How effective do you think this would actually be? I think first off, we have to ensure these volunteers believe in the principle of limited access to data, and aren’t just going after these positions because of the money. It seems like it would be hard to effectively cloister researchers away from the world while keeping them productive. I’m not a physicist, but I know several, and they spend an awful lot of time online for various reasons. They could access the internet only through a human proxy, but I would quit my job if I had to do that.
Cloistering juries away from trial-relevant news seems to be similar, but I don’t know anything about that.
There are also (at least) two strong motivations for cheating: wanting more data, and wanting to be more right. I don’t know any scientist who doesn’t always want more data, and knowing that data is being withheld must be frustrating. Furthermore, especially in a competitive environment, having access to the data your theory will be judged against is a strong advantage. I’m not at all sure how many physicists would be happy being cloistered away, and then be willing to follow the rules once there. I don’t know enough to take a stance one way or another, but I am skeptical.
How effective do you think this would actually be? I think first off, we have to ensure these volunteers believe in the principle of limited access to data, and aren’t just going after these positions because of the money. It seems like it would be hard to effectively cloister researchers away from the world while keeping them productive. I’m not a physicist, but I know several, and they spend an awful lot of time online for various reasons. They could access the internet only through a human proxy, but I would quit my job if I had to do that.
Cloistering juries away from trial-relevant news seems to be similar, but I don’t know anything about that.
There are also (at least) two strong motivations for cheating: wanting more data, and wanting to be more right. I don’t know any scientist who doesn’t always want more data, and knowing that data is being withheld must be frustrating. Furthermore, especially in a competitive environment, having access to the data your theory will be judged against is a strong advantage. I’m not at all sure how many physicists would be happy being cloistered away, and then be willing to follow the rules once there. I don’t know enough to take a stance one way or another, but I am skeptical.