arlana fong

jtotheizzoe:

The trouble with retractions

Retractions of scientific papers are up 10-fold, but publishing rates are only up by 44%. What gives? Why is so much research being pulled back, or worse, declared fraudulent?

(via Nature News)

psychotherapy:

Carl and wife Emma Jung

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utnereader:

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braiker:

God. Damn. It.

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