Cognitive Scientist Marc Hauser Resigns From Harvard

摘要

Marc Hauser will resign his post in the Harvard University psychology department as of 1 August, The Boston Globe reported 19 July. Hauser is well-known for his research on the cognitive abilities of non-human animals. He was put on leave last August following a university investigation that found him guilty of eight instances of scientific misconduct. At least one federal investigation is still ongoing. One paper authored by Hauser, a 2002 study in the journal Cognition, has been retracted, and questions have been raised about several others, including a 2007 Science paper on the ability of nonhuman primates to understand human gestures.