Monthly Archives: May 2015
Theory’s Gonna Getchya: Incentives and Academic Fraud
This post floats an argument I have been kicking about in the wake of Don Green‘s retraction of the LaCour & Green article in Science. Before jumping ino that, however, I want to observe impressed I am with how decisively and rapidly Green … Continue reading
Fraud Detection is Always Good, Science Stylee
There is moaning, wailing and gnashing of teeth on Facebook this morning by political scientists who are troubled by Donald Green‘s request to Science to retract a co-authored article of his that it recently published. Political scientists are expressing concerns along the … Continue reading
What’s up with Burning & Destruction, 2
I recently posted about why people burn and destroy stuff during large public protests, and it got a bit long and I failed to finish one of the points. I do so here. The bits I failed to address involve … Continue reading
What’s up with Burning & Destruction?
This is the second in a series of posts in which I answer some questions spurred by the protests and rioting in Baltimore following the police killing of Freddie Gray. In the first post I explained why people loot. In … Continue reading
What’s up with Looting?
After the protests and riots following the police killing for Freddie Gray in Baltimore I emailed a bunch of folks I went to college and asked them what questions they would like answered, based on what they saw and read … Continue reading
Will Opines 