务困境。
这项所谓的“全球门户”计划旨在应对中国在非洲获得的日益增强的经济和政治影响力。欧盟委员会主席乌尔苏拉·冯德莱恩称它为一项“真正的替代选择”。
在法国总统马克龙的支持下，欧盟提议对非洲基础设施进行价值200亿欧元的初始年度投资。法国在今年前6个月担任欧盟轮值主席国。
然而，观察人士说，就成员国的财政承诺达成一致并就获得资金的项目作出决定，这已经变得十分困难。
德国弗赖堡大学政治学讲师蒂姆·扎容茨博士说，欧盟成员国之间在幕后有相当多的争论和广泛的利益分歧。西班牙希望看到更多的北非项目；德国人怀疑并不是所有项目都经过了深思熟虑；匈牙利、芬兰和葡萄牙则指出，它们首先要为新增的开发项目制订预算。
但在布鲁塞尔举行的三年一次的欧盟-非盟峰会，应该会作出相关承诺。
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The European Skeptics Podcast - The ESPTheESP – Ep. #308 – Elisabeth BikWatch out researchers!This week we have a special treat for you – we’re joined by the one and only Elisabeth Bik! Our interview with her takes us into the wonders of how to expose fraudulent (or just sloppy) science.Elisabeth Bik is a Dutch-American microbiologist, whose specialty is spotting photo duplications in scientific publications. As a result of her efforts, hundreds of papers have been retracted due to evidence of misconduct. She’s a founder of the Microbiome Digest Blog and the Science Integrity Digest Blog. Her work is also frequently featured on Retraction Watch and she’s a regular...2022-01-1449 minTheESP – Ep. #308 – Elisabeth BikWatch out researchers!This week we have a special treat for you – we’re joined by the one and only Elisabeth Bik! Our interview with her takes us into the wonders of how to expose fraudulent (or just sloppy) science.Elisabeth Bik is a Dutch-American microbiologist, whose specialty is spotting photo duplications in scientific publications. As a result of her efforts, hundreds of papers have been retracted due to evidence of misconduct. She’s a founder of the Microbiome Digest Blog and the Science Integrity Digest Blog. Her work is also frequently featured on Retraction Watch and she’s a regular...2022-01-1449 min
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Science In ActionOmicron, racism and trustSouth Africa announced their discovery of the Omicron variant to the world as quickly as they could. The response from many nations was panic and the closure of transport links with southern Africa. Tulio de Oliveira who made the initial announcement and leads South Africa’s Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation tells us this is now having a negative effect on the country, with cases rising but vital supplies needed to tackle the virus not arriving thanks to the blockade. Omicron contains many more mutations than previous variants. However scientists have produced models in the past wh...2021-12-0229 min
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Age of Information"Biology's Image Detective" - Fraud In ScienceElisabeth Bik, PhD, is a science integrity consultant who specializes in finding image duplications in scientific papers. After receiving her PhD in Microbiology at Utrecht University in The Netherlands, she worked 15 years at the Stanford University School of Medicine on the microbiomes of humans and marine mammals. From 2016-2019, she worked at two microbiome startup companies. In March 2019, she left her job to become a science integrity volunteer and occasional consultant. She can often be found discussing science papers on Twitter at @MicrobiomDigest, writing for her blog ScienceIntegrityDigest or searching the biomedical literature for inappropriately duplicated or manipulated photographic...2021-07-0842 min
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Here are some links and stuff we covered:
Dorothy's thoughts on how the adoption of open science practices has been progressing since we last had her on the show in June 2018
The European Research Council's new open access journal, which is free to publish in if you're ERC funded
Dan's proposal of something similar in a 2019...2021-04-191h 00
mAcademia - Science, More than Just Academia.#25 Now you see it now you don't - Dr. Elisabeth Bik is spotting scientific image manipulationsDr. Elisabeth Bik is an independent Science Integrity Consultant. She is also an image sleuth, investigating independently into image manipulations in scientific publications and publically publishing her findings. Dr. Bik is a microbiologist that worked in the public sector in the Netherlands, was a research associate at Stanford University, and as a scientific editorial director at uBiome, a microbiome startup before opening her consultancy.
We touched base on her transition from academia to industry and what it means to be an independent, self-employed, consultant in the world of science. We talked about keeping scientific integrity and v...2021-03-151h 04
Monday ScienceEpisode 70: COVID19 Retracted PapersIn this episode Dr Bahijja Raimi-Abraham returns with an update on COVID19 retractions.
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News highlight - https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/03/gene-silencing-injection-reverses-pain-mice
Science Mag Article - What a massive database of retracted papers reveals about science publishing’s ‘death penalty’ , Published Oct 2018
RetractionWatch.com (COVID19 Papers)
Dr Elisabeth Bik - https://twitter.com/MicrobiomDigest
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Science & ChillEpisode 24: Image Duplication, Scientific Integrity, and the Microbiome with Dr. Elisabeth BikIn this episode of the Science & Chill podcast, I speak with Dr. Elisabeth Bik.
