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  2. Tearoom Trade - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] In the course of his research, Humphreys misrepresented his identity and intent to his subjects, and tracked their identities through their license plate numbers. Tearoom Trade has subsequently been the subject of continued debate over privacy for research participants, with The New York Times noting that Tearoom Trade is "now taught as ...

  3. List of topics characterized as pseudoscience - Wikipedia

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    2012 phenomenon – a range of eschatological beliefs that cataclysmic or otherwise transformative events would occur on or around 21 December 2012. This date was regarded as the end-date of a 5,126-year-long cycle in the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar and as such, festivities to commemorate the date took place on 21 December 2012 in the countries that were part of the Maya civilization ...

  4. Misinformation - Wikipedia

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    A report by the Royal Society in the UK lists additional potential or proposed countermeasures: [102] Automated detection systems (e.g. to flag or add context and resources to content) Provenance enhancing technology (i.e. better enabling people to determine the veracity of a claim, image, or video)

  5. Scientific misconduct - Wikipedia

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    A reconstruction of the skull purportedly belonging to the Piltdown Man, a long-lasting case of scientific misconduct. Scientific misconduct is the violation of the standard codes of scholarly conduct and ethical behavior in the publication of professional scientific research.

  6. Junk science - Wikipedia

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    A 1985 United States Department of Justice report by the Tort Policy Working Group noted: [7] The use of such invalid scientific evidence (commonly referred to as 'junk science') has resulted in findings of causation which simply cannot be justified or understood from the standpoint of the current state of credible scientific or medical knowledge.

  7. Licenses to kill for: Ashland man has collected for decades

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    Aug. 12—ASHLAND — The walls of Bill Schnitzker's man cave are covered, not with wallpaper, but with license plates. The 67-year-old Ashland native, who has more than 1,000 plates from all over ...

  8. List of common misconceptions - Wikipedia

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    It is not necessary to wait 24 hours before filing a missing person report. When there is evidence of violence or of an unusual absence, it is important to start an investigation promptly. [141] [142] Criminology experts say the first 72 hours in a missing person investigation are the most critical. [143]

  9. Social movement unionism - Wikipedia

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    Social movement unionism (SMU) is a trend of theory and practice in contemporary trade unionism.Strongly associated with the labour movements of developing countries, social movement unionism is distinct from many other models of trade unionism because it concerns itself with more than organizing workers around workplace issues, pay and terms and conditions.