The Rylander affair – at a glance

29 March 2001: The two anti-tobacco organizations CIPRET-Genève and OxyGenève publish their press release titled ”Geneva, platform of a scientific fraud without precedent”, where professor Rylander’s connections with the tobacco industry are pointed out. They also demand that the Geneva University must investigate the matter. 30 March 2001: An investigation is initiated by the rectorate [...]

Rylander affair: ”fraud without precedent”

The affair in Geneva concerning the Swedish scientist Ragnar Rylander and his secret connections with the tobacco industry – an affair which has been going on for almost three years – possibly reached its final ruling on December 15th. The Criminal Division of the Court of Justice of the canton of Geneva published its verdict [...]

Pressen och vetenskapen

Det slår mig dagligen hur vårdslöst journalister förmedlar resultat från vetenskapliga studier. S.k. vetenskapsjournalister är lite bättre på detta men även de syndar. Värst är dock allmänjournalister som ofta basunerar ut nya forskningsresultat inom t.ex. medicin utan att alls redovisa hur studierna är gjorda. Detta är egentligen tjänstefel. Nyligen rapporterades det att kvinnor har lägre [...]