{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Interview - Ivan Oransky on Scientific Papers","description":"Chris and Jonathan interview Dr. Ivan Oransky, the co-founder of Retraction Watch which tracks retractions of scientific papers. They discuss how papers get published, how they get retracted, and what a better system might look like. &amp;nbsp; 1:29 How scientific papers get published 3:44 Journals are businesses with a bizarre business model 13:52 No more COVID-related retractions than expected 17:10 Science by press release in part to prevent insider trading 20:04 Jade amulets against COVID-19 26:33 Zombie papers 30:43 A dramatic increase in retractions but they are still rare 36:50 Why are mistakes caught after publication? 42:20 Going to science heaven &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; * Theme music: \u201cFall of the Ocean Queen\u201c by Joseph Hackl. &amp;nbsp; To contribute to The Body of Evidence, go to our Patreon page at: http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/thebodyofevidence\/. &amp;nbsp; Patrons get a bonus show on Patreon called \u201cDigressions\u201d! Check it out! &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Links: 1) The Retraction Watch website: https:\/\/retractionwatch.com\/ 2) Retraction Watch on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/RetractionWatch 3) Ivan Oransky on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/ivanoransky 4) The Retraction Watch newsletter: https:\/\/us12.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=4f35c1f2e9acc58eee0811e78&amp;amp;id=a15d7de264 5) Jonathan\u2019s article on the jade amulet: https:\/\/www.mcgill.ca\/oss\/article\/covid-19-critical-thinking-pseudoscience\/paper-argues-amulet-may-protect-covid-should-it-have-been-published 6) Retraction Watch\u2019s original article on the jade amulet: https:\/\/retractionwatch.com\/2020\/10\/29\/amulets-may-prevent-covid-19-says-a-paper-in-elsevier-journal-they-dont\/ 7) The jade amulet paper\u2019s retraction notice: https:\/\/retractionwatch.com\/2020\/11\/16\/co-authors-of-paper-on-covid-19-and-jade-amulets-blames-the-online-press-and-social-media-for-misinterpretation-in-retraction-letter\/ 8) The Surgisphere retractions: https:\/\/retractionwatch.com\/2020\/06\/04\/lancet-retracts-controversial-hydroxychloroquine-study\/ ","author_name":"The Body of Evidence","author_url":"http:\/\/thebodyofevidence.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/16901012\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/89063735"}