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The discussions reveal a strong agreement with the article's points, illustrated by references to examples like Popeye's spinach myth and commentary on citation laziness. The tone reflects curiosity and admiration, with many users recognizing the importance of understanding how urban legends persist in academia, which underscores the article's influence on raising awareness about scholarly rigor.
The majority of discussions praise the article as insightful and accurate, highlighting the importance of debunking myths like the spinach-iron misconception.
Posts demonstrate high interest by referencing detailed examples and personal reflections, indicating active engagement with the content.
Many comments analyze citation practices and myth propagation, showing deep engagement and critical thinking about academic standards.
Discussions underscore the article's significance for scientific integrity and the potential to improve citation accuracy, demonstrating high perceived impact.
"I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spinach is a good nutritional source of iron." https://t.co/2fXS1DcTmy
Fascinating account showing how a false claim can become widely accepted (and propagated by multiple independent sources) as a result of a common academic shortcut: citing a source you haven't actually read after seeing it cited by another source: https://t.co/UnmUDAliXF
"Misrepresentation in the medical literature can help create conditions for tragedy." In Editor's Choice, @rebeccacoombes looks at the problem of erroneous citation and the creation of academic urban legends https://t.co/3eNLvGDhiO
Weekend reading: "Academic urban legends" by Rekdal The gist: "Many of the messages presented in respectable scientific publications are, in fact, based on various forms of rumors" because "authors have lazily, sloppily, or fraudulently employed sources" https://t.co/G4wVHBoBOZ
@jeffbigham I love this paper "Academic Urban Legends," which traces the origin and persistence of the idea that spinach is a good dietary source of iron (spoiler: it's not) https://t.co/mtVvDFxAnJ
I would love to try teaching that exercise paired with reading Rekdal on academic urban legends: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
The misconception that spinach is extremely high in iron originated from errors in historical measurements, including contamination and decimal placement mistakes, which led to the widespread belief that spinach…
Many reputable scientific publications are based on rumors or misconceptions, which can become academic urban legends due to repeated storytelling. Recognizing and addressing these myths is crucial for maintaining…
Is it Rekdal 2014, "academic urban legends"? pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Academic urban legends: spinach as a source of iron Discussion
Academic urban legends: spinach as a source of iron L: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0306312714535679 C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42803407 posted on 2025.01.23 at 07:42:02 (c=0, p=3)
Academic urban legends! Just the rabbit hole I needed on this holiday-adjacent Friday afternoon
Academic urban legends! bsky.app/profile/asoc...
I would love to try teaching that exercise paired with reading Rekdal on academic urban legends: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
@Roy12341234 @ArbleMatan למעשה הטיעון הזה עצמו הוא מיתוס. פופאיי פרסם במקור תרד בגלל תכולת ויטמין ה A שלו, וטעות הנקודה העשרונית עם הברזל כנראה מעולם לא התרחשה. https://t.co/qeGPiH4qaV
@DublinSoil I have a few of these bookmarked but this one really stands out: https://t.co/uXpZK6fA7T
RT @cbokhove: A risk in combatting myths is that you create or maintain new myths. A cautious tale I quoted in my 'This is the new myth' ta…
RT @cbokhove: A risk in combatting myths is that you create or maintain new myths. A cautious tale I quoted in my 'This is the new myth' ta…
RT @cbokhove: A risk in combatting myths is that you create or maintain new myths. A cautious tale I quoted in my 'This is the new myth' ta…
RT @cbokhove: A risk in combatting myths is that you create or maintain new myths. A cautious tale I quoted in my 'This is the new myth' ta…
A risk in combatting myths is that you create or maintain new myths. A cautious tale I quoted in my 'This is the new myth' talk almost 7 years ago. - https://t.co/d3OPG2l4aZ https://t.co/P1eakZcrQN
@meghaverma_art Weren't a lot of his surviving paintings "touched up" by more talented Third Reich artists to make them look more presentable? Or is that another one of those academic urban legends? I honestly don't know.
