Comments on: A New Vision of Hell

A New Vision of Hell

TedW — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 04:58:03 -0800

The Nine Circles of Scientific Hell ; Dante updated for the age of scientific misconduct. Via

By: leotrotsky

leotrotsky — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 05:47:30 -0800

xkcd would have made it funnier.

By: leotrotsky

leotrotsky — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 05:47:44 -0800

but it's still pretty good

By: bonehead

bonehead — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 05:52:22 -0800

I'd put those who publish partial methods in the 8th circle too. Have spent too much time chasing friggen preps, because some bright bunny left something out of their method to prevent anyone else from getting too far ahead. Bastards.

By: Palquito

Palquito — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 05:53:56 -0800

Very cute. I may use this in my research methods class (without attribution, natch) the next time I'm a) teaching ethics and b) in a bad mood.

By: a hat out of hell

a hat out of hell — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 06:02:22 -0800

I just sent this to my advisor. Because I'm a suck-up, that's why.

By: GenjiandProust

GenjiandProust — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 06:39:35 -0800

They say that hell is other people, but, apparently, if you are a bad bad researcher, hell is other people who are just like you!

By: double block and bleed

double block and bleed — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 07:15:43 -0800

Is there a tenth circle for climate change deniers and the like? I didn't see it in the article.

By: TedW

TedW — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 07:18:33 -0800

Is there a tenth circle for climate change deniers and the like? I didn't see it in the article. I'm guessing that's because the article was about science rather than magical thinking.

By: thomas j wise

thomas j wise — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 07:44:06 -0800

I suspect a number of humanities types are also hanging out in the sixth circle.

By: francesca too

francesca too — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 16:30:07 -0800

Fifth Circle: Creative Use of Outliers Those who "cleaned up" their results by excluding inconvenient data points are condemned here. Demons pluck out their hairs one by one, each time explaining that the sinner is better off without that hair, because there was something wrong with it. I had a boss who did that. I found another job after 3 months.