A PhD researcher working on research integrity writes personal reflections on STS and science policy, drawing on a reading week about Michel Callon, a travel mishap to a tribute workshop, and an electrical failure at an STS conference. The posts mix candid anecdote with early attempts to connect STS and innovation studies to their research.
Website: https://tinkering-research.pikapod.net/
Journalology collates and analyses news in scholarly publishing, mixing curated developments with the author's own assessments of major industry events. Recent issues cover Informa's planned separation of Taylor & Francis, market share data and publisher developments.
A science blog that walks through recent research papers and preprints, covering topics such as AI reliability, bee conservation and chatbot sycophancy. Each post explains a study's setup and findings in accessible terms with citations and some personal commentary.
Written by a former scientist turned freelance science journalist, this newsletter tracks dubious papers, corrections and retractions in academic publishing and critiques how science is reported, especially in Australia. Readers get pointed, first-person investigations plus reflections on the health of science journalism and funding.
A monthly roundup of links about bad science, scientific fraud, retractions and replication failures, written with a cynical, true-crime flavour. It helps readers keep up with research misconduct stories and the broader push for more honest science.
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