The Conceptual Penis as a Social Construct: A Sokal-Style Hoax on Gender Studies (opens in new tab)

(skeptic.com)

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macscam9y ago· 1 in thread

This is funny but dont get cocky because STEM is not immune. Think about abstract design patterns or something

The fundamental problem--vanity publications that will publish anything for money--persists in all fields these days.

I think the joke was on them--the real journal figured they were rubes who could be taken for a few bucks in a vanity publication.

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