[ttpphd]

LOL looks like someone has not had to get data collection protocols through IRB approval...

[CrampusDestrus]

if researchers are so untrustworthy then what's your solution?

[Balgair]

For a 'quick' overview into the mess that is IRBs, this book review is a good starting place: https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/book-review-from-overs...

TL;DR: IRBs are a mess, hyper-individualized, and the problem ain't getting any better any time soon.