so are there any laws around conducting research that i, a lonely peasant not affiliated with any institutions, am required to follow?
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Yesy!! Safety and privacy checks, high or low ethics checklist depending on the type of research :)
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Since you do research on human subjects, you should obtain oversight from an Institutional Review Board. They represent the interests of the subjects without conflict from the results of the study. As an independent investigator, look at:
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The difference between experimentation and fucking around is writing stuff down
So like... I guess remember to publish your data... Idk, on a blog?
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I think there are laws that govern research on human subjects. there are definitely ethical codes that academics and professionals follow. IANAL & not an expert, but from what I dimly recall of my undergrad research methods class, the most important thing is informed consent.
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