Saturday, November 28, 2009

Young Scientist 'Disheartened' by Climategate

Newsbusters "That would lead students entering scientific pursuits to logically fear that: The quality of their work, and ultimately their career progress, will be judged not on rigor or merit, but on how well that work fits pre-existing templates. If their work is at first supported but then called into doubt, they will be pressured to tamper with or conceal underlying research data to refute and rebuff doubters instead of engaging their arguments. They may end up in constant, daily, stressful battle with colleagues whose primary interest is in advancing political or ideological agenda.

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