A few years ago, a group of researchers and academics embarked on a bold experiment. They wanted to answer the following question: “Is it possible that people with no Ph.D. in any field could write a paper in that field every two weeks and get it published?”
In other words, they wanted to know whether they could write complete gibberish, and still have it published in a prestigious, peer-reviewed academic publication.
What they found was that, indeed, it is quite possible. In fact, it’s very easy.
For example, the researchers wrote one published paper that explored the conundrum of why straight men might like to eat at Hooters. The paper delved into a fake two-year study concerning a “thematic analysis of table dialogue” at Hooters, as well as the concept of “breastaurant masculinity.” Yes, “breastaurant masculinity.” They use the term about ten times in the paper, and…
