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1. tobias2014 · 1790711871 · focus · HN ↗

   Why would someone ruin their academic credentials and reputation (at a reputable university) like this? Maybe there was nothing to begin with? Otherwise I can't understand this.

   1. lstodd · 1790712037 · focus · HN ↗

      Maybe to expose the utter uselessness of "papers".

      1. orbital-decay · 1790712864 · focus · HN ↗

         Alan Sokal style hoax is what comes to mind first, of course. Wouldn't be the first computer-generated hoax either (see SCIgen). However see also the P.P.P.P.S. in the article, his co-author denies that in the comments.

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