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Who is Camille Noûs, the fictitious French researcher with nearly 200 papers? – Science Magazine
Group invents character as form of protest, but ethicists say campaign is misguided
By Cathleen OGradyMar. 16, 2021 , 12:45 PM
Camille Noûs first appeared on the research scene 1 year ago, as a signatory to an open letter protesting French science policy. Since then, Noûs has been an author on 180 journal papers, in fields as disparate as astrophysics, molecular biology, and ecology, and is racking up citations.
But Noûs is not a real person. The nameintentionally added to papers, sometimes without the knowledge of journal editorsis meant to personify collective efforts in science…
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