The Citation’s Allure
I spend a fair amount of time dealing with Reference Manager, so a recent XKCD really tickled me:
This about sums it up.
Those of us who work in basic science hear a lot about the pitfalls of misrepresenting data. The preceding stick-figure reminds us that that’s only one pitfall. Sometimes, the basic trappings of research can lull us into a false sense of acceptance. There’s always the risk that it’s yet another Chicken Chicken Chicken paper.
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