tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13869903.post418227860450148475..comments2024-03-28T04:15:44.459-05:00Comments on nanoscale views: Follow-up, and blogger drop-offDouglas Natelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340091255404229559noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13869903.post-94930711155162142011-07-20T06:47:21.033-05:002011-07-20T06:47:21.033-05:00The conclusion is that this is a powerful argument...The conclusion is that this is a powerful argument for the DOE to establish an Office of Research Integrity, like those in some other agencies.Surveillance camhttp://www.gadget111.com/surveillance-camera-c-31.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13869903.post-46970578732540476422011-07-09T16:30:54.961-05:002011-07-09T16:30:54.961-05:00Hi Eugenie - I should've pointed out that your...Hi Eugenie - I should've pointed out that your piece did cover those aspects; mea culpa. Still, over the course of this whole business (as well as other research misconduct issues), I always find it interesting to consider when journals (Science, Nature) choose to moralize via editorials, and when they don't. <br /><br />Don, thanks! I didn't notice that. Your blog is one I miss, by the way.<br /><br />Charles, thanks for the links. I'll definitely check them out.Douglas Natelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340091255404229559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13869903.post-37414007634054278032011-07-08T12:46:41.784-05:002011-07-08T12:46:41.784-05:00Here are two new physics/math blogs that you might...Here are two new physics/math blogs that you might not have heard about: <a href="http://www.thephotonist.net/" rel="nofollow">The Photonist</a> by David Harris and <a href="http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/degrees-of-freedom/" rel="nofollow">Degrees of Freedom</a> by Davide Castelvecchi. Although both guys are now science writers, they used to be researchers.Charles Dayhttp://blogs.physicstoday.org/thedaysidenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13869903.post-81339913398606472172011-07-07T21:24:19.601-05:002011-07-07T21:24:19.601-05:00Actually, they are not behind the paywall. Nature ...Actually, they are not behind the paywall. <i>Nature</i> recently made their news content freely available.Don Monroehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057058447791467875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13869903.post-82059136119441682872011-07-07T17:16:08.307-05:002011-07-07T17:16:08.307-05:00Giving my own view and not speaking on behalf of N...Giving my own view and not speaking on behalf of Nature, I agree that it is worthwhile to discuss the non-publication of Muller and Silcox’s technical comment in Nature. My article clearly mentions this, and also includes a comment from the physical sciences editor of Nature on it, so this information was not swept under the carpet. The reason for the emphasis of the article (and my understanding for the editorial too) being on DOE, is that the apparent failures at DOE are far more shocking (because a funding agency has not only an ethical but also a legal responsibility to conduct oversight of alleged misconduct as well as legal and financial powers to do so that a journal does not have), and because there is strong evidence for what happened in the form of declarations from those involved filed in court.Eugenie Samuel Reichnoreply@blogger.com