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[โ€“] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Has any researcher ever tried legally changing their name to "et al" ? Like in day to day life you could just be Al but you would also be the most published scientist in history.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

It would also mean being involved in the most lawsuits, unfortunately.