Attention Economy


Sunday, October 8, 2023

Attention-Seeking Scientists

Science Hype and Celebrity Culture Make a Bad Pair
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-10-08/a-room-temperature-superconductor-raises-red-flags-for-science
Researchers eager to be hailed as the next world-changing genius may cut corners they shouldn’t — and that reflects badly on the whole field.
 
The Harvard Professor and the Bloggers
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/30/business/the-harvard-professor-and-the-bloggers.html
When Francesca Gino, a rising academic star, was accused of falsifying data — about how to stop dishonesty — it didn’t just torch her career. It inflamed a crisis in behavioral science.  

Harvard fraud claims fuel doubts over science of behavior
https://www.ft.com/content/846cc7a5-12ee-4a44-830e-11ad00f224f9