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The biggest problem with scientific studies is that you get noticed for remarkable results. So what do scientists do? Either try to exaggerate their conclusion
by koonsolo 3y ago
The biggest problem with scientific studies is that you get noticed for remarkable results. So what do scientists do? Either try to exaggerate their conclusion or even fraud.
Most scientific studies are plain up boring and don't find anything new.
Maybe papers should be graded on "how well was this study executed" instead of "what kind of unexpected result did we end up with". Because the second is really asking for exaggeration, lies and fraud.
- frognumber 3y agoI wouldn't say "even fraud." My experience is about half of the high-profile results from my alma mater (MIT) these days are fraud. Note the selection bias: "High-profile." Plenty of grad students still do honest research. They just don't generate thousands of citations, media coverage, or find academic jobs. I firmly believe tenure should be obsoleted, and academics should be fired for any sort of documented dishonesty, anywhere. Lying is not okay if you're engaged in the search for knowledge. If a person intentionally lies in a popular science book, a court case, or a newspaper article, they should be out.
- 11101010001100 3y agoCan you point out examples of results coming out of MIT that are fraud?