@kasikp @emollick Most RAG implementations I’ve seen heavily “paraphrase” citations rather than quoting from them; I believe academia is pretty bad at catching bad citations actually https://t.co/MGvCGb1lds
RT @rwjdingwall: ' “academic urban legends” ... become circulated as truth... The #BMJ catches up with the taken for granted citation but s…
' “academic urban legends” ... become circulated as truth... The #BMJ catches up with the taken for granted citation but sadly fails to quote the most egregious recent case study.... https://t.co/pciPzoANoP
RT @bmj_latest: "Misrepresentation in the medical literature can help create conditions for tragedy." In Editor's Choice, @rebeccacoombes…
RT @bmj_latest: "Misrepresentation in the medical literature can help create conditions for tragedy." In Editor's Choice, @rebeccacoombes…
RT @bmj_latest: "Misrepresentation in the medical literature can help create conditions for tragedy." In Editor's Choice, @rebeccacoombes…
RT @bmj_latest: "Misrepresentation in the medical literature can help create conditions for tragedy." In Editor's Choice, @rebeccacoombes…
"Misrepresentation in the medical literature can help create conditions for tragedy." In Editor's Choice, @rebeccacoombes looks at the problem of erroneous citation and the creation of academic urban legends https://t.co/3eNLvGDhiO
RT @bmj_latest: Misrepresentation in the medical literature can help create conditions for tragedy. @rebeccacoombes looks at the problem o…
Misrepresentation in the medical literature can help create conditions for tragedy. @rebeccacoombes looks at the problem of erroneous citation and the creation of academic urban legends https://t.co/3eNLvGDhiO
@BarsnesEinar Plot twist i en vitenskapelig artikkel er kanskje å banne i kjerka, men det er veldig artig å se hvordan de mest travle akademikerne (som knapt leser sammendrag og intro) ikke får med seg twisten, og dermed havner i uløkka. https://t.co/xaWe06JNLi
can’t eat spinach anymore without getting lost in this labyrinth https://t.co/dYwweHPZrP
@RohanAlexander This goes back a long time but is one of my favorites: spinach, iron, and Popeye - all due to a misplaced decimal point… https://t.co/rjNUmbh1nC
@NateJoseph19 @MrsG2nd The nicest case study of this phenomenon https://t.co/d3OPG2l4aZ
RT @alfiekohn: Fascinating account showing how a false claim can become widely accepted (and propagated by multiple independent sources) as…
RT @alfiekohn: Fascinating account showing how a false claim can become widely accepted (and propagated by multiple independent sources) as…
RT @alfiekohn: Fascinating account showing how a false claim can become widely accepted (and propagated by multiple independent sources) as…
RT @alfiekohn: Fascinating account showing how a false claim can become widely accepted (and propagated by multiple independent sources) as…
RT @alfiekohn: Fascinating account showing how a false claim can become widely accepted (and propagated by multiple independent sources) as…
RT @alfiekohn: Fascinating account showing how a false claim can become widely accepted (and propagated by multiple independent sources) as…
RT @alfiekohn: Fascinating account showing how a false claim can become widely accepted (and propagated by multiple independent sources) as…
Fascinating account showing how a false claim can become widely accepted (and propagated by multiple independent sources) as a result of a common academic shortcut: citing a source you haven't actually read after seeing it cited by another source: https://t.co/UnmUDAliXF
RT @PamOliver1180: @asociologist shared this article on Mastodon, and I want to share it here for all academics. It is open access and a g…
RT @PamOliver1180: @asociologist shared this article on Mastodon, and I want to share it here for all academics. It is open access and a g…
RT @PamOliver1180: @asociologist shared this article on Mastodon, and I want to share it here for all academics. It is open access and a g…
RT @PamOliver1180: @asociologist shared this article on Mastodon, and I want to share it here for all academics. It is open access and a g…
@asociologist shared this article on Mastodon, and I want to share it here for all academics. It is open access and a good read. Important and entertaining tale about academic rumors and sloppy citation practices. 1/3 @AcademicChatter https://t.co/Kne2RmUjBA
Academic urban legends (2014) https://t.co/9nbkusMDnG
RT @WardensMD: Fascinating piece about Popeye, spinach & how rumors spread in academic medicine.
