@ivanoransky

Editor in chief, @_thetransmitter; Distinguished Journalist In Residence, @NYU_Journalism; co-founder, @RetractionWatch; past president, @AHCJ.

 Northampton MA and New York NY
journalism.nyu.edu/about-us/profile/ivan-oransky-md/
Joined August 2008
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RFK Jr.’s confirmation hearing is proof that you can cite peer-reviewed research in support of almost any claim, no matter how absurd, @ivanoransky and @armarcus write. theatlantic.com/science/arch…

The Scientific Literature Can’t Save You Now

You can cite peer-reviewed research in support of almost any claim, no matter how absurd.

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Our @ivanoransky's testimony today before the Canada House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research. The session starts at minute mark 17:11, and my testimony is at about 17:21, with Q&A after that. parlvu.parl.gc.ca/Harmony/en…
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Our @ivanoransky will be testifying tomorrow at the Canada Parliament House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research hearing on “Impact of the Criteria for Awarding Federal Funding on Research Excellence in Canada.“ ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer…

Notice of Meeting - SRSR (44-1) - No. 112 - House of Commons of Canada

Notice of Meeting - SRSR (44-1) - No. 112 - House of Commons of Canada

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Retraction Watch is hiring! Two journalism jobs available retractionwatch.com/2024/11/…

Retraction Watch is hiring! Two journalism jobs available

Update, 12/19/24: These roles have been filled. Thanks to all who expressed interest and applied in a very competitive pool. Thanks to generous support from the WoodNext Foundation and ongoing supp…

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“Are they going to do everything they can to correct the record if those people are involved?” our Dr. @ivanoransky told @benjmueller of @nytimes. “The answer has been pretty resoundingly no.” nytimes.com/2024/10/16/scien…

Columbia Cancer Surgeon Notches 5 More Retractions for Suspicious Data (Published 2024)

Dr. Sam Yoon and a collaborator duplicated images across their research studies over many years. The collaborator has left Columbia.

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Thinking about which conferences should you attend next year? Visit our new events page to explore top neuroscience meetings, filtered by topic. You can also check out upcoming online seminars, compiled by our partner @worldwideneuro. thetransmitter.org/events/?u…
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Exciting news! The Transmitter is proud to partner with @worldwideneuro and “Brain Inspired” @pgmid, furthering our commitment to help neuroscientists stay current and build connections with one another. Read the full announcement here: thetransmitter.org/wp-conten…
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"Check Retraction Watch, Retraction Watch Hijacked Journal Checker, journal website, PubPeer, social media." A new paper proposes ways to assess the trustworthiness of clinical trials. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

Trustworthiness assessment of published clinical trials: Literature review of domains and questions

Background Historically, peer reviewing has focused on the importance of research questions/hypotheses, appropriateness of research methods, risk of bias, and quality of writing. Until recently,...

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"Why scientist rankings should be ignored." Our @ivanoransky and @armarcus in @News_Vietnam thanhnien.vn/vi-sao-khong-ne…

Vì sao không nên 'phí thời gian' cho các bảng xếp hạng nhà khoa học?

Năm 2024 có 19 nhà khoa học từ VN có tên trong bảng xếp hạng 'các nhà khoa học xuất sắc nhất' của trang Research.com. Bảng xếp hạng này thực sự có giá trị?

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“Deceit, delusion, and a classic medical fraud”: An excerpt from a new book about a cancer treatment hoax retractionwatch.com/2024/08/…

“Deceit, delusion, and a classic medical fraud”: An excerpt from a new book about a cancer treatm...

There once was a drug named Krebiozen; It came from below the horizon. It used to be said, by patients now dead, Now what do we put our reliance on? –Limerick attributed to University of Illi…

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The Transmitter’s editor-in-chief @ivanoransky is at #CCN2024 talking with @NicoleCRust about neuroscience research challenges and plans.
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Happening in 1 hour! Live-stream here: youtube.com/@cogcompneuro/st…

Cognitive Computational Neuroscience

CCN is a forum for discussion among cognitive science, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence researchers dedicated to understanding the computations that underlie complex behavior. This channel...

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Hooray! This #CCN2024 event led by @ivanoransky and myself will be live-streamed (and archived for viewing later). Set your calendars: Wednesday, August 7, 8:30 - 10:00 am EDT. Event: 2024.ccneuro.org/keynote-nic… Live stream: youtube.com/@cogcompneuro
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Happy 14th birthday, Retraction Watch – and what a year it was retractionwatch.com/2024/08/…

Happy 14th birthday, Retraction Watch – and what a year it was

In our old diner haunt (now closed), more than a decade ago We know we say this every year, but the last 12 months have been big ones for Retraction Watch as we celebrate our 14th birthday on Augus…

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Undergrad @gabriellepanelo chronicled the onset of epileptic seizures of fellow NYU student Lamisa Khan for this @healthcentral article — which began as an assignment for @ivanoransky’s Spring 2024 Beat Reporting course. healthcentral.com/condition/…

One Young Woman’s Epilepsy Diagnosis

Lamisa Khan has a new degree and a new diagnosis but still no clear answer on what caused her epilepsy.

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How you can help improve the visibility of retractions: Caitlin Bakker and @MariaZalm introduce @NISOInfo's Recommended Practice for Communication of Retractions, Removals, and Expressions of Concern (CREC) retractionwatch.com/2024/07/…

How you can help improve the visibility of retractions: Introducing NISO’s Recommended Practice for...

Maria Zalm Despite their retracted status, problematic articles that present unreliable information, critical errors, non-reproducible results, or fabricated data frequently continue to be propagat…

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Destigmatizing retractions = good. But what does this proposal really entail? Including even less information in retraction notices, which some publishers have long pushed for to save themselves work and alleged legal headaches? That would be a mistake. 1/2
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This proposal to take a retraction as a correction of the published evidence and not as sanction for research misconduct makes a lot of sense. blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci… @WCRIFoundation @NRIN_Integrity @C0PE @scholarlykitchn @RetractionWatch

No shame, no blame – How to make retractions work - LSE Impact

Tim Kersjes argues that for retractions to function as an effective corrective to the scholarly record they need shed their punitive reputation.

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Are retraction notices improving over time? We worked with a group of Duke students, led by Misha Angrist, to compare retraction notices from @SpringerNature and @WileyGlobal from 2010-2020. Here's what we found. 🧵tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Taking it back: A pilot study of a rubric measuring retraction notice quality

The frequency of scientific retractions has grown substantially in recent years. However, thus far there is no standardized retraction notice format to which journals and their publishers adhere vo...

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"China has become a scientific superpower," says @TheEconomist. economist.com/science-and-te… Relevant context from 2023, also in @TheEconomist but omitted from the superpower story. economist.com/science-and-te…
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Expression of concern coming for paper some used to link COVID-19 vaccines to deaths retractionwatch.com/2024/06/…

Expression of concern coming for paper some used to link COVID-19 vaccines to deaths

The journal BMJ Public Health is placing an expression of concern on a paper it said “gave rise to widespread misreporting and misunderstanding,” namely, “claims that it implies a direct causal lin…

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An epidemic of scientific fakery threatens to overwhelm publishers: Our @armarcus and @ivanoransky in @washingtonpost washingtonpost.com/opinions/…

Opinion | An epidemic of scientific fakery threatens to overwhelm publishers

More than 10,000 scientific papers were retracted last year as “paper mills” exploit the system.

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