You can't put honesty in a test tube.
"Science" doesn't say anything-scientists do.
Those are a couple of the illuminating conclusions we can draw from the global warming e-mail scandal.
"You mean science is not objective?" No, unless the scientists are, and too often they are not. I don't want to impugn all scientists, but it is true that some of them are less than honest. Sometimes they lie to get or keep their jobs. Sometimes they lie to get grant money. Sometimes they lie to further their political beliefs. Sometimes they don't intentionally lie, but they draw bad scientific conclusions because they only look for what they hope to find.
Misbehavior by scientists is more prevalent than you might think. A survey conducted by University of Minnesota researchers found that 33% of scientists admitted to engaging in some kind of research misbehavior, including more than 20% of mid-career scientists who admitted to "changing the design, methodology or results of a study in response to pressure from a funding source." Think of how many more have done this but refuse to admit it! (The researchers said as much in their findings.)
Outright lies and deception certainly seem to be the case with "Climategate." The exposed e-mails reveal cherry picking; manipulating data; working behind the scenes to censor dissenting views; and doubting what the measurements say because they don't fit their pre-determined conclusion. Matt Drudge headlined this yesterday as the "Greatest scandal in modern science."
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"Science" doesn't say anything-scientists do.
Those are a couple of the illuminating conclusions we can draw from the global warming e-mail scandal.
"You mean science is not objective?" No, unless the scientists are, and too often they are not. I don't want to impugn all scientists, but it is true that some of them are less than honest. Sometimes they lie to get or keep their jobs. Sometimes they lie to get grant money. Sometimes they lie to further their political beliefs. Sometimes they don't intentionally lie, but they draw bad scientific conclusions because they only look for what they hope to find.
Misbehavior by scientists is more prevalent than you might think. A survey conducted by University of Minnesota researchers found that 33% of scientists admitted to engaging in some kind of research misbehavior, including more than 20% of mid-career scientists who admitted to "changing the design, methodology or results of a study in response to pressure from a funding source." Think of how many more have done this but refuse to admit it! (The researchers said as much in their findings.)
Outright lies and deception certainly seem to be the case with "Climategate." The exposed e-mails reveal cherry picking; manipulating data; working behind the scenes to censor dissenting views; and doubting what the measurements say because they don't fit their pre-determined conclusion. Matt Drudge headlined this yesterday as the "Greatest scandal in modern science."
More Here
