Very thought provoking. I’m all for science experiments but certain safety and consent measures should be taken. It’s often seen that a scientist will let his ego take over and commit bad scientific research.
Starting this comment off with a quote by Gordon Allport, a well-known American Psychologist: "The most important anchorage to our self-identity throughout life remains our name." In my Substack newsletter, Subconscious Fat, I wrote about how our names impact our lives. Muzafer Sherif, with a name like Sherif, subconsciously or not, felt like a deputy sheriff. He felt he had power, and ethics was likely secondary in his experiments.
Arjun spilled positivi-TEA. Just the focus on positive results feels intentional. Negative or varying results are discarded which can provide value to the research. A lesson to take from this I think.
Very thought provoking. I’m all for science experiments but certain safety and consent measures should be taken. It’s often seen that a scientist will let his ego take over and commit bad scientific research.
Starting this comment off with a quote by Gordon Allport, a well-known American Psychologist: "The most important anchorage to our self-identity throughout life remains our name." In my Substack newsletter, Subconscious Fat, I wrote about how our names impact our lives. Muzafer Sherif, with a name like Sherif, subconsciously or not, felt like a deputy sheriff. He felt he had power, and ethics was likely secondary in his experiments.
Arjun spilled positivi-TEA. Just the focus on positive results feels intentional. Negative or varying results are discarded which can provide value to the research. A lesson to take from this I think.