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So why risk a criminal record and/or the end of an otherwise prosperous career as a scientist if you have no motive? If I was this lazy and unethical, I'd prob

by krona 10y ago

So why risk a criminal record and/or the end of an otherwise prosperous career as a scientist if you have no motive? If I was this lazy and unethical, I'd probably not do the experiments/study in the first place and just pocket the funding.

jhbadger 10y ago
That would be far harder and riskier. You don't just get a blank cheque for money in academic science that you could pocket. You have a pool of virtual money that you can request purchases and pay people's salaries from. Both go through university accountants who check things for anything fishy.