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The Element of Truth: a Fake Chemistry Podcast consists of four chemistry students bound by the task of exploring the reasons behind chemical malpractice. Emma Jordan, Kyle Mailer, Calum Turnbull...
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The Element of Truth: a Fake Chemistry Podcast consists of four chemistry students bound by the task of exploring the reasons behind chemical malpractice.
Emma Jordan, Kyle Mailer, Calum Turnbull and Roberta Vengrovska make up the four voices you'll hear chatting on (and off) this topic.
Thanks for listening to our ramblings!
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Emma Jordan, Kyle Mailer, Calum Turnbull and Roberta Vengrovska make up the four voices you'll hear chatting on (and off) this topic.
Thanks for listening to our ramblings!
The Element of Truth
The Element of Truth
11 MAR 2020 · In the first instalment of the Element of Truth, the team introduces the idea of "fake chemistry" and scientific misconduct. The episode highlights the motives behind manipulation and miscommunication of scientific data and discusses possible impacts of research misconduct.
Emma Jordan, Kyle Mailer, Calum Turnbull and Roberta Vengrovska make up the four voices you'll hear chatting on (and off) this topic.
Thanks for listening to our ramblings!
Below are a few articles and websites listed that were referenced throughout the podcast:
● Retraction Watch
https://retractionwatch.com
● Fake Science and the Knowledge Crisis
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.190161
● Nobel Prize Winner Frances Arnold Retracts Paper
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2020/01/05/nobel-prize-winner-frances-arnold-retracts-paper-here-is-the-reaction/#40d88e0032c1
● The Peer-Review Scam
https://www.nature.com/news/publishing-the-peer-review-scam-1.16400
● Andrew Wakefield and MMR
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/andrew-wakefield-who-is-mmr-doctor-anti-vaccine-anti-vaxxer-us-a8328326.html
● Abuse of Rachel Carson and Misuse of DDT
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.201704077
11 MAR 2020 · This week’s episode of the Element of Truth focuses on some case studies in the chemistry area of pharmaceuticals, where unpublished data and misinformation regarding drugs has had serious impacts on human health.
Emma Jordan, Kyle Mailer, Calum Turnbull and Roberta Vengrovska make up the four voices you'll hear chatting on (and off) this topic.
Thanks for listening to our ramblings!
Below are a few articles and websites listed that were referenced throughout the podcast:
● Bad Pharma by Ben Goldacre
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235432984_Bad_Pharma_-_Ben_Goldacre
11 MAR 2020 · The third episode of the Element of Truth podcast revolves around some more case studies of scientific misconduct, such as data cherry-picking and falsification, in the field of environmental chemistry. The discussion highlights the repercussions of these actions and suggests some solutions to these problems.
Emma Jordan, Kyle Mailer, Calum Turnbull and Roberta Vengrovska make up the four voices you'll hear chatting on (and off) this topic.
Thanks for listening to our ramblings!
Below are a few articles and websites listed that were referenced throughout the podcast:
● Scientific data falsification and data retraction
https://setac.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ieam.4119
● Top Science Scandals of 2012
https://www.the-scientist.com/daily-news/top-science-scandals-of-2012-40040
● USGS Geochem lab integrity incident
https://www.doioig.gov/sites/doioig.gov/files/2016EAU010Public.pdf
● Federal Lab Forced To Close After ‘Disturbing’ Data Manipulation
https://dailycaller.com/2016/06/23/federal-lab-forced-to-close-after-disturbing-data-manipulation/
● Ecstasy toxicity falsification
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15331181
● Statistics on data falsification and omission
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=diwsDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA100&lpg=PA100&dq=data+falsification+in+relation+to+ecotoxicology&source=bl&ots=qs7EkmTH6W&sig=ACfU3U1QIMVhngdbHxMT6aJUPwmMPvcVCA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjK1u6H5fLnAhWiunEKHQW2CM4Q6AEwA3oECAoQAQ#v
● Fraud, errors and gamesmanship in experimental toxicology
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0300483X04003543
13 MAR 2020 · This episode of the Element of Truth talks about chemistry theories and claims such as N-rays and cold fusion which were debunked due to the lack of scientific evidence and irreproducibility of results.
Emma Jordan, Kyle Mailer, Calum Turnbull and Roberta Vengrovska make up the four voices you'll hear chatting on (and off) this topic.
Thanks for listening to our ramblings!
Below are a few articles and websites listed that were referenced throughout the podcast:
● Dishonesty and contradictory data in the paper: Phosphorylation of DARPP-32
https://www.scienceopen.com/document_file/2cd8b98c-b27e-4c42-834a-1f64321c8049/ScienceOpenPreprint/A4-Manuscript-Anomalies-1.pdf
● N-Rays article
https://www.wired.com/2014/09/fantastically-wrong-n-rays/?fbclid=IwAR0g3OZAqtNxDFtXpRtFxyLJFSrpjg0OFjqLNVHpMBQieTLnCdQJZvwhlVw
● Cold fusion
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-the-current-scien/
● Google revives controversial cold-fusion experiments
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01683-9
13 MAR 2020 · In the fifth episode of the Element of Truth podcast, the group discusses water memory – another “fake” chemistry theory – with reference to homeopathy.
Emma Jordan, Kyle Mailer, Calum Turnbull and Roberta Vengrovska make up the four voices you'll hear chatting on (and off) this topic.
Thanks for listening to our ramblings!
Below are a few articles and websites listed that were referenced throughout the podcast:
● Nature journal article 'the Memory of Water'
https://www.nature.com/news/2004/041004/full/news041004-19.html
● Nature journal article on Homeopathy treatment
https://www.nature.com/articles/333816a0
● Science and Technology Committee Report on Homeopathy
https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200910/cmselect/cmsctech/45/4502.htm
● NHS Homeopathy page
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/homeopathy/
13 MAR 2020 · In this week’s episode of the Element of Truth, the team interviews two academics, Dr. Chris Dodds and Dr. Alan Kennedy, specialising in teaching and researching chemistry. We hear their opinions on “fake” chemistry, the motives behind scientific misconduct and the associated repercussions.
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13 MAR 2020 · The final episode of the Element of Truth podcast concludes with some solutions and prevention measures that could be implemented to minimise scientific misconduct and the publishing of “fake” chemistry.
Emma Jordan, Kyle Mailer, Calum Turnbull and Roberta Vengrovska make up the four voices you'll hear chatting on (and off) this topic.
Thanks for listening to our ramblings!
Resources from this episode:
● Our Fake Chemistry Do's and Don'ts PDF
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1x4xzK16_RTVBCVD9NKl3HWaHRb8SQelm
● Reduce Fake Chemistry Tips PDF
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1sB9z9slFJhSgRmGFZ6r4a0st_Nby0RIl
The Element of Truth: a Fake Chemistry Podcast consists of four chemistry students bound by the task of exploring the reasons behind chemical malpractice. Emma Jordan, Kyle Mailer, Calum Turnbull...
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The Element of Truth: a Fake Chemistry Podcast consists of four chemistry students bound by the task of exploring the reasons behind chemical malpractice.
Emma Jordan, Kyle Mailer, Calum Turnbull and Roberta Vengrovska make up the four voices you'll hear chatting on (and off) this topic.
Thanks for listening to our ramblings!
show less
Emma Jordan, Kyle Mailer, Calum Turnbull and Roberta Vengrovska make up the four voices you'll hear chatting on (and off) this topic.
Thanks for listening to our ramblings!
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