Wtf/wtg science

Okay, more on the Dan Ariely thing.

Here’s the original paper:
https://www.pnas.org/content/109/38/15197.short

They actually tried to replicate (and couldn’t), which was published in 2020:
https://www.pnas.org/content/117/13/7103

There were 5 authors on the first paper, and all 5 were on the second paper (plus 2 new authors), so if all those involved on the research side were noted, the fraudsters were not able to repeat the feat, I guess.

But… it could have been a grad student used on the research the first time who wasn’t around for the second time. Why they would fake data if they weren’t a listed author… hell if I know.