Researchers spar over whether catchy but honest paper titles help or hurt

SonglinYang4 · x · 2026-09-01

A spat over paper naming: one researcher argues the most memorable papers have interesting titles that stay faithful to the work, and that resorting to clickbait suggests weak content. The quoted author fires back: "you saw the title, you engaged — it worked. All you can criticize is the presentation, because the content is impeccable."

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