Dr. Bik is a microbiome scientist and science integrity advocate. She received her PhD from Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Her scientific work has included time at the Dutch National Institute for Health and the Stanford University School of Medicine. She is the creator of Microbiome Digest, a blog where she posts almost daily papers published in the area of the microbiome. She has also held roles as a science editor and scientific and editorial director at uBiome, and director of science at...2021-01-251h 28
Better KnownStuart RitchiePsychologist Stuart Ritchie discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known.
Stuart Ritchie is a Lecturer in the Social, Genetic, and Developmental Psychiatry Centre at King's College London. His new book, Science Fictions: Exposing Fraud, Bias, Negligence and Hype in Science, is available now. More details are at http://sciencefictions.org.
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Data Sleuths https://www.the-scientist.com...2020-07-1928 min
BBC Inside ScienceScience Fraud & Bias, Immunity to COVID-19Science is all about self-reflection. Scientists constantly check themselves, share their work, and check each other’s data. But how robust is the science upon which civilisation is built, the science which has mapped genomes, cured diseases, split atoms and sent people to the moon? Adam talks to Stuart Ritchie, a psychologist from Kings College London, about his new book Science Fictions which explores everything from biases and human fallibility, to outright fraud. He also talks to microbiologist turned image sleuth, Elisabeth Bik, whose work is revealing that manipulated images appear in scientific papers shockingly often....2020-07-1628 min
The Body of EvidenceInterview - Elisabeth Bik, Science DetectiveJonathan and Chris interview Dr. Elisabeth Bik, a science detective who has dedicated herself to identifying and reporting image duplications in the scientific literature that can be due to errors… or to fraud. This interview is part of a continuing series on bad science, including the special “Science Is a Human Enterprise” (part 1 and part 2) and the interview with Dr. Brian Nosek. 1:16 How Dr. Bik became a science detective 3:28 Duplications 10:43 Music or no music? 11:10 Screening 20,000 papers for duplications 16:38 Speed versus accuracy in the age of COVID 17:4...2020-06-2153 min
Nature PodcastThe super-sleuth who spots trouble in science papers, and the puzzle of urban smogThis week, Elisabeth Bik tells us about her work uncovering potential image manipulation, and a new route for particulate pollution formation.In this episode:00:45 Seeing doubleElisabeth Bik spends her days identifying duplicated images in science papers. She tells us about her efforts, and why they’re important. Feature: Meet this super-spotter of duplicated images in science papers; News: Publishers launch joint effort to tackle altered images in research papers08:11 Research HighlightsNew insights on the mysterious Tully Monster, and how football fans can stoke air pollut...2020-05-1320 min
Plants and PipettesPlant protein is the best
Would you eat crickets? Joram says no, Tegan, however, is already munching away any insect that crosses her path. Maybe it’s best to stick to plant protein, after all.
Embryonic photosynthesis primes plant growth, Ayala Sela, Urszula Piskurewicz, Christian Megies, Laurent Mene-Saffrane, Giovanni Finazzi, Luis Lopez-Molina Plant Physiology Feb 2020, pp.00043.2020; DOI: 10.1104/pp.20.00043
Joram’s favourite plant is Espostoa frutescens as it absorbs ultrasound from bats to make its flowers stand out.
Tegan presents a great essay by Brandon Taylor that you absolutely should check out.
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Talking Biotech with Dr. Kevin FoltaPlagiarism and Image Manipulation in Scientific PubilcationDr. Elisabeth Bik is a hero. Classically trained with plenty of lab-bench expertise, today she patrols the best scientific literature in search for plagiarism and image manipulation. Her expert eye identifies manipulated images in our best scientific publications, including the revered science weekly journals that present allegedly breakthrough work. Dr. Bik talks about her path to become a publication sleuth, a high-resolution machine with an eye for things that just don’t look right. She talks about her work, its repercussions and how pervasive plagiarism and image manipulation are in contemporary science.Please follow her on Twitter. @Micr...2019-09-1445 min
Parsing Science: The unpublished stories behind the world’s most compelling science, as told by the researchers themselves.Double Trouble – Elisabeth BikJust how rampant is scientific misconduct? In episode 51, Elisabeth Bik talks with us about her research suggesting that as many as 35,000 papers in biomedicine journals may be candidates for retraction due to inappropriate image duplication.2019-06-1131 minEverything Hertz74: Seeing double (with Elisabeth Bik)In this episode, Dan and James chat with microbiologist Elisabeth Bik about about the detection of problematic images in scientific papers, the state of microbiome research, and making the jump from academia to industry.
More info on what they cover:
How Elisabeth get into error detection of scientific images
The process of detecting errors in images
How groups of authors tend to publish multiple papers with problematic images
The association between journal prestige and problematic images
Providing monetary incentives for publications
Making the jump from academia to industry
The current state of microbiome research
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