Comments on: Going Dutch: Stapel inquiry eyes credulous colleagues, institution, prompts national soul search

By: I.Chen

I.Chen — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:32:02 +0000

Indeed, but maybe this could (partly) be due to having received a very very poor education (also see Levelt report on some of the statistical analyses which are/were apparently common). If Stapel has to pay back funding, perhaps the universities should pay back students’ tuition.

By: JimR.

JimR. — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 21:50:14 +0000

Commentary by FT columnist Simon Kuper on how bad his life has become. He is socially snubbed throughout the Netherlands.
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/d1e53488-48cd-11e2-a6b3-00144feab49a.html

By: Jennifer Lynch

Jennifer Lynch — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 17:31:53 +0000

Already happened: Marc Hauser used to be a star in the field.

By: Michael Kovari

Michael Kovari — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 15:28:07 +0000

On the contrary. Everyone needs to find a way to make a living. It’s just that in Stapel’s case, science isn’t the way. Maybe writing is.

By: Hibby

Hibby — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 22:29:05 +0000

I had said the same about the book by Leonardo Gomes et al. (UNESP), also figuring in this blog because the book was retracted while by Springer and then re-edited and published in Brazil….
Must be a funny read to some and a dangerous textbook to many.

By: puzzled monkey

puzzled monkey — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:13:57 +0000

I’m just waiting (with bated breath) for something like this to happen in the USA: three or four or five top researchers are found to be fraudsters, like Dipak Das, etc. It’s only a matter of time.

By: Rolf Zwaan

Rolf Zwaan — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:30:38 +0000

Thank you both for setting this straight.

By: ivanoransky

ivanoransky — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:19:57 +0000

Replaced “initiate” with “lead” — thanks for pointing this out, Rolf, and for the suggestion, André.

By: André van Delft (@AndreVanDelft)

André van Delft (@AndreVanDelft) — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:12:18 +0000

A google-translate problem indeed; EM-online is correct. The Dutch verb “leiden” should here have been translated into “lead” rather than “initiate”.

By: Rolf Zwaan

Rolf Zwaan — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:25:24 +0000

Maybe this is a google-translate problem, but it is definitely not correct that “Rolf Zwaan decided not to initiate further research..” This statement ought to be retracted. Here is why. First of all, it is up to the Board of Directors (well above my pay grade) to decide whether follow-up research should be initiated. Second, I have strongly recommended (which is all I could do) that follow-up research be initiated. Third, such research will start soon. It is true that I have decided to step down as chairman because I want to focus on my own research. Given how time-consuming this work is, it is not something that a mid-career scientist such as myself can afford to be involved in for a long time.