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It has happened before i.e. Hendrik Schon, however these incidents are more to do with humanity as a species than their employers.
by mhh__ 5y ago
It has happened before i.e. Hendrik Schon, however these incidents are more to do with humanity as a species than their employers.
- WalterBright 5y agoNothing is 100%. I'm talking about incentives here, and people do things almost entirely on selfish impulses. Money is a powerful motivator, and people are strongly motivated to not spend their own money on bullshit. That motivation is absent when government funds things - but other motivations remain.
- mhh__ 5y agoSure, I just think its an interesting story considering he might have been nominated for the Nobel Prize in physics for totally fraudulent work
- WalterBright 5y agoPulitzer Prizes have been awarded for work later shown to be complete frauds. Those severely damaged the value of getting one. I know I don't attach any respect for Pulitzer Prizes.