• netwren@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    So people and organizations can’t realize that they’re wrong and change their opinions?

    • CompostMaterial@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Did UPenn apologize as part of their celebration? Because the first step to correcting a wrong is to apologize. If they didn’t then they didn’t actually come to the conclusion they were wrong and change, they simply took advantage of free publicity.

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      Did you read the article? It pretty clearly lays out why they are getting the much deserved criticism. The self promotion using their name is why, not the congratulations.

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      Also, even though things didn’t end on a positive note, the Nobel prize winning research was performed largely at Penn, in their lab and on their payroll.

      They might have treated her badly, but they still deserve credit.