Analysis | Science Communication
How publication framing changes reader trust
Interface hierarchy can alter confidence before any paragraph is read.
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Letter | Soft Matter Physics
On the Rheology of Cats
A playful but formal analysis of cats as complex fluids under confinement.
Systematic Review | Evidence-Based Medicine
Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma related to gravitational challenge: systematic review of randomised controlled trials
A deadpan reminder that not every obvious intervention has a randomized trial.
Randomized Trial | Clinical Trials
Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma when jumping from aircraft: randomized controlled trial
A follow-up BMJ satire that technically runs the trial by choosing very low-risk jumps.
Observational Study | Human Biology
Why do old men have big ears?
A short BMJ measurement paper that asks a strangely specific anatomical question.
Case Study | Publishing Systems
SCIgen nonsense paper with Simpsons authors accepted by questionable journals
Randomly generated text plus cartoon bylines exposed fake peer-review theater.
Meta Analysis | Publishing Systems
SCIgen and the wave of autogenerated-paper retractions
From parody generator to real-world indexing failures and mass retractions.
Empirical Study | Science Communication
Dear Reviewer 2: Go F' Yourself
A formal test of the cultural claim that Reviewer 2 is systematically harsher.
Opinion | Academic Culture
How Not to Be a Graduate Student Mentor
A satirical checklist of mentoring failures that graduate students recognize instantly.
Opinion | Academic Culture
How to Ensure You'll Never Be a Chair Again
Administrative satire on how to burn trust, morale, and legitimacy in a department.
Retraction Case | Research Integrity
Hydroxychloroquine, push-scooters, and COVID-19: predatory-journal sting and rapid retraction
A deliberately absurd pandemic-era submission accepted then quickly retracted.
Media-Sting Analysis | Research Integrity
Chocolate with high cocoa content as a weight loss accelerator: hoax analysis
A demonstration of how weak study design and hype channels can manufacture credibility.
Historical Satire Case | Medical Humanities
Cello scrotum and the longevity of medical satire in citation networks
A BMJ-era joke case that continued to echo in later scientific references.