Scientific hoaxes
Incidence
In 1996 a paper was accepted by the journal Social Text replete with pseudo-scientific solecisms and politically correct jargon. It was submitted as a spoof to demonstrate that any text can achieve academic approval if it includes appropriately progressive and fashionable statements.
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Metadata
Database
World problems
Type
(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems
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N/A
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Yet to rate
Language
English
1A4N
J4152
DOCID
12041520
D7NID
159566
Last update
Dec 3, 2024
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