Dedication. This paper is dedicated to my collaborator and friend of many years, Ørnulf Borgan (University of Oslo), on the occasion of his virtual 65th birthday celebrations.
Funding information. Some of this research was commissioned and funded by law company Bird and Bird, Amsterdam.
Keywords --- CAUSALITY VERSUS CORRELATION, DATA GENERATION MECHANISM, FEEDBACK IN SAMPLING AND MEASUREMENT, PREDITOR-PREY CYCLES, QUESTIONABLE RESEARCH PRACTICES, UNHEALTHY RESEARCH STIMULI