JOTE's founders had different views on what the journal should aim for. But what are these differences? This week's interview: Martijn van der Meer "To me, JOTE resembles an administrative logic, alternative to the growth-oriented modes of production." blog.trialanderror.org/founding-jote-…

“The UK launched a metascience unit. Will other countries follow suit?” nature.com/articles/d4158…

What will the future hold for JOTE? Stefan Gaillard, JOTE's third co-founder and current chair, discusses his memories and hopes for the journal. "Because science is such a great enterprise I am very motivated to keep improving it and to protect it." blog.trialanderror.org/founding-jote-…

JOTE's Stefan Gaillard was interviewed by the Dutch Medical Journal (NTvG): "We should develop a healthier relationship with failure" Read it here (in Dutch):

Our board member Marcel Hobma paid a visit to the Museum of Failure, which recently opened an exhibit in Budapest! Why share this? Well, perhaps we are on the verge of announcing an exciting new project… Stay tuned!

Exclusive: a Nature investigation reveals the papers that most heavily cite retracted work yet haven’t themselves been withdrawn. go.nature.com/4cGOAtj

A dream collaboration of mine ever since I first heard of the Museum of Failure. Thanks to the incredible efforts of Marcel Hobma, that dream has become reality. Hopefully a physical exposition will follow in the future!

Life on Venus? 🌌🪐 In late 2020, scientists sparked worldwide excitement with a study suggesting a sign of life was detected in Venus’ atmosphere. It even featured in the NYT! But soon after, the results were refuted How could this happen? Read it here: museumoffailure.com/exhibition/lif…

Retraction doesn't stop bad science from being cited and used. Maybe publishing reflective commentaries and contacting the authors who cite these studies does?

Our second entry is about two Dutch doctors involved in discovering vitamin B. One of them received the Nobel prize, but was it rightly awarded? Explore this and more cases of failure in science in our new exhibition, presented with the MuseumofFailure: museumoffailure.com/exhibition/the…

Is spinach packed with iron?🥬🥬 Some may have heard that Popeye's spinach myth arose due to a misplaced decimal point in an old nutrition study. But is this true? Read our story (w/MuseumofFailure) and discover that even historians of science can fail: museumoffailure.com/exhibition/spi…

"...these are all symptomatic of a wider problem, namely the culture of ‘publish or perish’ and ongoing issues with how researcher performance is evaluated for grant, hiring, and promotion decisions. " bit.ly/3Tyr4YF World Conf Research Integrity NRIN

Got a null result? Don't despair, but publish! Although the academic system wants you to find positive results, a null result can still contribute to science in many many ways, and prevent researchers from making the same mistakes. We are open for submissions of failed studies!

Last week, in the new Dutch National Budget, it was announced that funds for Open Science NL will be cut by half. In a new blog post, Ludo Waltman discusses why this matters. The text is available in Dutch and English👉 leidenmadtrics.nl/articles/bezui…

When he put his dead salmon in the fMRI scanner, it showed 'evidence' of brain activity It's a clever way to highlight a critical issue in neuroscience: fMRI scans can show activity when there is none. Nevertheless, the paper was repeatedly rejected museumoffailure.com/exhibition/dea…