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Reese Richardson

@reeserichardson.bsky.social

I am a recent PhD studying metascience and computational biology. My blog: https://reeserichardson.blog

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Reese Richardson@reeserichardson.bsky.social · 2w ago

"MBFC is, as its website makes clear, one person’s hobby...we have not been able to find a single paper that adequately describes MBFC as the opinions of one person or critically engages with its methodology in order to justify proceeding with its use..." doi.org/10.48550/arX...

Stop using Media Bias/Fact Check in research

Media Bias/Fact Check (MBFC) purports to quantify the bias, credibility, and factuality of reporting for roughly 10,000 media sources, and the resulting data is commonly used in misinformation researc...

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Chemistry World@chemistryworld.com · 2w ago

‘How can we ever trust this company again knowing what it’s done? We need a big response and a real promise to do things differently moving forward,’ says Elisabeth Bik. #ChemSky @elisabethbik.bsky.social @reeserichardson.bsky.social @sholtodavid.bsky.social www.chemistryworld.com/news/thermo-...

Thermo Fisher antibody data manipulation is a breach of trust, say researchers

Science sleuths say the problem is impacting research progress and Thermo's response falls short

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Emily M. Bender@emilymbender.bsky.social · 3w ago

This article ends with a good conclusion, but it is extremely misguided along the way. It is also a rich text for exploring how clear language helps make the point better. A thread: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... >>

AI in scientific publishing: Slower, worse, and more expensive

There’s a saying in the management world, popularized by NASA administrator Daniel Goldin in the 1990s, that the goal of technological improvements is to make products faster, better, and cheaper. Alt...

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Chemistry World@chemistryworld.com · 3w ago

Science sleuths say the doctored Western blots uncovered so far are likely the ‘tip of the iceberg’ and greater transparency & accountability is needed moving forward. @elisabethbik.bsky.social @reeserichardson.bsky.social @sholtodavid.bsky.social www.chemistryworld.com/news/thermo-...

Thermo Fisher antibody data manipulation is a breach of trust, say researchers

Science sleuths say the problem is impacting research progress and Thermo's response falls short

chemistryworld.com

Reese Richardson@reeserichardson.bsky.social · 3w ago

They gotta find a better way to communicate the dangers of wildfire smoke. All people my age are getting from "standing outside is equivalent to smoking 10 cigarettes" is "standing outside is really not that bad and actually sounds delightful after a couple beers"

Reese Richardson@reeserichardson.bsky.social · 4w ago

Oriental fire-bellied toad. Not a true toad, this frog species sports small tubercules on its dorsal side and a vibrant red or yellow pattern on their ventral side. When threatened, they exhibit the unken reflex, where they curl their limbs backward to display this pattern as a warning.

An oriental fire-bellied toad faces the glass of its enclosure. It's back is green and black and warty. It's belly has a stripey black and yellow pattern.
Sophie E. Hill@sophieehill.bsky.social · last mo.

Researchers at two Russell Group universities published scientific research funded by an "anonymous donation". But the money really came from an industry group with a clear conflict of interest 🥸 After 10 months of "investigation", Wiley has done... nothing. No retraction, no EOC, no correction.

Wiley Research Integrity To: Sophie Hill Jul 1 at 15:06 Dear Dr. Hill, We regret the significant delays since our last message. We are working with the university and all other stakeholders to decide on an adequate solution to these concerns, and further delays have left this resolution hanging. Unfortunately, we cannot provide more of a timeline for this resolution. We will however notify you once a decision has been reached. Best wishes, The Integrity Assurance & Case Resolution team WILEY
Kate Starbird@katestarbird.bsky.social · last mo.

Two years ago, my colleagues and I were sued by Stephen Miller's America First Legal. The Hines v Stamos case — built atop a number of false allegations — was a central element of the "censorship industrial complex" myth. Today, that case was dismissed (by a Trump judge in LA). We won.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA MONROE DIVISION JILL HINES ET AL — CASE NO. 3:23-CV-00571 VERSUS — JUDGE TERRY A. DOUGHTY ALEX STAMOS ET AL — MAG. JUDGE KAYLA D. MCCLUSKY MEMORANDUM RULING Before the Court is a Renewed Joint Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter and Personal Jurisdiction [Doc. No. 191] filed by Defendants, Alex Stamos, Renée DiResta, the Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, the Leland Stanford Junior University, Kate Starbird, Graphika, Camille François, the Atlantic Council, and Graham Brookie (collectively, "Defendants"). Plaintiffs, Jill Hines ("Hines") and Jim Hoft ("Hoft") (collectively, "Plaintiffs"), filed an Opposition [Doc. No. 207]. Defendants then filed a Reply [Doc. No. 209]. For the reasons set forth, Defendants' Motion is GRANTED.
Anna Meier@annameier.bsky.social · last mo.

A professor in Tufts University’s School of Engineering required one of his international graduate students to work an unpaid TA job this past spring semester. After she went to her union and blew the whistle, Tufts withdrew her from her program. A thread of rage. 1/

Elisabeth Bik@elisabethbik.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Does the COVID 19 vaccine induce eye damage? A 2025 paper published in Ophthalmic Epidemiology is being promoted online by vaccine skeptics. But: reused images, impossible demographics, and an incomplete ethics approval number make *me* skeptical. scienceintegritydigest.com/2026/06/18/c...

COVID-19-vaccine-induced eye damage? Reused images, impossible demographics, and an incomplete ethics approval number

A 2025 paper published in Ophthalmic Epidemiology is being promoted online as proof that COVID-19 vaccines damage the eyes. Before accepting that conclusion, it was worth looking at the paper itsel…

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