Category: Research
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Scientists not understanding important... science!
Scientists cannot see which researches are important. (1) This is extremely alarming. In other words: some clever people doing "things" are not able to understand which "things" are good to deal with and which are not... Does this mean that someone else makes these decisions? Or that random chance makes these decisions? I cannot really…
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Two good friends arguing...
In a closely watched case, a Taiwanese court today dismissed an industrial conglomerate's defamation suit against an academic whose research suggested that elevated cancer rates in central Taiwan were caused by emissions from the conglomerate's chemical plants. Despite the favorable ruling, "the case has already had a chilling effect on Taiwan's academic community," claims Severia…
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(Fabricated) Research is research! And that's final!
Diederik Stapel, the former Tilburg University professor who fabricated dozens of research studies, has been spared a trial after reaching a settlement with Dutch prosecutors. He will do 120 hours of community service and forgo benefits from his former employer that would have been equivalent to 1.5 years of salary. Stapel was a high-profile social…
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Guns, gun research, unethical scientists
After getting the cold shoulder from the federal government for 17 years, U.S. scientists who study the public health impact of gun-related violence are finally getting a warm embrace. A report issued today by the National Research Council (NRC) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) lays out a national strategy for firearms research that identifies…
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Funding, funding, funding!
Two out of three posts in Science Insider Magazine [1] lately are related to research funding (especially with the NSF issue). This is what "science" has become today: From the lighhouse of humanity, a beggar for money…
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