Academic Fraud by Dutch Researcher

Ships in the Road/Willem van de Velde the younger

The New York Times reports about the academic fraud by noted Dutch psychologist, Diederik Stapel at Tilburg University.


"The psychologist, Diederik Stapel, committed academic fraud in “several dozen” published papers, many accepted in respected journals and reported in the news media, according to a report released on Monday by the three Dutch institutions where he has worked..."

This seems to be the latest example of increased academic fraud and plagiarism. Jonathan Schooler, a psychologist at the University of California, Santa Barbara is quoted in this report saying:

“The big problem is that the culture is such that researchers spin their work in a way that tells a prettier story than what they really found. It’s almost like everyone is on steroids, and to compete you have to take steroids as well.” read more

Dutch Win World Championship Bridge

"Dutch Hosts Are Winners of Bermuda Bowl".....The New York Times reports that
"At the world team championships here on Saturday, much to the delight of hundreds of spectators, the Bermuda Bowl was won by the host nation. In the 128-board final Sjoert Brink, Bas Drijver, Bauke Muller, Simon de Wijs, Ricco van Prooijen and Louk Verhees Jr., with Eric Laurant the nonplaying captain, defeated U.S.A.-2: Daniel Zagorin, Kevin Bathurst, Joe Grue, Justin Lall, John Hurd and Joel Wooldridge, with Curtis Cheek the nonplaying captain. The final score was 300 international match points to 255. Italy was third...." read more