Academic Hoax Reveals Deep Problems in Social Sciences

Over the past year, three scholars have been engaged in a massive, and massively secret, academic project.by Katie HerzogA professor at Portland State was involved in getting seven hoax papers published. cosmonaut/GettyOver the past year, three scholars have been engaged in a massive, and massively secret, academic project.Working with documentary filmmaker Mike Nayna, Helen Pluckrose, an English literature and history scholar; James Lindsay, a math PhD; and Peter Boghossian, a professor of phil