We chat with Sean Rife, who the co-founder of [scite.ai](https://scite.ai), a start-up that combines natural language processing with a network of experts to evaluate the veracity of scientific work. Here's what we cover and links for a few things we mention * What is scite.ai? * [The Winnower](https://thewinnower.com) * Why is there no good (and free) plagiarism detector? * [Grobid]( https://grobid.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Introduction/) - A machine learning library for extracting, parsing and re-structuring PDFs * Meta-analysis can prop up flawed bodies of literature * The "[Too meta](https://xkcd.com/1447/)" XKCD cartoon * What’s the end game for scite? * The 80,000 hours [game](https://80000hours.org/articles/can-you-guess/) * [Spooner](http://spooner.lyceum.ws), a utility that allows authors of scientific publications to make their work available to the general public without violating publishing agreements **Other links** - [Sean on twitter](www.twitter.com/seanrife) - [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](https://www.patreon.com/hertzpodcast) 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 one dollar tier PLUS a bonus mini episode every month (extras + the bits we couldn't include in our regular episodes) --------------------------------- **Episode citation and permanent link** Quintana, D.S., Heathers, J.A.J. (Hosts). (2019, March 18) "Cites are not endorsements", Everything Hertz [Audio podcast], doi: 10.17605/OSF.IO/Q9EYG