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Bad Things Done in the Name of Science
Season 15 · Episode 249

Bad Things Done in the Name of Science

Hear Sam Kean explain how he uses storytelling as a means to engage the listener in science while reminding us of the importance in following ethical considerations while executing science practices.

Lab Out Loud

August 23, 202132m 4s

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Show Notes

What happens when scientists abandon ethical standards in the pursuit of science? Can we trust scientific discoveries learned with fraudulent practices? To answer some of these questions and more, science writer Sam Kean joins The Lab Out Loud podcast to share from his new book, The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science. Listen to the show to hear Sam explain how he uses storytelling as a means to engage the listener in science while reminding us of the importance in following ethical considerations while executing science practices.

Show notes at: https://laboutloud.com/2021/08/episode-249-icepick-surgeon/

Topics

murderbookstorytellingPiracyethicsfraudsabotageicepicksciencepractices