Two Max Planck papers retracted by Springer Nature, likely due to automated bot error
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Sam Kean Sam Kean is a science journalist in Washington, D.C.
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The article reports on the retraction of two papers by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Max Planck by Springer Nature, likely due to a bot or automated system error rather than actual scientific misconduct. The story follows historian Yves Gingras who discovered the retractions while browsing Retraction Watch. The retracted papers include Planck's 1901 work on black-body radiation and a 1900 paper on entropy, both foundational to quantum theory. The incident raises questions about automated retraction systems, the integrity of academic publishing databases, and how historical scientific works can be improperly flagged by modern algorithms.
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Twitter / XTwo Max Planck papers retracted by Springer Nature, likely due to automated bot errorscim.agKey quotes
· 3 pulledThe link was too juicy not to click.
It's a bit like finding out that Isaac Newton's Principia has been retracted.
This raises serious questions about the reliance on automated systems in academic publishing.
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