Nature
The Data Detective
Ed Yong profiles Uri Simonsohn on uncovering wrongdoing in psychology research through statistical sleuthing.
The Atlantic
The Data Vigilante
How a rogue statistician is rooting out fraud in cancer research, psychology, and economics.
The New Yorker
They Studied Dishonesty. Was Their Work a Lie?
A deep investigation into the Francesca Gino case and the Data Colada team's methods of detecting research fraud.
The Economist
How Data Detectives Spotted Fake Numbers in a Widely Cited Paper
On the statistical methods Data Colada used to uncover fabricated data in a prominent honesty study.
The Daily Beast
Searching for Fraud
A profile of Uri Simonsohn's work identifying fraudulent data patterns across the social sciences.
National Geographic
Interview: The Data Sleuth Behind the Smeesters Case
Simonsohn discusses motive, method, and caution in his statistical investigations of research misconduct.
Science (AAAS)
Honesty Researcher's Lawsuit Against Data Sleuths Dismissed
A federal judge dismissed all claims against the Data Colada bloggers in the $25M defamation suit brought by Francesca Gino.
NPR — 13.7
Science, Trust, and Psychology in Crisis
Commentary on the replication crisis in psychology and the role of data integrity advocates like Simonsohn.
NPR
NPR Interview Transcript
Extended interview on research fraud, Data Colada's approach, and the state of scientific integrity.
NPR Illinois
Did an Honesty Researcher Fabricate Data?
Coverage of Data Colada's findings against Francesca Gino and the ensuing Harvard investigation.
Freakonomics Radio
Why Is There So Much Fraud in Academia?
Steve Levitt in conversation with Uri Simonsohn on data fraud, the Gino lawsuit, and the broader state of academic credibility.
People I Mostly Admire
The Data Sleuth Taking on Shoddy Science
Steve Levitt's extended conversation with Simonsohn covering p-hacking, academic fraud, and the $25M lawsuit.
El Periódico
El Sabueso de la Mala Ciencia en Barcelona
Spanish-language profile on Simonsohn's work as the leading investigator of scientific misconduct, now based in Barcelona.
The Journalist's Resource
Journalists Should Cover Lax Oversight of Research Data
Simonsohn urges journalists to ask whether studies are pre-registered and explains what open science practices actually mean in practice.
Discover Magazine
Interview: The Data Sleuth Behind the Smeesters Case
Ed Yong's extended bonus interview with Simonsohn, with details cut from the original Nature News piece.
The New Yorker
How a Scientific Dispute Spiralled into a Defamation Lawsuit
Detailed account of the courtroom hearing at which Data Colada's attorneys argued — and won — dismissal of Gino's $25M libel claims.
Prince Lobel Tye LLP
Data Sleuths Prevail in Defamation Lawsuit
Statement from Data Colada's legal team after Judge Myong Joun dismissed all counts, ruling that matters of scientific debate are protected by the First Amendment.