46. There is a great deal of this kind of nonsense in the medical journals which, when taken up by broadcasters and the lay press, generates both health scares and short-lived dietary enthusiasms.
47. Nowadays,anyone applying for a research post has to have published twice the number of papers that would have been required for the same post only 10 years ago.
48.Attempts have been made to curb this tendency, for example, by trying to incorporate some measure of quality as well as quantity into the assessment of an applicant’s papers.
49. This would be reasonable if it were not for the fact that scientists can easily arrange to cite themselves in their future publication or get associates to do so for them in return for similar favors.
50.If we are serious about ensuring that our science is both meaningful and reproducible, we must ensure that our institutions encourage that kind of science.