Re:Harvard ethics prof fabricated multiple behavioral scienc...
by karaterobot on Monday July 10, 2023 @12:18PM
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I agree that the up-or-out culture of tenure is bad, and so are many other terrible university policies and practices. But I would not go so far as to ascribe blame to them. 100% of the responsibility goes to the people who knowingly falsified data to advance their careers. That doesn't mean the culture shouldn't change.
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Re:Harvard ethics prof fabricated multiple behavioral scienc...
by godelski on Monday July 10, 2023 @12:36PM
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> 100% of the responsibility goes to the people who knowingly falsified data to advance their careers.
I don't think anyone would argue otherwise. The issue is that if there's a culture that encourages (incentivizes, not advocates) cheating, then we should expect a culture where more people cheat. I think right now it is hard to argue that the current culture doesn't encourage cheating, and if we're being honest, doesn't have a good means of identifying it (publish or perish also decreases reviewing quality).