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Many Scientists Admit Unethical Practices
jangobongo writes "A surprising number of scientists engage in questionable research practices says a story at the Washington Post. According to a large-scale survey of scientific misbehavior, 15% admit to changing a study under pressure from a funding source. Other reasons for altering data include dropping data from a study based on a gut feeling and failing to include data that contradicts one's own research. This chart gives a quick rundown of the percentage of U.S. based scientists who reported having engaged in questionable research practices according to the survey."
does this mean pigs can fly? have we had the cure for cancer all along??
I want my mommie.
Beat the computer, program your life.
Next they'll be telling us that politicians aren't ethical either. :)
People are always tempted to take the easy route...
When I did my last research project, I had no clue what my results meant and made that clear in my paper!
This was an undergraduate ornithology project that was supposed to take six weeks, according to my advisor. Every professor I've told about it since then has said, that's graduate level at least...
Uh, "if it looks roughly mouse-shaped according to my infra-red sensitive pit, eat it"? --Chris Burke 09-08-10
Don't trust the science behind this story!
My other sig is extremely clever...
It had to be the Professor of Gilligan's Island fame. If he could come up with a car, fix the radio, etc. don't you think he could have come up with a way to fix the boat.
In truth he just liked the attention of hanging out with Ginger, the movie star and Maryanne, the girl next door.
So long and thanks for all the fish . . . !!!
Is there any way to say that this isn't surprising without being considered a troll?
The person who wrote conducted this research lied about the results. There are actually no researches whatsoever who falsify data.
My wife worked in a group at Northwestern that kept a greaseboard of in-jokes made by the various members. My favorite was always, "Let red denote the fabricated data..." It just sounds so natural.
blarg.
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You mean like the reformation?
RTFA again for the best results.
Actually, religion doesn't change as much as it forks.
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... with the help of this online english/"science" language companion.
Reached for comment, the researchers admitted that the actual number was 9%, but they felt some scientists were not willing to admit their wrong-doing, and their editor wasn't going to publish the story unless the number was at least 15%.
I'm an American. I love this country and the freedoms that we used to have.
Eventually. You gotta admit that having the earth open up and swallow those who get it wrong is a lot quicker method of getting the right result though.
According to a large-scale survey of scientific misbehavior, 15% admit to changing a study under pressure from a funding source.
In other news, the scientists who conducted the survey are now admitting they fabricated the survey results.
Moderator hint: a comment is neither "Flamebait" nor "Troll" if it is true.
Reminds me of one of Mitch Hedberg's bits:
"They asked me a lot of questions, but they were worded funny, like, 'Have you ever tried sugar...or PCP?'"
Good ol' Mitch, he is missed.
-- I'm not a pessimist, I'm a realist. It's not my fault that life sucks so much. --
What....Too soon?
(To anyone who might be offended, I mean no offense...It's just a joke!)