"I'm not, sort of, a standard scientist," he remarks, apparently without irony.
At first, Jake seemed like a standard scientist; he devised experiments, discussed results, and taught me various lab techniques.
Similarly, his climate change proposal is sweeping enough to meet the standard that scientists tell us is necessary to avert catastrophe.
The work looked at randomised controlled trials - the "gold standard" test scientists use to check whether a treatment works.
Nor was there wide coverage of the fact that the goal adopted by the G8 is well below the standard most scientists believe is necessary to really combat climate change.
And often, because of the limits of those standards, E.P.A. scientists had to make leaps of intuition.
By that standard, earth scientist Alexis Templeton and biophysical chemist Amy Palmer did a lot wrong in their search for tenure-track jobs.
Only by holding themselves to the highest standards will scientists retain the public's trust in biomedical research, and at the same time, provide the best service for the well-being of our society.
If there's no widespread agreement and no standard, another scientist might be able to claim priority after publishing a later, peer-reviewed article that is similar or related to a manuscript previously posted in a preprint server.
In March 2009, the board dominated by conservatives adopted science standards that scientists said had opened the door to the teaching of intelligent design (Science, 3 April, p. 25; 12 June, p. 1385).
