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Posted by: fanv 5 months ago

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It seems the more beer a scientist drinks, the less likely the scientist is to publish a paper or to have a paper cited by another researcher

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Wil5 months ago

Ah, beer. Is there anything it can't do?
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Shay5 months ago

I think it's the other way around. The job is affecting how much they drink.
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capn_caveman5 months ago

Well... since I'm not trying to publish a paper, what the heck.
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shead5 months ago

'In spite of his study, Dr. Grim... said he would on occasion enjoy more than 12 beers in a night.'
..And he was cited in the New York Times.
12?
I don't even go as far as 3, or 4 on rare occasions.
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  Wil5 months ago
  
  "I don't even go as far as 3, or 4 on rare occasions."
  Rookie.
  ;)
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tdrapeau5 months ago

FTA: Some scientists suggest that biologists in the Czech Republic could prove to be an anomaly, given that the country has a special relationship to beer, boasting the highest rate of beer consumption on earth.
na zdravÃ!
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