Tag Archives: Fang Zhouzi

Han Han the novelist versus Fang Zhouzi the fraud-buster

Posted on 2012-02-01 by Joel Martinsen

It’s been an exciting two weeks on China’s microblog scene. Megablogger, rally racer, and novelist Han Han has been defending himself against science writer Fang Zhouzi’s charges that he didn’t write some of his most famous work. Han Han (韩寒) … Continue reading →

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Wang Xiaofeng: Fang Zhouzi and China as a modern medieval state

Posted on 2010-09-04 by Julian

Bruno didn’t behave either (Wikipedia) In late July, “science cop” Fang Zhouzi, known for exposing academic and scientific fraud, was attacked by thugs wielding an iron hammer and anesthetic spray. The case has been widely reported in Chinese and western … Continue reading →

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Microblogs react to Fang Zhouzi’s violent ordeal

Posted on 2010-08-30 by Alice Xin Liu

Fang Zhouzi (方舟子), the crusader against fraud in academia escaped being beaten up by gangsters yesterday. Today’s Dongguan Times reflects concern in the media world at yet another anonymous attack: the title reads “Who beat up Fang Zhouzi?”

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Faked credentials, a ghost-written autobiography, and a diploma mill

Posted on 2010-07-08 by Joel Martinsen

Did Tang Jun fake his resume to falsely claim he holds a PhD from Cal Tech? Fang Zhouzi is on the case!

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Oddities in the Green Dam filtered words list

Posted on 2009-06-14 by Joel Martinsen

Fang Zhouzi discovers that Green Dam filters anti-filth, anti-cult phrases. Also, the Green Dam Girl makes a splash on the Internet.

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Safety issues for two milk brands

Posted on 2009-02-12 by Eric Mu

Shenyang Evening News: In response to quality supervisor’s ban, Mengniu insists that the questioned additive OMP is “safe and FDA-approved”.

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Eye protection exercises: Fake science or eyesight saving tool?

Posted on 2008-10-14 by Eric Mu

New “eye exercises”: do they cut down myopia rates are is it just a bunch of pseudoscience?

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Danwei Picks: 2007-12-12

Posted on 2007-12-12 by Joel Martinsen

Inflation hits a high, iPhones come to China, and an anti-fraud crusader gets a talking-to.

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Big numbers for a book signing

Posted on 2007-03-05 by Joel Martinsen

Yu Dan (于丹) signs 15,060 copies of Things I Learned from Zhuangzi (于丹《庄子》心得); Wang Xiaobo’s complete works have typos that no one will take responsibility for.

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No space to speak, or simply no one listening?

Posted on 2007-01-07 by Joel Martinsen

Battling over pseudoscience on Phoenix TV and online.

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