CORRECTED LINKS: Mike LaCour faked data in Science and related discussions

[Felix L. Garcia]

Hope it works this time around:

Dropbox folder

original publication

podcast

exposé

response

reaction final decision

reality check

Best,

Felix

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From: Felix L. Garcia <felix.lu...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 12:04 PM
Subject: Mike LaCour faked data in Science and related discussions
To: "Felix L. Garcia" <felix.luis.garcia.@gmail.com>

Dear all,

Last week, I got into a lengthy discussion about the faked data in LaCour & Green 2014 with a buddy at UCLA who is very familiar with the lab that the data set came from, as well as the early signs that things were going wrong, and the extent of the fallout for other investigators and students associated with that lab. This conversation prompted me to look more closely not only at the original work, but also at the professional and public discourses that continue to unfold around this issue. Here is a link to a Dropbox folder containing a (non-exhaustive) group of sources including the original publication, related This American Life podcast, David Broockman's exposé, LaCour's response, retraction final decision from Science editor-in-chief Marcia McNutt, and a few other pieces from the NY Times and NY Magazine. I especially liked the even handed reality check around the ultra-competitive world of academia, by UMich sociology doctoral candidate Drew Foster. I hope that sharing these might help stimulate some discussion around our role as scientists and responsibility to the public, and how something like comes to happen in the first place.

Best,

Felix

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Félix L. García

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Félix L. García