21 JAN 2014 by ideonexus
Science Makes Scientists Virtuous
Part of the strength of science is that it has tended to attract individuals who love knowledge and the creation of it. Just as important to the integrity of science have been the unwritten rules of the game. These provide recognition and approbation for work which is imaginative and accurate, and apathy or criticism for the trivial or inaccurate .... Thus, it is the communication process which is at the core of the vitality and integrity of science .... The system of rewards and punishments ... 1 
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notesThe nature of the art forces its practitioners to behave ethically or attracts the intellectually-minded.
28 OCT 2013 by ideonexus
Presenting Evidence is a Moral Act
Making an evidence presentation is a moral act as well as an intellectual activity. To maintain standards of quality, relevance, and integrity for evidence, consumers of presentations should insist that presenters be held intellectually and ethically responsible for what they show and tell. Thus consuming a presentation is also an intellectual and a moral activity.
1 Our responsibility as the audience is to hold the presenter accountable.
06 JUN 2013 by ideonexus
The Skeptic's Horoscope
For Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, and Sagittarius:
"The coming year is likely to present challenges; these trials are when your true character will show. Trusted friends can provide assistance in particularly pressing situations. Make use of the skills you have to compensate for ones you lack. Your reputation in the future depends on your honesty and integrity this year. Monetary investments will prove risky; inform yourself as much a... 1 notes
notesExcellent illustration of how nebulous statements can apply to anyone.
16 MAR 2013 by ideonexus
Buckminster Fuller's Advice to a Youth
The things to do are: the things that need doing: that you see need to be done, and that no one else seems to see need to be done. Then you will conceive your own way of doing that which needs to be done—that no one else has told you to do or how to do it. This will bring out the real you that often gets buried inside a character that has acquired a superficial array of behaviors induced or Try making experiments of anything j^
Try making experiments of anything you conceive and are inten...Find things that need doing, but aren't being done, experiment, and understand that words are tools.
02 JUN 2011 by ideonexus
Royal Society's Code of Ethics
The proposed code
Rigour, honesty and integrity
· act with skill and care in all scientific work. Maintain up-to-date skills and assist their development in others
·· take steps to prevent corrupt practices and professional misconduct. Declare conflicts of interest
· be alert to the ways in which research derives from and affects the work of other people, and respect the rights and reputations of others.
Respect for life, the law and the public good
· ensure that your work is lawf...Focuses on the effects of research, enlightening the public, and keeping skills up to date.
01 JUN 2011 by ideonexus
Humanity is an experimental initiative of Universe
Humanity is an experimental initiative of Universe. The experiment is to
discover whether the complex of cosmic laws can maintain the integrity
of eternal regeneration while allowing the mind of the species homo
sapiens on the little planet Earth to discover and use some of the
mathematical laws governing the design of Universe, whereby those humans
can by trial and error develop subjectively from initial ignorance into
satisfactorily informed, successful local-Universe monitors of all
physic...Can humans use their minds to discover and use the laws of the Universe to survive?
