Jack Ryan 🙏🧪
@jacksonwryan.com
Not a spy.
Freelance investigative / science journalist.
President, Science Journalists Association of Australia.
I write about people, science, integrity, dodgy stuff, video games, art (oh yeah and Pepsi Max (once))
Inconsequential post detective.
Freelance investigative / science journalist.
President, Science Journalists Association of Australia.
I write about people, science, integrity, dodgy stuff, video games, art (oh yeah and Pepsi Max (once))
Inconsequential post detective.
The PubPeer listing has a good discussion on the references! Some are wrong, some don't line up with the citation, some are okay. Likely AI generated but hard to know -- would be good if Springer Nature commented!
November 29, 2025 at 9:12 AM
The PubPeer listing has a good discussion on the references! Some are wrong, some don't line up with the citation, some are okay. Likely AI generated but hard to know -- would be good if Springer Nature commented!
Not me, but @harrisonpolites.bsky.social is really putting in work to cover games thoughtfully from Australia in his newsletter: infinitelives.substack.com
Infinite Lives | Harrison Polites | Substack
Video game industry analysis and critic from an Australian perspective. Click to read Infinite Lives, by Harrison Polites, a Substack publication.
infinitelives.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Not me, but @harrisonpolites.bsky.social is really putting in work to cover games thoughtfully from Australia in his newsletter: infinitelives.substack.com
An editor's note has been added to the article. There are protocols involved in adding this stuff, but in such a cut-and-dry case when the EIC has said it will be retracted... just say this is about to be retracted, I think?
November 28, 2025 at 12:06 PM
An editor's note has been added to the article. There are protocols involved in adding this stuff, but in such a cut-and-dry case when the EIC has said it will be retracted... just say this is about to be retracted, I think?
It very well could be all the way down, but as many commenters have said, Scientific Reports quality has slipped over time... Many researchers I've spoken with over the last few years struggle to take it seriously.
November 28, 2025 at 10:16 AM
It very well could be all the way down, but as many commenters have said, Scientific Reports quality has slipped over time... Many researchers I've spoken with over the last few years struggle to take it seriously.
It appears cleaner but... This would still take any reviewer who performs their job seriously less than 0.7 seconds to determine its bullshit.
November 28, 2025 at 10:13 AM
It appears cleaner but... This would still take any reviewer who performs their job seriously less than 0.7 seconds to determine its bullshit.
I'll take a good look Mark, feel free to email me as well so it's on my agenda
November 28, 2025 at 8:42 AM
I'll take a good look Mark, feel free to email me as well so it's on my agenda
That's the real question Tom... that's the real (extremely concerning) question.
November 28, 2025 at 6:19 AM
That's the real question Tom... that's the real (extremely concerning) question.
Sorry I probably need to clarify this -- the Amazon AI guys that the model is attributed to online made a version of an earlier transformer model _designed to work on small tabular datasets_. This paper used one "optimized for medical datasets" ... AI research is 🫠
November 28, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Sorry I probably need to clarify this -- the Amazon AI guys that the model is attributed to online made a version of an earlier transformer model _designed to work on small tabular datasets_. This paper used one "optimized for medical datasets" ... AI research is 🫠
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If you don't know about factor fexcectorn yet, you 👏 haven't 👏 been 👏 listening 👏
November 27, 2025 at 8:42 AM
If you don't know about factor fexcectorn yet, you 👏 haven't 👏 been 👏 listening 👏
No, I swear this is really something a Real Human Being Designed Robin. You must ride the 0.93 Autism Bicycle to understand.
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Please don't make me ride the autism bicycle. That seat looks ouchy and the wheels are made of spiderwebs
November 27, 2025 at 8:34 AM
No, I swear this is really something a Real Human Being Designed Robin. You must ride the 0.93 Autism Bicycle to understand.
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(This is in Springer Nature's Scientific Reports btw)
The ethics and integrity team at SN told me "We can confirm that the query has been received and logged for review in line with COPE guidelines."
I'd say... this should have an expression of concern ASAP, if not outright retraction.
The ethics and integrity team at SN told me "We can confirm that the query has been received and logged for review in line with COPE guidelines."
