What leads a scientist to lie, cheat, and falsify findings? In his book, Prize Fight:The Race and the Rivalry to be the First in Science, radiologist Morton Meyers digs up dirt on some major scientific discoveries. He discusses the bitter battles over recognition and reward that often take place behind closed doors.
Audio
Archive
2013
January
February
March
April
May
2012
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2011
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2010
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2009
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2008
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2007
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Subscribe
Jul. 06, 2012
Peering into the Dark Side of Scientific Discovery
Click 
to enlarge images
to enlarge images
|
|
Tweet |
Guests
-
Morton Meyers
Author, “Prize Fight:The Race and the Rivalry to be the First in Science” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2012)
Distinguished Professor of Radiology and Medicine at the School of Medicine SUNY, Stony Brook
Stony Brook, New York
RELATED READING
Prize Fight: The Race and the Rivalry to be the First in Science (MacSci)
by Morton Meyers
ADVERTISEMENT
RELATED BLOG POSTS
- Brilliant Blunders
Were the theories of illustrious minds such as Linus Pauling and Albert Einstein free of serious blunders? Absolutely not!
- Arctic Research: Carhartts, Polar Bears, and Duct Tape
What does a modern Arctic explorer wear to work? And what does the modern explorer (mature male) do if he has to pee?
- #35 Vacuna contra el SIDA, energía, evolución y mucho más.
¿Crees que vas a cambiar? Energía nuclear, una guía para despistados. Gusanos cuánticos. Una vacuna contra el VIH. Andarse por l...
- The Island That Doesn't Exist
It isn’t that Sandy Island in the Coral Sea sank under the water like Atlantis. It appeared on Google Earth and on admiralty cha...
Discussion