The Overproduction of Truth Passion Competition and Integrity in Modern Science 1st edition by Gianfranco Pacchioni 0192560209 9780192560209

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ISBN-13 :  9780192560209

Author: Gianfranco Pacchioni 

The way science is done has changed radically in recent years. Scientific research and institutions, which have long been characterized by passion, dedication and reliability, have increasingly less capacity for more ethical pursuits, and are pressed by hard market laws. From the vocation of a few, science has become the profession of many — possibly too many. These trends come with consequences and risks, such as the rise in fraud, plagiarism, and in particular the sheer volume of scientific publications, often of little relevance. The solution? A slow approach with more emphasis on quality rather than quantity that will help us to rediscover the essential role of the responsible scientist. This work is a critical review and assessment of present-day policies and behavior in scientific production and publication. It touches on the tumultuous growth of scientific journals, in parallel with the growth of self-declared scientists over the world. The author’s own reflections and experiences help us to understand the mechanisms of contemporary science. Along with personal reminiscences of times past, the author investigates the loopholes and hoaxes of pretend journals and nonexistent congresses, so common today in the scientific arena. The book also discusses the problems of bibliometric indices, which have resulted in large part from the above distortions of scientific life.

The Overproduction of Truth: Passion, Competition, and Integrity in Modern Science 1st Table of contents:

1. No progress without basic research
Science and technology change our way of life
Back to the past?
What is basic research for?
2. The way we were: Doing science in the previous century
Behind the Iron Curtain
California, The Golden State
‘Deutschland über alles’
An instructive story
End of the dispute
3. Publish or perish
How much do we publish?
Mega-collaborations
Start from scratch
Law of survival
Stories of plagiarism
How widespread is plagiarism?
4. Judges and defendants
First level of judgement
Appeals
How many scientific journals?
Open access
Online piracy
Not a bad business
Publications at the supermarket?
Ferroelectrics go bananas
Irreproducible results
5. Units of measurement
Measuring the audience of scientists
Improving the audience
Use and abuse
Fashion, emulation, homologation
Tell me what your h-index is, I’ll tell you who you are
Do not blame your fever on your thermometer
6. Are we too many?
Midget versus giant congresses
How many are we?
Are we churning out too many PhDs?
From endemic to pandemic
Under pressure
7. Famous frauds
From PhD to Bell Labs
‘Plastic fantastic’
A boy with golden hands
An exciting ride!
‘Annus mirabilis’
All true?
‘Game over’
Whose fault was it?
Just a few rotten apples?
8. Do we still believe in science?
False prophets, false alarms
Science and democracy
Where does science go?
The ethics of science
Let science be slow, but not too slow

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