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A biologist was shocked to find his name was mentioned several times in a scientific paper, which references papers that simply don't exist.

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Assuming this is carelessness, this just goes to show that working in academia isn't an indicator of critical thinking skills IMO

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Honestly, I bet he has the skills, he just didn't use them because he didn't care, or is overworked, or for whatever reason.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

You make a valid point, and there are certainly more considerations than my original reply would lead one to believe. Cheers.

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