I'd say... this should have an expression of concern ASAP, if not outright retraction.
November 27, 2025 at 8:32 AM
(This is in Springer Nature's Scientific Reports btw)
The ethics and integrity team at SN told me "We can confirm that the query has been received and logged for review in line with COPE guidelines."
I'd say... this should have an expression of concern ASAP, if not outright retraction.
The ethics and integrity team at SN told me "We can confirm that the query has been received and logged for review in line with COPE guidelines."
I'd say... this should have an expression of concern ASAP, if not outright retraction.
If so, Amazing! Just trying to understand the uncertainty in our data, if there is any! Maybe there isn't! I think it's great to celebrate this milestone and Australia's success with vaccination, screening and self-testing now but I guess that's where I was headed with the "broader picture"!
November 27, 2025 at 5:59 AM
If so, Amazing! Just trying to understand the uncertainty in our data, if there is any! Maybe there isn't! I think it's great to celebrate this milestone and Australia's success with vaccination, screening and self-testing now but I guess that's where I was headed with the "broader picture"!
Thanks for the detailed response Ian! I'm trying to understand how the 18-24 group would be diagnosed in 2021 if there is no screening for them? Is it right that before the changes, CC diagnoses for those 2% came without Pap screening? Without screens are we absolutely certain the number is *zero*?
November 27, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Thanks for the detailed response Ian! I'm trying to understand how the 18-24 group would be diagnosed in 2021 if there is no screening for them? Is it right that before the changes, CC diagnoses for those 2% came without Pap screening? Without screens are we absolutely certain the number is *zero*?
No, this was all done by Definitely A Real Human Who Thinks Deeply About Factor Fexcectorns
November 27, 2025 at 5:46 AM
No, this was all done by Definitely A Real Human Who Thinks Deeply About Factor Fexcectorns
Ian, love positive news, but what is the relevance that no one under 25 gets screened anyway? No doubt the vaccines work, and this is an incredible stat to see but in this age group it's exceedingly rare, no?... Basically, are we at risk of missing a broader picture here?
November 27, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Ian, love positive news, but what is the relevance that no one under 25 gets screened anyway? No doubt the vaccines work, and this is an incredible stat to see but in this age group it's exceedingly rare, no?... Basically, are we at risk of missing a broader picture here?
Well... they're maybe not "all" great (in fact, some seem to be shonky but a full university investigation would need to prove that!) and those lists are incredibly damaging but... nice profiles, yes!
nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/are-you-in...
nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/are-you-in...
Are You in Australia's Top 250 Researchers? Who Cares!
(Yet) An(other) argument for science journalism in the newsroom.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Well... they're maybe not "all" great (in fact, some seem to be shonky but a full university investigation would need to prove that!) and those lists are incredibly damaging but... nice profiles, yes!
nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/are-you-in...
nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/are-you-in...
[Zooming in on the photo] I need to look a little closer
Boyfriend: No it's pronounced cloaca
Boyfriend: No it's pronounced cloaca
November 26, 2025 at 4:12 AM
[Zooming in on the photo] I need to look a little closer
Boyfriend: No it's pronounced cloaca
Boyfriend: No it's pronounced cloaca
Extremely good "No, humans can't lay eggs" SEO and AIO fodder for all the blogs out there xo
November 26, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Extremely good "No, humans can't lay eggs" SEO and AIO fodder for all the blogs out there xo
Sadly, likely some funky nonsense science... via @gidmk.bsky.social's substack: gidmk.substack.com/p/does-batma...
November 26, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Sadly, likely some funky nonsense science... via @gidmk.bsky.social's substack: gidmk.substack.com/p/does-batma...
I've been told there are investigations underway by two journal publishers into the papers from several researchers in the Top 250. Hopefully more news soon. 🧪
nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/are-you-in...
nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/are-you-in...
Are You in Australia's Top 250 Researchers? Who Cares!
(Yet) An(other) argument for science journalism in the newsroom.
nobreakthroughs.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I've been told there are investigations underway by two journal publishers into the papers from several researchers in the Top 250. Hopefully more news soon. 🧪
nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/are-you-in...
nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/are-you-in...