FRAUDES CIENTÍFICAS

Destaque para a coluna do físico Robert Park sobre pseudociência:

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"DECEPTION AT DUKE: SADLY RECALLING AN EARLIER EPISODE.

On Sunday, February 12, the CBS series 60 Minutes reminded us of the largely unfulfilled promise of television to expose the foolishness and fraud that diminishes our brief lives. If you did not see Sunday's program I urge you to obtain a copy. Much earlier, many of us had followed with growing wonder the news on television as Dr. Anil Potti reported amazing progress in tailoring chemotherapy to a patient's own genetic makeup, with remarkable results. However, as the science community often tells the public, it's not a discovery until it's been independently confirmed. The willingness of researchers to open their findings to the entire scientific community is what gives science its success and credibility. In this case, it could not be confirmed and may be one of the biggest medical research frauds of all time. Unfortunately, it was not the first time that Duke
University had fallen victim to foolish and fraudulent science.

PARAPSYCHOLOGY: J.B. RHINE FOUNDED THE FIELD AT DUKE IN 1934.

Even today, Parapsychology, including extrasensory perception, has millions of believers, including some describing themselves as scientists who tend to be drawn ever more deeply into belief. Perhaps it's a selection process. A scientist won't get much coverage by announcing to the press that no evidence could be found. The unexpected is more interesting; of course it's also more likely to be wrong."

Robert Park