3 Ways to Blow the Whistle

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3 Ways to Blow the Whistle

What is this about?

This article introduces three whistle-blowers and describes their journey in blowing a whistle.

First one is about Uri Simonsohn of University of Pennsylvania who calls himself a data-whisperer. Uri was the one who blew the whistle on two famous cases of data fabrication and data manipulation, namely those involving Dirk Smeesters and Lawrence Sanna.

The second case is about Helen Hil of University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey who persisted for nearly 14 years to expose Anupam Bishayee's misconduct and repeatedly failed.

The third person uses the pseudonym "Clare Francis" to flag suspicious cases of plagiarism or figure manipulation/duplication.

Why is this important?

It describes different strategies that may be used for whistle-blowing and highlights the fact that not every suspicion is always worthy of exposure.

For whom is this important?

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