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Transparency has hit the headlines. In the wake of evidence that many research findings are not reproducible, the scientific com
Transparency has hit the headlines. In the wake of evidence that many research findings are not reproducible, the scientific com
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2017-02-28
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Transparency has hit the headlines. In the wake of evidence that many research findings are not reproducible, the scientific community has launched initiatives to increase data sharing, transparency and open critique. As with any new development, there are unintended consequences. Many measures that can improve science —shared data, post-publication peer review and public engagement on social media —can be turned against scientists.
Endless information requests, complaints to researchers’ universities, online harassment, distortion of scientific findings and even threats of violence: these were all recurring experiences shared by researchers from a broad range of disciplines at a Royal Society-sponsored meeting last year that we organized to explore this topic. Orchestrated and well-funded harassment campaigns against researchers working in climate change and tobacco control are well documented. Some hard-line opponents to other research, such as that on nuclear fallout, vaccination, chronic fatigue syndrome or genetically modified organisms, although less resourced, have employed identical strategies.
Such attacks place scientists in a difficult position. Good researchers do not turn away when confronted by alternative views. However, their openness can be exploited by opponents who are keen to stall inconvenient research. When people object to science because it challenges their beliefs or jeopardizes their interests, they are rarely committed to informed debate.
The progress of research demands transparency. But as scientists work to boost rigour, they risk making science more vulnerable to attacks. Awareness of tactics is paramount.
Scientists should ignore critics who are abusive or illogical and those that make the same points repeatedly despite refutations. Internet trolling has been associated with sadism and psychopathy. Engagement with such bad-faith actors can endanger scientists’ well-being in a way that university ethics committees would never condone in research on human subjects.
All who participate in post-publication review should identify themselves. The drawbacks of anonymity ( its encouragement of bad behaviour) outweigh its advantages (for example, it allows junior people to criticize senior academics without fear of redress). What’s more, the scientific community should not indulge in games of ’gotcha’ (intentionally turning small errors against a person). Minor corrections and clarifications after publication should not be a reason to stigmatize fellow researchers. Scientific publications should be seen as "living documents," with corrigenda an accepted — if unwelcome — part of scientific progress.
Similar attention must be devoted to stressors and threats to science that arise in response to research that is considered inconvenient. The same institutions and bodies that have scrutinized science must also start a conversation about how to protect it.
The author believes that, in face of the challenge from opponents, researchers should
选项
A、realize the importance of subtle tactics.
B、feel no shame for their noble cause.
C、have their names removed from papers.
D、remain silent on sensitive issues.
答案
A
解析
(1)本文第1、第2段指出了科学家面对的各种攻击,从第3段开始为科学家们提出了解决问题的建议。所以,本题需要概括原文内容。(2)根据第4段,“具备策略意识是非常重要的”(第4段:tactics)。(3)第5段介绍“忽视那些反对者的策略”,第6段介绍“匿名审核方面的策略”,第7段介绍“关注施压因素和威胁的策略”。综合这些内容,确定选项[A]是原文内容的概括。
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