The Culture of Science

Scientific Ethics

by Anthony Carpi, Ph.D., Anne E. Egger, Ph.D.

Further Exploration

On Being a Scientist (a book from National Academies Press about scientific conduct)

The Nuremberg Code

Ethics Education Resources

The American Physical Society

Office of Research Integrity

Research Misconduct

Columbia University, An online text on ethics in research.

Piltdown Man: British archaeology's greatest hoax

The Observer, 100 years after the “discovery” of Piltdown Man.

News & Events

Scientific Misconduct: Science Retracts Discredited Paper; Bitter Patent Dispute Continues

Private Money, Public Disclosure

Science Mag. - Report on federal mandate regarding funding disclosure.

Research

Google Scholar

Google - Research database allows searching of the scholarly literature.

Scientific Ethics

Patricia Bolton, A discussion of the ethical code in science and its implications and implementation.

IRB Guidebook

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Human Research Protections.

Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)

Next Generation Science Standards: For States, By States

National Academies Press: A Framework for K-12 Science Education

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