Nautilus has an interesting rundown on how scientific fraud happens and what could possibly be done to correct it written in comic book form. It's a fun little read and oh so true.
The book that it is based on, Science Fictions: How Fraud, Bias, Negligence and Hype Undermine the Search for Truth, is worth reading as well.
Stuart Ritchie is a Lecturer in the Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre at King's College London. His new book, Science Fictions: How Fraud, Bias, Negligence and Hype Undermine the Search for Truth, explains the ideas in this comic, by Zach Weinersmith, in more detail, telling shocking stories of scientific error and misconduct. It also proposes an abundance of ideas for how to rescue science from its current malaise.
How many Soylentils here are in academia? Have you felt the pressure of "publish or perish"?
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Opportunist on Saturday August 01 2020, @10:14AM (2 children)
To be fair, that's not the hallmark of academia, that's a general trait you'll also find in the commercial economy. Middle manager attach their self worth to the amount of people they get to boss around, leading to turf wars between them trying to pull departments under their rule whether that makes sense or not.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 01 2020, @02:13PM (1 child)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 02 2020, @02:35PM
But they do lose their healthcare. Keep jumping thru them hoops.