RT @LarsJohannessen: Weekend reading: "Academic urban legends" by Rekdal The gist: "Many of the messages presented in respectable scientif…
Weekend reading: "Academic urban legends" by Rekdal The gist: "Many of the messages presented in respectable scientific publications are, in fact, based on various forms of rumors" because "authors have lazily, sloppily, or fraudulently employed sources" https://t.co/G4wVHBoBOZ
RT @WardensMD: Fascinating piece about Popeye, spinach & how rumors spread in academic medicine.
Fascinating piece about Popeye, spinach & how rumors spread in academic medicine.
File “Paxlovid rebound” under examples of “academic urban legends” See also: https://t.co/knp0JkcHaB https://t.co/EqP2xZEEd6
PopEye Unmasked by Brutus! A misplaced decimal point led to the false meme about spinach being a superior source of iron. Then academic laziness and/or dishonesty (fueled by the academic survival tactic to "publish or perish") le…https://t.co/F7bKl9fih5 https://t.co/BgkNCl1vGl
Just a moment... https://t.co/kyCmWO4MiO
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
Academic urban legends (2014)
RT @KarenLMasters: Fascinating article about how academic urban myths spread. Check your references! I’ve gone down a similar rabbit hole o…
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Academic Urban Legends Link: https://t.co/mX6J8b10kt Comments: https://t.co/YdoYFRDsOM
Academic Urban Legends L: https://t.co/ezkajbc6jx C: https://t.co/U7nxx0122p
RT @KarenLMasters: Fascinating article about how academic urban myths spread. Check your references! I’ve gone down a similar rabbit hole o…
Fascinating article about how academic urban myths spread. Check your references! I’ve gone down a similar rabbit hole on the “spiral galaxies are all blue, elliptical are all red” statement in extragalactic astronomy. https://t.co/R8dG9he6Wu HT @ktaylor@sciences.social
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
RT @KristinaLerman: “Academic urban legends”!@MaintenancePod has many more examples of scientific misinformation and outright fraud.
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
RT @MishaTeplitskiy: "I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spin…
“Academic urban legends”!@MaintenancePod has many more examples of scientific misinformation and outright fraud. https://t.co/bd9lakldsK
"I draw upon a remarkable case in which a decimal point error appears to have misled millions into believing that spinach is a good nutritional source of iron." https://t.co/2fXS1DcTmy
@Oysteib ja, sikkert mye mytestoff som sirkulerer med citogenese (norsk ord?) https://t.co/HbdAcNAAig
RT @Soc_Stud_Sci: Shoutout to Ole Bjorn Rekdal's fantastic and fun SSS article 'Academic Urban Legends' https://t.co/5Bemsu2iyj
RT @briandavidearp: Academic urban legends - Ole Bjørn Rekdal, 2014 https://t.co/eEpNBj8U7E
RT @Soc_Stud_Sci: Shoutout to Ole Bjorn Rekdal's fantastic and fun SSS article 'Academic Urban Legends' https://t.co/5Bemsu2iyj
Academic urban legends - Ole Bjørn Rekdal, 2014 https://t.co/eEpNBj8U7E
@brewergnome Check out the article Academic Urban Legends by Ole Rekdal for a great history of one of these
More often happens that narrative how myths come about itself is subject to myth-building. This is why I like the spinach case study by Rekdal. Reports how a myth about a myth came about, and how even those combatting them became mythbuilders. https://t.co/pDYiO1Umip https://t.co/f4ENHIVf5H
@icantdothatdave Discussed in this article as well: https://t.co/r1ID7ABRWZ
@ItaiYanai Academic urban legends: https://t.co/r5hRQOiQ2b It doesn’t entirely encapsulate your definition but it’s decent
For good case study I've often mentioned this article: https://t.co/pDYiO1Cd4h
This was a really great read: "Academic urban legends" by Ole Bjørn Rekdal. Fun, even from outside academia. https://t.co/ymo4Pn8JF0
@SiegenthalerLab (You might enjoy this, then, https://t.co/EPjFwwmD2v.)
