Ethics

by Judith Curry
You have signed the death warrant for science. – Peter Webster

by Judith Curry
This is the strongest, and most cogently made, argument that I’ve seen against political advocacy by academics related to their subject of expertise.

Quotations that serve as a conscience of a profession. – Tom Nelson

by Judith Curry
There is a remarkable and disturbing story playing out in the biotechnology academic community over industry  funding related to genetically modified food.

by Judith Curry
When should research come with a ‘warning’ label?
Context
The issue of funding-induced bias in climate research has been addressed by these previous posts:

by Judith Curry
A Disgrace to the Profession: The World’s Scientists – in their own words – on Michael E Mann, his Hockey Stick and their Damage to Science – Volume One

by Judith Curry
If you think about the costs I’ll pay for raising these concerns, including the cost of damaged relationships with people that I like, I think you will conclude that a personal commitment to science is the only thing that could be big enough to offset these costs. – Paul Romer

Ed Dolan pointed me to a series of remarkable posts  from economist Paul Romer’s blog:

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady says he had nothing to do with having air removed from game balls.
The NFL, following an investigation, says he did. It gave him a four game suspension, which he is appealing. That four game suspension could cost him somewhere between $2 million and $4 million of his $14 million 2015 salary. If he plays well with others, doesn’t get into any more trouble, and injuries and retirement don’t stop his career before he becomes 40 years old in 2017, he will earn $31 million for the 2016 and 2017 seasons.

On November 12, 2014 the American Psychological Association commissioned a study of the organization’s relationship with its own ethics guidelines, the national security establishment’s interrogation practices, and torture. Now released, the report by David H. Hoffman and others1 confirms the APA’s complicity in Department of Defense programs and the APA’s intentional misrepresentation of its role, deluding its membership and the American people.

Yes, it's not one but two Big Rat Bastard Gummers, last week in Becky's Diner in Portland, Maine, where the Pine State's gummer endorsed the gummer of the Garden State for president.by KenIn yesterday's Part 1, we focused on the twice-elected "