Category Archives: Ridiculously obvious scams

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act and Medical Education in These United States

On Independence Day of 2025 President Trump signed his One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law.  Something that has not gotten much attention, so far, are the consequences OBBBA will have on students who must borrow money to attend college/university, graduate school, and/or professional school.  Should American students be forced to go into debt […]

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Coffee Break: Counterfeit Scientific Papers, Deep Fakes, CDC on the Ropes, MAHA, and Hope from the Middle of the Country

Part the First: Paper Mills and the Corruption of Research.  No not Hammermill.  I don’t think I have actually known of someone buying a “scholarly” paper for publication, and I remember reading (a few paragraphs) only a few that seemed to be purpose built.  But following up on The Credibility Crisis in Science from earlier […]

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