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posted by martyb on Saturday August 01 2020, @05:16AM   Printer-friendly
from the we-can-do-better dept.

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"?


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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by Opportunist on Saturday August 01 2020, @10:14AM (2 children)

    by Opportunist (5545) on Saturday August 01 2020, @10:14AM (#1029708)

    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.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 01 2020, @02:13PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 01 2020, @02:13PM (#1029814)
    Yeah, almost like it's back to the times of feudal lords except at least most people don't actually lose their heads when it's time to reduce head counts...
    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 02 2020, @02:35PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 02 2020, @02:35PM (#1030271)

      But they do lose their healthcare. Keep jumping thru them hoops.