Science in the Grey Zone is a podcast dedicated to explore error correction and the intricate pathways of the scientific publishing system.

This is the final episode of our new season, where we interviewed 17 sleuths at the “Scientific literature decontamination” symposium held in Paris in September 2024.

Sleuths are good at criticizing and pointing out the wrongdoings in the publishing system, but how can we fix the problem and who should take action?

We’ll be hearing from Fidelia, Kevin Patrick, Nick Brown, Ivan Oransky, Kaveh Bazargan, David Bimler, Elisabeth Bik, Nick Wise, Solal Pirelli, Reese Richardson, Raphaël Levy, John Carlisle, Lonni Besançon.

Speakers (listed in order of appearance):

• Fidelia, pseudonyme.
• Kevin Patrick, science sleuth and a financial adviser in Seattle.
• Nicholas Brown, science sleuth. BA in Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Cambridge (UK) & a PhD in Health Psychology from the University of Groningen (Netherlands).
• Ivan Oransky, journalist at New York University’s Arthur Carter Journalism Institute and co-founder of Retraction Watch.
• Kaveh Bazargan, Director of River Valley Technologies.
• David Bimler, science sleuth & retired psychologist formerly based at Massey University in Palmerston North, New Zealand.
• Elisabeth Bik, science sleuth/ research integrity consultant & microbiologist who has worked for 15 years at Stanford University and 2 years in industry.
• Nicholas Wise, fluid dynamics engineer & research integrity manager at Taylor & Francis.
• Solal Pirelli, science sleuth & computer scientist.
• Reese Richardson, PhD candidate working in metascience and computational biology at Northwestern University.
• Raphaël Levy, professor of physics at the Université Sorbonne Paris Nord & coordinating PI of the ERC Synergy grant NanoBubbles (How, when and why does science fails to correct itself?).
• John Carlisle, consultant anaesthetist at Torbay Hospital in Devon and a critic of dubious data in medical trials.
• Lonni Bensançon, science sleuth & Assistant Professor of Visualization at Linköping University, Sweden.

Datasheet

• Narration: Masha Matalaev

• Plot: Mady Barbeitas
• Production: Guillermo Vargas Quisoboni - Chakalaka Medialab
• Recording and editing: Martin Arbeláez Tobón, Guillermo Vargas Quisoboni & Guillaume François
• Visual ID: Guillermo Vargas Quisoboni

This podcast has been financially supported by 'NanoBubbles: how, when and why does science fail to correct itself', a project that has received Synergy grant funding from the European Research Council (ERC), within the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme, grant agreement no. 951393.