The story of now defunct professor Diederik Stapel is as sad as it is long. It’s a story of not playing by the academic rules, hurting his PhD students as well as academia in general. I wrote a column for nrc.next about my feelings about this case in the light of cheating in online multiplayer games.
In de woorden van historicus Johan Huizinga: „Zodra de regels overtreden worden, valt de spelwereld ineen. Er is geen spel meer.”
