Scientist falsified research data......

The act of Philippe Bois to falsified data in two published papers has caused him to be banned from participating in federally funded research projects for 3 years.

This news suddenly made me remembered of  The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything which I read few years ago.

The news for the act of distrust also travel quite fast though. 

I always can't imagine why there is a scientist who wish to falsified the data.  One the top of that, I really can't think of a solid reason for his act.  To me, publication in science is always been viewed as knowledge sharing.

Is it due to the following reason:

• To get more research grant,
• To get his job secured, or
• To get promoted as soon as possible by achieving KPI set by the institute?

Not sure if there first case was done by Hwang Woo-suk in Korean Stem Cell Scandal?

I guess, currently there is a sad shift in the purpose for scientists to do their research and get their finding (s) published, and I hope scientific committee should be aware of it and take it seriously.

scientific breakthrough......history......

Listening to Kary Mullis discussing scientific experiment tales ever since 17th century is an very entertaining experience.

Perhaps, after few decades from now, what our scientists discover and do today could be become "jokes" then......

However, one thing that is very important and will be emphasized more and more, I am sure, is all the scientific community members ought to be truthful about their discovery......