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Re:1 in 4 Statisticians Say They Were Asked to Commit Scient... by tolk1990 on Saturday November 03, 2018 @01:29AM (#18368879)
It's like the Tour de France. If you're the type that never cheats, you find a different career, like barista.

If you cheat, you get "high ceilings" and a "marble fireplace" on the "upper east side":

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/29/health/dr-piero-anversa-h...

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Re:1 in 4 Statisticians Say They Were Asked to Commit Scient... by danieltillett on Saturday November 03, 2018 @01:39AM (#18368905)
Yep it is disgusting. The end result is going to be science is seen the same as the Tour de France. Unlike the Tour science is not something we can live without.

The destruction of the reputation of science is probably the most dangerous thing going on in our society right now. If we lose science we have nothing.

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