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"We should loudly denounce the government interfering with free scientific exchange and funding" $18M his funding was from the government (NIH and DoD). With th
by mattmcknight 7y ago
"We should loudly denounce the government interfering with free scientific exchange and funding"
$18M his funding was from the government (NIH and DoD). With those grants he agreed to disclose foreign funding sources. He failed to do so.
- vibrio 7y agoAgreed, this is made clear in the process of NIH, DoD funding. Initially I thought prosecutors and media wasre overreacting, but the scale of both the foreign funding sources and NIH DoD funding is not something that anyone could overlook unintentionally. Its a shame for such and accomplished scientist.
- tehjoker 7y agoWithout hearing his side, I am skeptical. It might be he didn't disclose because he knew that he'd be penalized for taking money from his home country. I don't know, but my skepticism when it comes to "national security" and nations they want us to think of as the enemy requires an extremely high bar. edit: sorry got the scientist's nationality wrong.
- pedrosorio 7y ago> It might be he didn't disclose because he knew that he'd be penalized for taking money from his home country. ? “Charles M. Lieber (born 1959) is an American chemist and pioneer in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology.”
- arcticfox 7y agoEven if you got his nationality correct, it'd be an absolutely absurd defense to not disclose because he knew he'd be penalized.
- shakna 7y ago> It might be he didn't disclose because he knew that he'd be penalized That is called fraud. That's not an excuse, and is in fact a reason for him to continue to be in trouble.
- Brave-Steak 7y agoCould you imagine? "I decided not to disclose my tax evasion because I knew I'd be punished. I'm innocent!"