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I think this is indicative of the publish or perish mentality that universities have instilled among their researchers and professors. It creates an incentive
by Simulacra 7y ago
I think this is indicative of the publish or perish mentality that universities have instilled among their researchers and professors. It creates an incentive to fake data, to fake papers, anything to publish. Those who get upset at closer inspection of their papers and their data sound more like they have something to hide, or they are afraid that the spotlight of closer inspection will turn on them. Then again this could speak to the larger issue that universities are having with aversion to critique, and disagreement.
- elliekelly 7y agoThe author collecting the data is a pretty clear conflict of interest that I guess I’ve never given much thought. Considering how difficult/expensive/time consuming it is to interview people it’s kind of odd the publications don’t require some sort of certification from whichever organization collected and/or funded the collection of the data.
- Nasrudith 7y agoI suspect it hasn't been hiven much thought because of how logistically difficult it would be communications wise and the value of context. Take even a simple yet still complex example as say Microsoft declares that coding and software design should be kept absolutely separate on a personal level. You can make a design or write of anything but not both. That would be a major pain for no concrete gain - like trying to produce bottled water from hydrogen and oxygen burning on the grounds it is "purer" that way - ignoring that apparatus also introduces comparable parts per billion contaminants as a reverse osmosis filter. As for interviews what would another layer of gatekeeping even add that calling one or both parties to verify that the transcript wasn't from a satirical news site add?