Sloppy science, shortcuts, and COVID-19

Lissack investigates the phenomenon of slodderwetenschap or sloppy science, particularly its proliferation during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to one of the most public incidences of a phenomenon known as sloppy science (originally slodderwetenschap in Dutch). Shortcuts and simplifications were made during scientific research, which led to the public declaration of incorrect statements or ‘truthies’. Professor Michael Lissack, from the College of Design and Innovation at Tongji University in China, and Brenden Meagher […]

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