Update on 20 August: Harvard confirms misconduct by morality researcher
IN THE field of animal cognition there are few bigger names than Marc Hauser. This Harvard professor has not only produced exciting findings but has also successfully communicated his research through the media and popular books such as Wild Minds: What animals really think. He is also well known for his ideas about the origin of morality.
The news that there has been a three-year investigation into alleged misconduct in his lab (see “Harvard star in misconduct probe over monkey minds”) is shocking, and will inevitably harm the…
