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Stan van Pelt

@stanvanpelt

Freelance wetenschapsjournalist o.m. @volkskrant @voxnieuws | Boeken: Sloppy Science (2025), Hack je Hersenen (2023) | Schrijfdocent @Radboud Uni | PhD

Nijmegen, The Netherlands Katılım Şubat 2010
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Stan van Pelt
Stan van Pelt@stanvanpelt·
Herkomst corona blijft onzeker zolang China niet meer openheid van zaken geeft. Ja, de buurt in Wuhan waar de dierenmarkt was had veel van de eerste besmettingen, tegelijkertijd is er niet één met corona besmet dier gevonden in China. nature.com/articles/d4158…
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Stan van Pelt
Stan van Pelt@stanvanpelt·
Op de heuvels bij Nijmegen wordt volop gesnowboard.
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Jonathan Laxton MD, FRCPC 🇨🇦🇨🇦
Jonathan Laxton MD, FRCPC 🇨🇦🇨🇦@dr_jon_l·
Look at that, youre the editor in chief of the journal. Can we get details on this "peer-review"?
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Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP@weldeiry

I am pleased to share the peer-reviewed published manuscripts by Kuperwasser and El-Deiry “COVID vaccination and post-infection cancer signals: Evaluating patterns and potential biological mechanisms” and El-Deiry “Hypothesis: HPV E6 and COVID spike proteins cooperate in targeting tumor suppression by p53” both published today but censored due to cybercriminial attack on the @Oncotarget @OncotargetJrnl website. The authors are happy to share the full PDFs with any interested reader upon request by email.

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Matt Ridley
Matt Ridley@mattwridley·
Now that's why I read Twitter!!
Historic Vids@historyinmemes

In 1705, an Irish woman named Margorie McCat was thought to have died of a fever and was hastily buried to prevent contagion. She was interred wearing a valuable ring that her husband John, a physician, could not remove because her swollen finger made it impossible, drawing the attention of grave robbers. That very night, before the earth had fully settled, body snatchers began digging up the grave. Unable to slip the ring free, they attempted to cut off her finger. When blood flowed, Margorie suddenly revived from a coma, sat upright, and screamed. Accounts differ on the robbers’ fate, though one claims they fled in terror and abandoned their trade. Margorie climbed out of the grave and walked home. Hearing a knock, John reportedly joked that if his wife were alive, he would swear it was her. Opening the door to find Margorie in burial clothes, bleeding but alive, he collapsed from shock and died. He was later buried in the grave prepared for her. Margorie went on to remarry and have several children. When she eventually died years later, she was buried at Shankill Cemetery in Lurgan, Ireland. Her headstone bears the inscription: “Lived Once, Buried Twice.”

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Stan van Pelt@stanvanpelt·
Religie laat zien dat des- en misinformatie bestrijden zinloos is als mensen rotsvast ergens van overtuigd zijn.
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Maarten Keulemans
Maarten Keulemans@mkeulemans·
Leukste project dat ik in tijden deed: ik zocht uit welke NL onderzoeken dit jaar het beste scoorden, in hun vakgebied. Resultaat: handvol superboeiende papers die *nul* publiciteit kregen, want buiten de universitaire pr-machine. volkskrant.nl/wetenschap/tre…
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David Jan Godfroid
David Jan Godfroid@djbelgrado·
Crypto, WEF, antivax, chem trails, Forum voor Democratie, Orban, Nexit, blank, Jeffrey Sachs, gelukszoekers, Trump, Zwendelensky, Bilderberg, 🇮🇱, oversterfte, Poetin👍, gehaktmolen… Wat is de grootste gemene deler?
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Frank Stassen
Frank Stassen@StassenFrank·
Leuk kerstkadootje gekregen Ben benieuwd! @stanvanpelt
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Helga van Leur ☀
Helga van Leur ☀@helgavanleur·
Wereldwijd viert men Kerst.🎄 Sommigen zitten er warmpjes bij (IJsland +20℃!, de VS tot 16 graden boven het klimaatgemiddelde!), bij anderen zijn een dikke kerstmuts en wanten handig om een beetje warm te blijven. De vliegende kerstman krijgt de ene thermoshock na de andere...😇
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Publishing with Integrity
Publishing with Integrity@fake_journals·
Day 15: The Ethical Publishing 2025 Advent Calendar #EthicalPublishing2025 Today’s topic is fake conferences, an issue that sits alongside predatory journals but often receives far less attention. Fake or predatory conferences are events that give the appearance of academic legitimacy; professional websites, glossy brochures, long lists of themes, but they lack the substance of real scholarly gatherings. They often promise rapid acceptance, minimal review, and the opportunity to present in an international venue. In reality, they may offer little more than a rented hotel room and a certificate. The risk goes beyond wasted travel budgets. These events can mislead early-career researchers, create false expectations of academic engagement, and dilute the value of genuine conferences where dialogue and critique are central. They also contribute to a broader ecosystem where questionable academic activity becomes normalised. Some signs are easy to miss. Overly broad themes, unclear organising committees, unrealistic acceptance timelines, or a suspicious number of co-located conferences run by the same operator can all be red flags. As with journals, due diligence matters: checking who is behind the event, where past conferences were held, and whether the academic community recognises the organisers. Good conferences create space for genuine exchange. Fake ones trade on the appearance of prestige without delivering the substance. I’d be interested to hear what you think. Have you seen examples of conferences that didn’t quite match the expectations set by their publicity?
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