Opinion: Why isn't science better? Look at career incentives
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 - 07:31
in Mathematics & Economics
There are often substantial gaps between the idealized and actual versions of those people whose work involves providing a social good. Government officials are supposed to work for their constituents. Journalists are supposed to provide unbiased reporting and penetrating analysis. And scientists are supposed to relentlessly probe the fabric of reality with the most rigorous and skeptical of methods.