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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.

9h ago· 5 min readenNews
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Summary

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 retractions were discovered by historian Yves Gingras while browsing Retraction Watch. The incident raises questions about the reliability of automated retraction systems and the potential for reputational damage to historical scientific figures when such errors occur.

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Hacker NewsTwo Max Planck papers retracted by Springer Nature, likely due to automated bot errorscience.org

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