RFK Jr.’s health department calls Nature “junk science,” cancels subscriptions

a year ago by Tony Bark to c/nottheonion

The move comes after RFK Jr. called top medical journals “corrupt.”…
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compostgoblin 116 points a year ago

I mean, correct me if I’m wrong, but aren’t Nature and its subject-specific varieties considered some of the most reputable and prestigious scientific publications?

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Catoblepas 92 points a year ago

Yeah, getting published in Nature is a career gold star achievement. They’re very high impact (meaning many other scientific papers cite their articles).

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Balthazar -81 points a year ago

And, for that reason, about half the papers (depending on the field) published in Nature are wrong.

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sudo_shinespark 64 points a year ago

I’m dying at the irony of claiming 50% of all Nature articles are wrong while also providing literally no evidence

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