41. How Sholto David took on a $1.7 Billion Pharma Behemoth
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How many scientific papers are rotten with fake data? It turns out a lot more than you might think. Even some of the most well-respected medical institutions in the world have been caught out making things up in what should have been life-saving cancer research. Citizen sleuth, David Sholto came on the show today to talk about his role in unmasking more than 2000 papers that are either full of mistakes, or are outright frauds. Tune in to this riveting show to see how he uses artificial intelligence and good-old-fashioned reasoning to hold billion dollar pharmaceutical enterprises to task.
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