Science in survival mode
Year: 2025
Type: other
Abstract: In this post I argue that unethical scientific behaviors like faking data are symptoms of triggered survival response. Scientists are exposed to repeated stimuli conditioning them to fear that without sexy results and ever increasing status, they will be rejected if not ejected from science. Scientific research is unreliable. It comes with uncertainty. Whether launching a rocket or measuring racial prejudice, there is uncertainty. We use this uncertainty to make decisions. If the rocket has ...
Source: Hypotheses (OpenEdition)
DOI: 10.58079/13s60
Author: Nate Breznau
Language: English
Subfield: Safety Research
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6917917273
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