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Madeline Harms's avatar

The hierarchical power structure of academia (post-docs and students depend on the lab director for recommendations and funding to progress in their career), as well as incentive structures for promotion and tenure that emphasize publications and grants over all else do us no favors here.

Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel's avatar

I agree 100%. This is why I think we really need to change the incentive structures and norms, and make it much easier and safer for whistleblowers to come forward (jay)