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| #BBCtrending: Why the internet is so taken by 'child prodigy' lionfish tale | |
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| In recent weeks, 12-year-old Lauren Arrington has become an internet sensation. | In recent weeks, 12-year-old Lauren Arrington has become an internet sensation. |
| Her school science fair project on the invasive lionfish, in which she claimed to have discovered that it could survive in fresh water, seemed to stun scientists, who celebrated it as groundbreaking. | Her school science fair project on the invasive lionfish, in which she claimed to have discovered that it could survive in fresh water, seemed to stun scientists, who celebrated it as groundbreaking. |
| But not all scientists were as thrilled with her "discovery". | But not all scientists were as thrilled with her "discovery". |
| Former Florida International University doctoral student Zack Jud wrote on his Facebook page that amid the viral excitement over Lauren's project, his own name and foundational research were ignored. | Former Florida International University doctoral student Zack Jud wrote on his Facebook page that amid the viral excitement over Lauren's project, his own name and foundational research were ignored. |
| As accusations of plagiarism and academic hijacking reverberated across the internet, the BBC spoke with Tim Hwang, a fellow at the Data and Society Research Institute, about why we get caught up in the "child prodigy" mystique. | As accusations of plagiarism and academic hijacking reverberated across the internet, the BBC spoke with Tim Hwang, a fellow at the Data and Society Research Institute, about why we get caught up in the "child prodigy" mystique. |
| Video by Franz Strasser and Annie Waldman | Video by Franz Strasser and Annie Waldman |
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