I decided yes and here are some of the things we are reading: https://t.co/pIMSFfNSx0
In particular, in this paper, studying some "publication market models" finds conditions where e.g. a "mixed credit/truth seeker" is incentivized to tell a noble lie when a "credit seeker" isn't. ... https://t.co/R8HE5xooTg
RT @cecilymwhiteley: Just rediscovered this great paper by @lastpositivist https://t.co/UQXGn9nVNy
RT @cecilymwhiteley: Just rediscovered this great paper by @lastpositivist https://t.co/UQXGn9nVNy
RT @cecilymwhiteley: Just rediscovered this great paper by @lastpositivist https://t.co/UQXGn9nVNy
Just rediscovered this great paper by @lastpositivist https://t.co/UQXGn9nVNy
RT @RinekeV: "It turns out that a sincere desire on the part of scientists to see the truth propagated may well promote more fraud rather t…
While I argued that making individual scientists earnest truth seekers would not necessarily reduce scientific fraud, and there might be some reason to expect more prominent scientists to commit more fraud. The incentive structures are out of whack. https
@ianRturner @soashworth For the record it's Du Bois' view but not really mine. I don't buy the link he draws between scientists motivations and their quality of work. Evidence is mixed, I am not sure what to think. Despite publication order this was actual
RT @lastpositivist: Thanks to my colleague @birchlse I discovered @altmetric. I now realise that you peasants aren't frequently enough soci…
"It turns out that a sincere desire on the part of scientists to see the truth propagated may well promote more fraud rather than less.” One of the most intriguing talks in the workshop on ‘The Invention of Lying’ was @lastpositivist's article 'On fraud'
cool new paper by Liam Kofi Bright https://t.co/dL6pDWsF3c
More provocative work out of CMU philosophy! Congratulations @lastpositivist https://t.co/OKeVzr3qMO
Can we reduce scientific fraud by making scientists care more about the truth? Maybe not, says @lastpositivist https://t.co/A9WEVud6Qu
On Fraud in Science (Liam Kofi Bright) https://t.co/bjhB3bo3jR via @academia
RT @KevinZollman: Congratulations to my student Liam Kofi Bright (@lastpositivist) on the publicaotin of his article "On Fraud" https://t.…
Congratulations to my student Liam Kofi Bright (@lastpositivist) on the publicaotin of his article "On Fraud" https://t.co/A9WEVud6Qu