This article shows we can't expect universities and journals to police themselves,they have a massive conflict of interest in protecting their own reputations.

This isn't just "misconduct," it's a fraud enterprise built on taxpayer money. The only solution is severe, external consequences, just like any other white-collar crime.

The collapse of information is developed from the basis of explanation.

Each level requiring policing simply demonstrates the flaw was invented at the earlier stages.

Interesting list https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_scientific_misconduct_...

With or without capitalism, a good scientist will produce good research, and a bad scientist will produce bad research. But in order for a good scientist to produce bad research, that requires profit-at-all-costs capitalism.

apologies to Steven Weinberg