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		tolk1990 on Nov 3, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 1 in 4 Statisticians Say They Were Asked to Commit... It's like the Tour de France. If you're the type that never cheats, you find a different career, like barista. If you cheat, you get "high ceilings" and a "marble fireplace" on the "upper east side": https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/29/health/dr-piero-anversa-h...

danieltillett on Nov 3, 2018 [–]

Yep it is disgusting. The end result is going to be science is seen the same as the Tour de France. Unlike the Tour science is not something we can live without.

The destruction of the reputation of science is probably the most dangerous thing going on in our society right now. If we lose science we have nothing.

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