[IRTalk] Cut-throat academia leads to 'natural selection of bad science', claims study | Science | The Guardian

[Hilton Gibson]

Drawing parallels with Darwin’s classic theory of evolution, Smaldino
claims that various forms of bad scientific practice flourish in the
academic world, much like hardy germs that thwart extermination in real
life.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/sep/21/cut-throat-academia-leads-to-natural-selection-of-bad-science-claims-study
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