That makes very disturbing reading. I'll try to find time to listen to the podcast over the weekend to get a fuller picture. I suppose this is an unfortunate affirmation of the fact that scientists are prone to all the faults and failings of the rest of society. That doesn't make it right of course, just a bit less surprising. I don't know about CSIRO but around here the mood is very much against that type of behaviour. So I hope the problem is confined to a few individuals - hopefully a few old relics who haven't moved into the 20thC.
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