We received a strange direct message (on Twitter) from Dr. Eric Topol [pictured here], who—to all appearances—was lead author on a study that lists (approximately) 976 co-authors. Dr. Topol sent the message specifically to say that he is not a co-author of that study. The study is: “An international randomized trial comparing four thrombolytic strategies for […]
Pertinent Instances of Irrationality
QUESTION: Where would you go to find “Pertinent Instances of Irrationality“? ANSWER: George Metanomski’s The Second Enlightenment.
Multiplicity of Authors: 3 Stoops
Today, a three-Stoop addition to our ongoing Multiplicity of Authors Project. The project chronicles research reports in which two or more co-authors share a family name. (See various issues of mini-AIR for other relics from the project, including a notable case of Multiple Multiplicity.): “Cortical columns for quick brains,” Ralph L. Stoop, Victor Saase, Clemens Wagner, Britta Stoop, Ruedi Stoop [pictured here], […]
Stupidity papers called for
In Spring 2013 the scholarly publication parallax is likely to become the very first journal to have had an entire issue devoted to the theme of ‘Stupidity’. The ‘call for papers’ outlines the theme(s) for potential authors. “We invite papers that respond to stupidity by examining its marginalisation within philosophical practice whilst also encouraging contributors […]