@ryandal @bennewmark @tombennett71 @researchED1 Tx. Think was national conference in 2017 #red22 - minister was creating some myths at same time
@spinachgeneral @schala163 Alas your iron content is medium at best... https://t.co/xabzQ8p57Y,
RT @asbruckman: @jeffbigham I love this paper "Academic Urban Legends," which traces the origin and persistence of the idea that spinach is…
RT @asbruckman: @jeffbigham I love this paper "Academic Urban Legends," which traces the origin and persistence of the idea that spinach is…
RT @asbruckman: @jeffbigham I love this paper "Academic Urban Legends," which traces the origin and persistence of the idea that spinach is…
@jeffbigham I love this paper "Academic Urban Legends," which traces the origin and persistence of the idea that spinach is a good dietary source of iron (spoiler: it's not) https://t.co/mtVvDFxAnJ
@FCsouza21 https://t.co/8FA0rCl392 Um problema sistêmico.
Many "messages presented in respectable scientific publications are" @OBRekdal writes, "based on various forms of rumors. [Some] appear so frequently, and in such complex, colorful, and entertaining ways that we can think of them as academic urban legends" https://t.co/CuLTbqCyMB
@Hameleers_M @brookeerinduffy @AlexKooZX @coltenmeisner @syedirfanashraf @seanphelan8 @dianabossio @anneohirsch @stinelomborg @AUrman21 @bruce_mutsvairo Many "messages presented in respectable scientific publications are" @OBRekdal writes, "based on various forms of rumors. [Some] appear so frequently, and in such complex, colorful, and entertaining ways that we can think of them as academic urban legends" https://t.co/CuLTbqCyMB
RT @marinantonynewm: Is spinach good for you?-It depends if you get your research data right :-) Academic urban legends is a great article…
Is spinach good for you?-It depends if you get your research data right :-) Academic urban legends is a great article by Ole Bjørn Rekdal - a must-read for every researcher! @NCRMUK @CSA_Education https://t.co/UGUtlbUJci
@STS_News Also Rekdal, Ole Bjørn. "Academic urban legends." Social Studies of Science 44.4 (2014): 638-654. https://t.co/8Y5QU66big
@nonanswernom @peterdsmith Look at "academic urban legends" by rekdel.
@nonanswernom Excellent example by Rekdal showing why: https://t.co/2udCtWVngV
It's whippers all the way down? https://t.co/HYYyz4tXLm I remember this remarkable story about workers hiring an enforcer from @mungowitz on @EconTalker, now a case study @StatModeling about its credibility. https://t.co/zAhs6SLcA5 (via https://t.co/IEilTYwoIK)
RT @RogerPielkeJr: Academic urban legends are all too common. Identifying and correcting them is difficult, but matters more, because as yo…
Academic urban legends are all too common. Identifying and correcting them is difficult, but matters more, because as you’ll see below, they can be impactful in policy and politics. https://t.co/gagpZuUvRl
MY SPIRIT PAPER https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0306312714535679
In an on article on academic urban legends, where factiods abt spinach are the star but citation figures play a important part as well, @OBRekdal looks directly at Hamilton's studies & their problems. https://t.co/WFehipxsXU. https://t.co/aV6cgzNROY
Academic urban legends - Ole Bjørn Rekdal, 2014 https://t.co/JboD0oBf5I
An amazingly creative paper! @OBRekdal investigates the case of a decimal point error that led people to believe that spinach is a good source of iron. But the academics perpetuating the story were in error. The culprit? Lax citation standards.
