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Write two different endings of this story. What do the terms reproducible and reliable mean and what significance do they have for science and society? In which cases would you request such a self-declaration from a researcher?
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Prof. Weis’ hands were sweating, but her thoughts were clear. After she had quit her job at LONA Science Centre and transferred to another university, she had felt a huge relief. In leaving her colleague and the research project, she had upheld her research principles. Her back ached in this uncomfortable chair. She was sitting in the audience at a conference, and her former colleague was standing at the podium explaining the significant results that he claimed to have made in his research. Prof. Weis waited tensely until his talk was over. Then she stood up and asked in front of the attentive research community: “Can you confirm that you followed good research practice for the duration of the project and that all of the research results you have presented are reproducible and thus reliable?
Write two different endings of this story. What do the terms reproducible and reliable mean and what significance do they have for science and society? In which cases would you request such a self-declaration from a researcher?
Submit your endings of this story and your thoughts (10 to 20 sentences) in the forum below (subject: YourName).
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