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In 2016, Brian Wansink wrote a weblog submit that prompted scientific sleuths to analyze his work. They discovered proof of information manipulation, and, after a number of information articles and two investigations by his establishment, he was discovered to have dedicated misconduct, as outlined by Cornell College. His work had been used to tell US coverage round meals, a lot of which has now been thrown into query.
Circumstances like this are uncommon, however science isn’t resistant to misconduct. The rise in ‘paper mills’ — organizations that produce questionable or pretend papers that they promote authorships on — has led some to fret that misconduct is on the rise and {that a} proportion of the scientific literature can’t be trusted.
In episode two of Self Correction, we discover how researchers are responding to the issue of analysis misconduct. We talk about how tough it’s to find out the prevalence of misconduct, and the way sleuths, journalists and research-integrity establishments are preventing again.
This episode was written and produced by Nick Petrić Howe. Dan Fox was the editor. The music was offered by Triple Scoop Music.
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