@linena @Realfagsbibl Kan det vere ein akademiske vandrehistorier? Slik f.eks Ole Bjørn Rekdal skriv om i: «Academic Urban Legends» https://t.co/MfBeAZ0C7s
RT @cfiesler: This paper (open access, yay!) describes how "academic urban legends" happen, with our misconception about spinach as a drivi…
RT @cfiesler: This paper (open access, yay!) describes how "academic urban legends" happen, with our misconception about spinach as a drivi…
RT @cfiesler: This paper (open access, yay!) describes how "academic urban legends" happen, with our misconception about spinach as a drivi…
RT @cfiesler: This paper (open access, yay!) describes how "academic urban legends" happen, with our misconception about spinach as a drivi…
RT @WarrenThinking: "Many of the messages presented in respectable scientific publications are, in fact, based on various forms of rumors .…
"Many of the messages presented in respectable scientific publications are, in fact, based on various forms of rumors ... we can think of them as academic urban legends." https://t.co/Wcp9AIsQzU
Academic urban legends can be insidiously pervasive and I think the 50 micron cutoff is a very useful example to keep in mind. https://t.co/336YIXZpzu
RT @r_ganesh: What a highly readable, meticulous, delightful debunking with humility of academic urban legends, filled with surprises https…
What a highly readable, meticulous, delightful debunking with humility of academic urban legends, filled with surprises https://t.co/ekvEC31Ztf (features PopEye and spinach) HT @NGKabra
RT @svat: This ("Academic urban legends") is a fun article. It has a good discussion on scrupulously citing sources (what one actually know…
RT @svat: This ("Academic urban legends") is a fun article. It has a good discussion on scrupulously citing sources (what one actually know…
This ("Academic urban legends") is a fun article. It has a good discussion on scrupulously citing sources (what one actually knows, and how), and… it is not quite about what it first seems to be about. https://t.co/F2wYLEprjb
@BASICSLabUU @johnsonaustinh @janhasbrouck @amandavande1 @nasponline I agree with you, Keith. It reminds me of this paper I read a few years ago. Although an interesting direction for studies, the quote needs more solid references to avoid the propagation of "academic urban legends." https://t.co/fQNUOTZmPI
@togelius Some papers clearly stand out in their style and keep you hooked until the final line. The most recent one I remember is "Academic urban legends" by @OBRekdal: https://t.co/XHAwPT5odA
@RMakadok Academic urban legends. @OBRekdal has a great paper on the proliferation of the myth that spinach is unusually high in iron.
@abaeckst @lsv really enjoyed your latest sign-off on CR. There's a fun paper called "academic urban legends" about this kind of nonsense in primary sources themselves! I think you might get a kick out of it https://t.co/5NBKN5l2ub
#52 Academic urban legends “The myth... that spinach is a rich source of iron was due to... a malpositioned decimal point...gave a 10-fold overestimate of iron content” https://t.co/wsuyXQwutn !⃝
@rskudesia @NonsequiturThe @MariannaBergama @DegenRolf Btw, for a leveling up this genre of meta-fake news, cannot recommend the article "Academic Urban Legends" by @OBRekdal more. https://t.co/8vR16OCOY2
RT @hcvwarrior: @dsquintana Haha reminds me of "academic urban legends" paper by @OBRekdal https://t.co/HgmZFhkHh7
RT @hcvwarrior: @dsquintana Haha reminds me of "academic urban legends" paper by @OBRekdal https://t.co/HgmZFhkHh7
RT @hcvwarrior: @dsquintana Haha reminds me of "academic urban legends" paper by @OBRekdal https://t.co/HgmZFhkHh7
@dsquintana Haha reminds me of "academic urban legends" paper by @OBRekdal https://t.co/HgmZFhkHh7
@brandontoner @Typora Here are a few of bangers on the topic. [Publication bias and the canonization of false facts](https://t.co/21ovQ7UghM) [The natural selection of bad science](https://t.co/XqaiTM5ez1) [Academic urban legends](https://t.co/K9mSx9LN62)
Highly recommended reading - great article by Rekdal (2014) about how some academic urban legends are born and persist for decades: e.g. iron in spinach and the modern day 'avalanche of low-quality research'. https://t.co/g5nx5j5ROk
Academic urban legends https://t.co/dMtKuOYYpG
