
Science Corrects Itself, Right? A Scandal at Stanford Says It Doesn’t
What does it take to correct the scientific record? And who—and what—stands in the way? The answer to both questions is: everyone
Ivan Oransky is editor in chief of Spectrum and a distinguished writer in residence at New York University's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. He is a co-founder of Retraction Watch and a volunteer member of the board of directors of the PubPeer Foundation.
What does it take to correct the scientific record? And who—and what—stands in the way? The answer to both questions is: everyone
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