Now, that is especially interesting. Because Jonah Lehrer has proven to be a plagiarist and a fabricator on a large number of occasions. On top of that, he demonstrated that he does not understand that he has a responsibility to the truth and accurately representing the world to others.
That's basically the journalistic death penalty. I don't trust anything he writes, and neither should you.
Adria's behavior was dumb, and egregious in a way, but i doubt she anticipated that it would lead to anybody's firing (let alone her own). She was not acting out of malice (so far as anyone can determine) or in direct contravention to the core tenets of her profession. It was also a single incident.
Ok, I'm not all that familiar with the Jonah Lehrer situation, but from what I understand it was self-plagiarism. If that was really the case, then that's just stupid. If it was not and he plagiarized other people's works or made stuff up, then that's a different story.
That's basically the journalistic death penalty. I don't trust anything he writes, and neither should you.
Adria's behavior was dumb, and egregious in a way, but i doubt she anticipated that it would lead to anybody's firing (let alone her own). She was not acting out of malice (so far as anyone can determine) or in direct contravention to the core tenets of her profession. It was also a single incident.