About this episode

The episode discusses the concept of scientific papers potentially being fraudulent, referencing works by Sir Peter Medawar and others.

In this episode, we discuss "Is the scientific paper a fraud?" by Sir Peter Medawar. Shownotes Medawar, P. (1999). Is the scientific paper a fraud? Communicating Science: Professional Contexts, 27–31. Ross, G. R., Meloy, M. G., & Bolton, L. E. (2021). Disorder and downsizing. Journal of Consumer Research, 47(6), 959–977. The footnote reads: "Like many consumers, we were inspired by Marie Kondo to declutter our homes—and also to conduct this research! Note that our work is not a test of the KonMari method per se but rather an investigation of ideas—on dis/order, waste aversion, and selection/rejection (as these quotes illustrate)—inspired by her writing and the surprising lack of research on downsizing." Karataş, M., & Cutright, K. M. (2023). Thinking about God increases acceptance of artificial intelligence in decision-making. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(33), e2218961120. Richard Feynman on finding new laws

People in this episode

Hosts: Smriti Mehta, Daniël Lakens

Topics covered

• scientific integrity
• fraud in science
• communication of science
• consumer behavior
• artificial intelligence
• decision-making

Keywords

• scientific paper
• fraud
• communication
• consumer research
• artificial intelligence
• decision-making
• Marie Kondo

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Journal of Consumer Research, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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