Academic urban legends. The myth that spinach is rich in iron (and the myth about the myth). Leyendas urbanas académicas. El mito del contenido en hierro de las espinacas (y el mito sobre el mito). https://t.co/I6EdFRpHxT
RT @ernestob: Leyendas urbanas académicas: Análisis de prácticas de cita bibliográfica en su causalidad a propósito del caso del mito del h…
RT @ernestob: Leyendas urbanas académicas: Análisis de prácticas de cita bibliográfica en su causalidad a propósito del caso del mito del h…
Leyendas urbanas académicas: Análisis de prácticas de cita bibliográfica en su causalidad a propósito del caso del mito del hierro en las espinacas→Muchos mensajes presentados en publicaciones científicas respetables se basan en diversas formas de rumores https://t.co/jFqPQsM5l2
Academic urban legends - Ole Bjørn Rekdal, 2014 Interesting article - refresh on referencing sources avoiding misrepresentation #phdchat @BERA_ECRNetwork https://t.co/5QQvgHZjeJ
@random_walker What a beautiful piece of meta-science. I remembered that @Gwern lists of some more examples of academic urban legends, or leprechauns, as he calls them. For example, the claim of the pathological 'Bicycle face'. https://t.co/iCAxnHiACR
A very attractive piece to read https://t.co/gH1A516dzz that oblige us to reflect on our task as scientists building knowledge…”Some of these rumors appear so frequently, and in such complex, colorful, and entertaining ways that we can think of them as academic urban legends”
RT @harphat: 'Once a paper with misleading information has been published, it is almost impossible to stop citation. ' Academic urban lege…
'Once a paper with misleading information has been published, it is almost impossible to stop citation. ' Academic urban legends - Ole Bjørn Rekdal, 2014 https://t.co/0dYPTl3dV7
@Travis_Statham @KetoCarnivore The publisher (Sage) provides a link to tur article's Altmetric page. If the article is mentioned in media or social media etc. I get an email. Very useful. I've learnt of several new academic urban legends this way. https://t.co/UAxDxyhQtS
Academic Urban Legends or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Spinach. https://t.co/bSGqkuiVoM
@ionicasmeets @jaspervankuijk @lakens Not exactly what your looking for, but related and interesting. About 'academic urban legends': https://t.co/xIBLOgtm4D
@bijlesduits @jelmerevers @kimcastenmiller @amberwalraven @woestegrond @GvanGinkel @mathpaul @VerbrugghenGert @eddyerkelens @arieslob @peterkwint @harmbeertema @michelrog @Lisawesterveld @eppobruins @Paul_van_Meenen Ja, dat is zeker zo'n voorbeeld. Paar jaar geleden rED Nederland noemde ik ook een case study tav Spinazie-mythes https://t.co/zUaTEqbtBG
RT @MichalSvarny: A fascinating academic detective story: @OBRekdal Academic urban legends. https://t.co/zIvEpHWP5b #RabbitHole
A fascinating academic detective story: @OBRekdal Academic urban legends. https://t.co/zIvEpHWP5b #RabbitHole
RT @cbokhove: Still one of my favourite case study examples of the creation of an urban legend by @OBRekdal -> Academic urban legends - Ole…
RT @cbokhove: @BranwenBingle @Sue_Cowley It’s a double-layered myth: myth 1 wrt to the fact about spinach. Myth 2 wrt how it came about. My…
RT @cbokhove: Still one of my favourite case study examples of the creation of an urban legend by @OBRekdal -> Academic urban legends - Ole…
RT @cbokhove: Still one of my favourite case study examples of the creation of an urban legend by @OBRekdal -> Academic urban legends - Ole…
Still one of my favourite case study examples of the creation of an urban legend by @OBRekdal -> Academic urban legends - Ole Bjørn Rekdal, 2014 https://t.co/9vROTHJkeg
@BranwenBingle @Sue_Cowley It’s a double-layered myth: myth 1 wrt to the fact about spinach. Myth 2 wrt how it came about. Myth 2 perpetuating by those debunking myth 1...fascinating case study https://t.co/d3OPG2l4aZ https://t.co/UObP3xx9v2
"Academic Urban Legends" http://buff.ly/1pHq0gZ #science #academia #error #myth
'Academic Urban Legends' & citation plagiarism - Nice article! via @insidehighered#phdchat insidehighered.com/news/2014/08/0…
"Academic Urban Legends" is about spinach, iron, Popeye, footnotes, history, and redemption. Read it. (Open Access). http://sss.sagepub.com/content/44/4/638.full
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