74: Seeing double (with Elisabeth Bik)

In this episode, Dan and James chat with microbiologist Elisabeth Bik about about the detection of problematic images in scientific papers, the state of microbiome research, and making the jump from academia to industry. More info on what they cover: How Elisabeth get into error detection of scientific images The process of detecting errors in images How groups of authors tend to publish multiple papers with problematic images The association between journal prestige and problematic images Providing monetary incentives for publications Making the jump from academia to industry The current state of microbiome research Links Patreon: www.patreon.com/hertzpodcast Elisabeth on Twitter:  www.twitter.com/microbiomdigest Elisabeth online: https://microbiomedigest.com The problematic image paper: https://mbio.asm.org/content/7/3/e00809-16.short Pubpeer: https://pubpeer.com Dan on twitter: www.twitter.com/dsquintana James on twitter: www.twitter.com/jamesheathers Everything Hertz on twitter: www.twitter.com/hertzpodcast Everything Hertz on Facebook: www.facebook.com/everythinghertzpodcast/ Music credits: Lee Rosevere freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/ Support us on Patreon and get bonus stuff! $1 a month or more: Monthly newsletter + Access to behind-the-scenes photos & video via the Patreon app + the the warm feeling you're supporting the show $5 a month or more: All the stuff you get in the $1 tier PLUS a bonus mini episode every month (extras + the bits we couldn't include in our regular episodes) Special Guest: Elisabeth Bik.