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Old urine samples from the 2008 and 2012 Olympics show massive cheating — LessWrong

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Old urine samples from the 2008 and 2012 Olympics show massive cheating

by James_Miller

25th Nov 2016

1 min read

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This is a linkpost for http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2016/11/cheating-olympics-epic-levels

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James_Miller10y80

Evidence that people will cheat if the expected benefits greatly exceed the expected costs. Update accordingly. Where else do you think people are cheating?

sarahconstantin10y60

I have heard the rumor that drugstore products (e.g. shampoo, wrinkle cream) contain ever-declining amounts of the active ingredient, after the first product launches.

8username210y

I think that a large number of product descriptions on Amazon are wrong. If a feature requires tools to measure accurately, then I personally expect its claimed value to be inflated.

14ChristianKl10y

In science there's a lot to be gained by false results and little expected costs...