If the crowdfunding effort is anything to go by, there is huge sympathy for the data detectives Leif Nelson, Joe Simmons and Uri Simonsohn. The three men — professors of marketing, applied statistics and behavioural science, respectively — have carved out a reputation as defenders of sound scientific research methods. Now they face a lawsuit in the US claiming $25mn for defamation, and the campaign to fund their defence raised over $180,000 in the first 24 hours. The list of donors reads like a Who’s Who of behavioural science, including a $4,900 donation from Nobel laureate Richard Thaler.
从近期一场的众筹的结果来看，数据侦探莱夫•奈尔森(Leif Nelson)、乔•西蒙斯(Joe Simmons)和乌里•西蒙索恩(Uri Simonsohn)获得了极大的同情。他们三人分别是市场营销、应用统计和行为科学教授，以捍卫合理的科学研究方法而声名鹊起。现在，他们在美国面临着一场诽谤诉讼，被索赔 2500 万美元，而为他们的辩护提供资金的活动在头 24 小时内就筹集到了超过 18 万美元。捐款人名单就像行为科学界的名人录，其中包括诺贝尔奖得主理查德•泰勒(Richard Thaler)的 4900 美元捐款。