I'm not sure it is accurate in this case to attribute the problem on lack of public funding. NIH (National Institutes of Health), NSF (National Science Foundation), CDC (Centers for Disease Control), and NCI (the National Cancer Institute) as well as the Lung & Heart Association, the American Cancer Society (and other such groups) fund tons of smoking-related research (which is one of the best funded areas). Of course you can always use more funding (and funding has been cut) but well-conducted research on this topic does not need to get funding from tobacco companies. In fact, many of the editors said they would never had published the work had they known it was funded from tobacco money. Marie
**************************************************** Marie Helweg-Larsen, Ph.D. Department Chair and Associate Professor of Psychology Kaufman 168, Dickinson College Carlisle, PA 17013 Office: (717) 245-1562, Fax: (717) 245-1971 http://alpha.dickinson.edu/departments/psych/helwegm **************************************************** -----Original Message----- From: Rick Froman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 9:07 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE: [tips] Cigarette Company Paid for Lung Cancer Study - New York Times This is a good example of a vicious cycle. Public (as opposed to corporate) funding would certainly increase public trust but there won't be public funding without public trust. Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________ I'd like to amend Chris' statement: If scientists want the public to trust science, the public will have start funding science. Beth Benoit On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 12:03 AM, Christopher D. Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: And the beat goes on... http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/26/health/research/26lung.html?_r=1&hp&or ef=slogin If scientists want the public to trust science, they will have to start acting in a trustworthy manner. Chris Green York U. Toronto, Canada --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
