Jeffrey Epstein’s Harvard connections show how money can distort research

Re:Jeffrey Epstein’s Harvard connections show how money can ... by s1artibartfast on Monday August 24, 2020 @11:25PM (#24267884)

One could argue that this effect is negligible compared to the other influences at hand. The most significant of which is the profit motive. If you worry about a few rick patrons directing science, imagine what the r&d budget of every corporation on earth is doing.

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Re:Jeffrey Epstein’s Harvard connections show how money can ... by joe_the_user on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @03:25PM (#24275029)

One could argue that this effect is negligible compared to the other influences at hand

And "one" would be kind of engaging in "what-about-ism".

You certainly have some corporations indeed attempting to twist results in areas like climate science or tobacco smoke. The main limit here is that companies spend based on semi-objective cost benefits so most companies want to look better hire public relations agencies rather than paying for science but see notable except above.

Sure, I don't which different kinds of science distortion worst but it's certainly remarkable the different arguments which phenomena like Epstein's efforts aren't really a problem.

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Re:Jeffrey Epstein’s Harvard connections show how money can ... by s1artibartfast on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @08:53PM (#24277944)

There is what-about-ism and there is contextualization.

I think the philanthropic distortion of science is such a small negative effect it is not worth considering at all.

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