{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/0185cea5-9e3b-4b82-a887-26f91f92765f/6ac8c93beea51f2aa3043bb8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Briefing Chat: Top researchers are being misled by sham academic societies","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f3b71a8cbe675f3cedcb/1791543535462-c5d2cb3e-07ec-466c-8180-d1aa5f99ca53.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode we discuss a recent <em>Nature </em>exclusive investigating an international constellation of sham academies and societies that have successfully misled some of the world’s leading scientists and universities.</p><p><em>Nature: <u><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02980-w\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Exclusive: Sham scientific societies are misleading star researchers</a></u></em></p><p><br></p><p><strong><em><u><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/briefing/signup\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis free in your inbox every weekday.</a></u></em></strong></p>","author_name":"Springer Nature Limited"}