Misconduct, Not Error is Main Cause of Life-Sciences Retractions - Theosophy.Net2024-03-29T10:41:12Zhttps://theosophy.net/forum/topics/misconduct-not-error-is-main-cause-of-life-sciences-retractions?commentId=3055387%3AComment%3A116675&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHonesty is in short supply th…tag:theosophy.net,2012-10-05:3055387:Comment:1166752012-10-05T11:41:45.275ZHari Menonhttps://theosophy.net/profile/HariMenon
<p>Honesty is in short supply these days - I remember when we were weaned on things like " Our integrity is an omen of our destiny , the more we have and keep , the simpler and nobler our destiny is bound to be'' or the famous " Father I cannot lie'' and a lot of others.</p>
<p>Honesty is in short supply these days - I remember when we were weaned on things like " Our integrity is an omen of our destiny , the more we have and keep , the simpler and nobler our destiny is bound to be'' or the famous " Father I cannot lie'' and a lot of others.</p> this has been a fascinating i…tag:theosophy.net,2012-10-02:3055387:Comment:1168402012-10-02T22:53:08.300ZJohnhttps://theosophy.net/profile/JohnEMead
<p>this has been a fascinating issue that has been studied a lot in the US.</p>
<p>I'll try to find some of the reports on this that have been published.</p>
<p>The issue with life-sciences etc. is that sometimes the ability to duplicate work (part of peer-review, checking results etc.) is really expensive. Some studies go for years. etc.</p>
<p>The ability to check and reproduce is not there for many. Obviously many results can be repeated in many cases.</p>
<p>The question is also: even if…</p>
<p>this has been a fascinating issue that has been studied a lot in the US.</p>
<p>I'll try to find some of the reports on this that have been published.</p>
<p>The issue with life-sciences etc. is that sometimes the ability to duplicate work (part of peer-review, checking results etc.) is really expensive. Some studies go for years. etc.</p>
<p>The ability to check and reproduce is not there for many. Obviously many results can be repeated in many cases.</p>
<p>The question is also: even if it is not too expensive to check... still a sizable source of funds (effort/time as well) has to be available to reproduce the stuff. No one funds the reruns. Imagine putting in grants just to check someone else's work..... NSF, NIH etc. really do not have that big a budget.</p>
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<p>there is fortunately software now that is actually pretty good at spotting things which are possibly an issue.</p>
<p>Just having that is a deterrent.</p>
<p>getting caught is a career breaker. usually forever.</p>
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