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Can't really be corrupt if you have enough rigor.

• dahart 3y ago
  Oh, lots of people have been rigorous about their corruption. Maybe they only got caught because they’re not rigorous enough. :P https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_scientific_misconduct_incidents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_scientific_misconduct_...
  • willcipriano 3y ago
    Physics: "Elements of what became physics were drawn primarily from the fields of astronomy, optics, and mechanics, which were methodologically united through the study of geometry. These mathematical disciplines began in antiquity with the Babylonians and with Hellenistic writers such as Archimedes and Ptolemy." Established: 200 BC[0] Social Sciences: "The history of the social sciences began in the Age of Enlightenment after 1650" Established: 1650 AD[1] Physics: 2224 year history Social Sciences: 374 year history Physics: 3 incidents of misconduct on Wikipedia article (and that includes engineering as well). Social Sciences: 11 incidents of misconduct on Wikipedia article. Physics: One incident per 741 years. Social Sciences: One incident per 34 years. [0]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_physics https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_physics [1]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_science https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_science
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