Centro de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Centro Científico Tennológico-La Plata-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Uiversidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina.
J Gen Physiol. 2021 May 3;153(5). doi: 10.1085/jgp.202012803.
This commentary analyzes the possible effects of lightness-a typical attribute of modern (liquid) society, according to Bauman-on the way we are doing science. We share our opinion in an attempt to discern whether some unwanted practices that may affect our scientific results (such as technology misuse, bonus rewards, publishing under pressure, or indolence for getting accurate results) can be attributed, at least partially, to the liquid characteristic of modern society. We also examine whether the different systems that support science favor these actions, conspiring against what should be the primary goal of science: the search for truth. We finally consider several aspects that should be taken into account to rescue science from the intrusion of weightless actions.
译文：本文分析了鲍曼（Bauman）所定义的现代（液态）社会的典型特征——轻佻，对我们做科学的方式可能产生的影响。我们分享自己的观点，试图辨别某些可能影响我们科研成果的不良做法（例如滥用技术、奖励津贴、迫于压力发表文章，或者懒得获取准确结果）是否至少部分归因于现代社会的液态特征。我们还探讨了支持科学的不同体系是否助长了这些行为，是否与科学的首要目标——追求真理——背道而驰。最后，我们考虑了一些应予以考虑的方面，以防止科学受到失重行为的干扰。
