The importance of indifference in scientific research
1Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, Depts. of Internal Medicine, Cell Biology and Biomedical Engineering, Yale School of Medicine, 300 George St., New Haven, CT 06511, USA martin.schwartz@yale.edu.
Abstract:
Current issues regarding scientific ethics have focused for the most part on regulations governing research and publication. I suggest that the internal process by which we separate self interest from the scientific process is a crucial and neglected part of training. Consideration of these issues might help us train better scientists instead of just scientists who adhere to the rules.This is a follow-up to the essay 'The importance of stupidity in scientific research' by Martin A. Schwartz (J. Cell Sci. 121, 1771).
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