Inquiry on Harvard Lab Threatens Ripple Effect - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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Harvard has given no reason for the retraction, leaving researchers to wonder whether that article alone was flawed or whether all of Dr. Hauser’s results are suspect.
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The scientific community needs to know if this was a quirk or a pattern.”
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the university’s action has raised the larger problem of how far the many other articles from Dr. Hauser’s prolific pen can be trusted. Since the committee has made no charges public, the nature of Dr. Hauser’s errors is unknown and could fall anywhere within a wide range, from minor sins like sloppiness and bad record-keeping to self-deception to outright fabrication of data.
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Well known Harvard academic, Marc Hauser, is questioned about the veracity of some of his research publications. -
This could be helpful for this year's TOK Essay Title #2: How important are the opinions of experts in the search for knowledge? Also, makes you realize that just because someone has a PhD and tenure at Harvard doesn't mean you can always trust what they say!!!