What leads people to fake data or plagiarize research in any other way? when that starts? multiple times not being caught? I would like to think that if you have high principles, no matter the situation or the potential reward, you would not take the option to cheat. So it is likely that researchers like Meredyth, would probably have commited unethical actions previously, during elementary/high school, undergraduate, graduate studies, etc, at least I can’t imagine that it was her first time…a reason why ethics, but most importantly good family education should be present all they way

As a developmental psychologist, it is interesting that some people think that the need to feel safe is just for babies. Everyone of all ages desires and needs to feel safe. So to me dressing up as babies is almost insulting to babies. They depend on adults more than children and older adults do, but they are not unique in feeling safe. Super interesting post. Thanks for sharing!

I did a crappy job of reading this. He was published in Nature and Science. Both publications retracted his articles.

The fact that people fabricate data is astonishing to me too — I don’t know how they sleep at night and are not constantly looking over their shoulders. I agree that people who are found guilty of research misconduct should be fined. It seems that punishments for these types of crimes are lacking.

I too believe that GPA has it place. A prime example of the importance of GPA, in my mind, is for doctors. Would you rather go to a doctor who just barely got through medical school and passed his/her/their boards by 1 point or a doctor who got all As and blew the boards out of the water? I know what I would choose — its the one who has proved (in some capacity) they he/she/they are able to understand and retain knowledge.

True — why people make up data is beyond me. People become so overly ambitious that they lose site of ethical practices and good research. Did they revoke all of his papers in Science?

While I feel like this right-wing group is missing the point of safe spaces, I do feel the nationally-publicized cases of “safe spaces” have been easy to target.
I attended University of Missouri for my Master’s, which may be where “safe space” became a household term. During my time there, the university made national headlines because the president failed to acknowledge certain racist and bigoted happenings on campus. Needless to say, protests completely imploded, an enormous city of tents deemed a “safe space” was pitched on the main quad, and those involved in said space were absolutely unreasonable and highly exclusive themselves. Upon first-hand experience with them, they were nasty, self-righteous, and attention seeking – kind of like babies. This is certainly not the norm, but unfortunately these events in Columbia, Missouri are strong contributors of people’s feelings toward “safe spaces” today.
I want people who need help to have a place where they can find it without judgement or exploitation. But there is a line between respectfully requesting anonymity and/or inclusion during a time of hardship, and outright blasting anyone who does not understand your worldview. We demand tolerance, but in these demands we forget that changing and educating people takes time and compassion. It’s not exactly fair to instantly expect people who have lived their entire lives a certain way to instantly understand the lives of people they have never encountered.
Mizzou’s case was in my opinion, very poorly executed and only paved the way for right-wing groups to condemn anything bearing the term “safe space”. I hope that we can come together and proactively educate each other on safe spaces without acting, or dressing up like babies.

Thanks for the post and for the article link. Sounds like an awesome program. I wish we would do more of those kind of things. I think there’s a big community of young people who aren’t excited about a 4-year degree but would be excited to do something like that. And they end up with a good-paying job so that’s awesome too.