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The headlines bring news of another scientist (this time a physician-scientist) caught committing fraud, rather than science. This story is of interest in part because of the scale of the deception -- not a paper or two, but perhaps dozens -- and in part because the scientist's area of research,…
see jane in the academy: one by one. An interesting addition to the tenure dossier: a public talk on one's research. (tags: academia tenure) Leiter Reports: A Philosophy Blog: "As a profession, is philosophy in a better or worse state than it was in 1997?" I think the philosophers quoted have…
Generating Ideas vs. Harshing Your Mellow « Off Our Pedestals LiveJournal as many-to-many communication where "big blogs" are one-to-many (and what that does to the dynamics of the conversation). (tags: blogosphere communication) Social Science Research News: Guest Post Friday - Coercion in…
One arena in which members of the public seem to understand their interest in good and unbiased scientific research is drug testing. Yet a significant portion of the research on new drugs and their use in treating patients is funded by drug manufacturers -- parties that have an interest in more…