My favorite fraud
Journal Article
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· The Scientist, 22(9):29
OSTI ID:958511
I always read the technical details of a paper before I evaluate its conclusions. I’m not looking for fraud, but instead am trying to understand how critical the authors are being in evaluating their own work. Rigor in the technical design of an experiment is an indication of good scientific judgment by the authors. This also requires that I keep current with experimental technologies, because if I cannot understand the technical basis of a study, I cannot judge its validity. The most important lesson that I have learned from the Spector incident, however, is that self-delusion is probably a greater danger in the laboratory than fraud.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 958511
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-SA-62006; KP1504020; TRN: US201002%%68
- Journal Information:
- The Scientist, 22(9):29, Vol. 22, Issue 9; ISSN 0890-3670
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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