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EP. 247.5 — Fraud Friday: The Science Grant Grifter w/ Aparna Nancherla
Happy Friday, Con-gregation! This week we revisit our episode with Aparna Nancherla to dissect the scientist who hypothesized that if he stole grant money, then no one would know. His hypothesis was incorrect. Stay schemin’!
This episode was originally recorded December 8th, 2020.
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https://www.purdueexponent.org/campus/article_33fab424-2dcf-11eb-b388-abf3ce035f45.html
https://www.purdueexponent.org/campus/article_417671d8-2d11-11eb-b695-a37cddf3676b.html
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