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Entities enabling scientific fraud at scale are large, resilient growing rapidly
- ssalmon74 10mo agoThis article shows we can't expect universities and journals to police themselves,they have a massive conflict of interest in protecting their own reputations. This isn't just "misconduct," it's a fraud enterprise built on taxpayer money. The only solution is severe, external consequences, just like any other white-collar crime.
- Marshferm 10mo agoThe collapse of information is developed from the basis of explanation. Each level requiring policing simply demonstrates the flaw was invented at the earlier stages.
- nis0s 10mo agoInteresting list https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_scientific_misconduct_incidents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_scientific_misconduct_...
- rekabis 10mo agoWith or without capitalism, a good scientist will produce good research, and a bad scientist will produce bad research. But in order for a good scientist to produce bad research, that requires profit-at-all-costs capitalism. apologies to Steven Weinberg