About this episode
Some of the biggest names in behavioral science stand accused of faking their results. Last year, an astonishing 10,000 research papers were retracted. In a series originally published in early 2024, we talk to whistleblowers, reformers, and a co-author who got caught up in the chaos. (Part 1 of 2) SOURCES: Max Bazerman , professor of business administration at Harvard Business School. Leif Nelson , professor of business administration at the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business. Brian Nosek , professor of psychology at the University of Virginia and executive director at the Center for Open Science. Joseph Simmons , professor of applied statistics and operations, information, and decisions at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Uri Simonsohn , professor of behavioral science at Esade Business School. Simine Vazire , professor of psychology at the University of Melbourne and editor-in-chief of Psychological Science. RESOURCES: " More Than 10,000 Research Papers Were Retracted in 2023 — a New Record ," by Richard Van Noorden ( Nature, 2023). " Data Falsificada (Part 1): 'Clusterfake ,'" by Joseph Simmons, Leif Nelson, and Uri Simonsohn ( Data Colada, 2023). " Fabricated Data in Research About Honesty. You Can't Make This Stuff Up. Or, Can You? " by Nick Fountain, Jeff Guo, Keith Romer, and Emma Peaslee ( Planet Money, 2023). Complicit: How We Enable the Unethical and How to Stop , by Max Bazerman (2022). " Evidence of Fraud in an Influential Field Experiment About Dishonesty ," by Joseph Simmons, Leif Nelson, and Uri Simonsohn ( Data Colada, 2021). " False-Positive Psychology: Undisclosed Flexibility in Data Collection and Analysis Allows Presenting Anything as Significant ," by Joseph Simmons, Leif Nelson, and Uri Simonsohn ( Psychological Science, 2011). EXTRAS: " Why Do We Cheat, and Why Shouldn’t We? " by No Stupid Questions (2023). " Is Everybody Cheating These Days? " by No Stupid Questions (2021). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.