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Why are so many studies being retracted? (www.motherjones.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Probably because they are bullshit and written by that pillow douche so he can make claims that aren't true simple because they are 'in a study's? Just a guess.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

More likely because researchers, professors, and even grad students are desperate to publish because their jobs require it in the new research-for-profit model of universities and colleges, so they work too quickly and take shortcuts to make their publishing quotas and deadlines.