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The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week
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The Role of Arrogance in Scientific Disguise
Science misconduct is more likely to happen if they work in a field where data is not precisely reproducible like life sciences. Misconduct investigations usually come from that person's academic institution, which is a rigorous and pricey process. Calling out misconduct is also on the shoulders of colleagues reporting their concerns,. If you don't have that much skin in the game, you might not be comfortable expressing your concerns when seeing scientific misconduct.
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