tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post1693970229692451286..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: CrayonEater Sends in This Link From HuffPo.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-69424361237883425312012-12-24T20:35:07.252-05:002012-12-24T20:35:07.252-05:00But with events this rare, one needs to look just ...But with events this rare, one needs to look just as hard at how the statistics were measured as at anything they claim to measure. I know a scientist who makes a good living by scaring people by saying, "Fund my research, or you will be creamed by an asteroid, just like the dinosaurs!" I think it's just awful: and what really impresses me is how he pulls this off without even Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-33878749063872416262012-12-24T13:53:16.407-05:002012-12-24T13:53:16.407-05:00Frod, you make a good point that compared to peopl...Frod, you make a good point that compared to people in other professions, especially those who point the accusatory finger at us, scientific ethics remain pretty strong.<br /><br />Still, an order of magnitude increase along with the higher number of publications written each year is troubling. There seems to be more pressure than ever to publish and get grants. I wonder how this breaks down byAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-85042236115951853982012-12-24T09:02:01.339-05:002012-12-24T09:02:01.339-05:00How dare those rascal scientists (I'm using th...How dare those rascal scientists (I'm using the standard Hare Krishna lingo here) squander public funding and ever not be 100% true (I'm using the lingo of another streetcorner preacher here)! If their budget were cut to zero, it would sure serve them right, and the rest of us could all go back to faith healing.<br /><br />This article is a very cheap shot, since it gives the reader no Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com