Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2025-01-02

Books mentioned on Can Academic Fraud Be Stopped? (Update)

2 books · With Max Bazerman, Leif Nelson, Brian Nosek, Ivan Oransky, Joseph Simmons, Uri Simonsohn, Simine Vazire · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Probably not — the incentives are too strong. But a few reformers are trying.

Stephen Dubner discussed Complicit by Max H. Bazerman. Also mentioned: The Imposter as Social Theory by Steve Woolgar and others.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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1. 

   Complicit

   Max H. Bazerman · at 4:34

   Complicit: How We Enable the Unethical and How to Stop by Max H.

   Discussed

   “he recently published a book called complicit how we enable the unethical and how to stop and he's working on another book about social science fraud”

   Stephen Dubner Can Academic Fraud Be Stopped? (Update) 2025-01-02 Listen at 4:34

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   The Imposter as Social Theory

   Steve Woolgar, Else Vogel, David Moats, Claes-Fredrik Helgesson · at 5:32 · mentioned 2 times

   Discussed

   “So here's something that Stapel wrote later when he wrote a book of confession, essentially about his fraud: 'I was doing fine, but then I became impatient, over-ambitious, reckless.'”

   Speaker Can Academic Fraud Be Stopped? (Update) 2025-01-02 Listen at 5:32

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