Lie, cheat, steal: Scientists have been known to do all three on occasion. How do scientists’ bad deeds, from flashy cases of fraud to all-too-frequently cut corners, harm the scientific community—and the society at large? Is plagiarism as serious an offense in the sciences as it is in the humanities? Has the practice of guest authorship gone too far? Is academic dishonesty addictive? Tune in to hear chemistry PhD and philosophy professor Janet Stemwedel, of Adventures in Ethics and Science, discuss the nasty things that scientists do, and the importance of accountability to science’s future.
All this and more in the first-ever episode of the ScienceBlogs podcast.
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