Topic: Peer Review

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34: Big Momma Drama
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34: Big Momma Drama

Grievance Studies, Fat Studies and Academic Echo Chambers

Peter Boghossian and James Lindsay appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience to discuss their "Grievance Studies" hoax, where they submitted absurd papers to academic journals. One such paper focused on "Fat Studies," claiming that obesity is a medicalized narrative used to oppress "people of size." This academic echo chamber is blamed for mainstreaming the idea that one can be "healthy at every size," regardless of medical evidence.