研究同理心的教授竟然如此凶残

8月14日

Tania Singer, a celebrated neuroscientist and director at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, Germany, is known as one of the world’s foremost experts on empathy.

塔尼亚.辛格，是一位知名的神经科学家，也是德国的莱比锡的麦克斯.普朗克研究所的人类认知与脑科学的主任，她被认为是

世界上在同理心方面最顶尖的的专家。

In her research, she has sought to demonstrate that meditation can make people more kind and caring.

在她的研究中，她试图展示药物可以使人们变得更加友善和有爱心。

The title of a profile of Singer written by this reporter in 2013 summed up her public image: Concentrating on Kindness.

一名记者在2013年的一篇写辛格的文章中，用标题总结了她的公众形象：专注于善良。

But inside her lab, it was a very different story, eight former and current colleagues say in interviews with Science.

不过在她的实验室里，则是另一番光景了，八名之前的和现任的研究员在《科学》杂志的访谈说道。

The researchers, all but one of whom insisted on remaining anonymous because they feared for their careers, describe a group gripped by fear of their boss.

这些研究员，除了一人之外其余全都坚持要匿名，因为他们担心自己的前途，他们称整个研究组都笼罩在对导师的恐惧中。

“Whenever anyone had a meeting with her there was at least an even chance they would come out in tears,” one colleague says.

“无论谁去跟她开会，至少有一半的概率他们最后会流着眼泪出来，”一名同事说道。

Singer, one of the most high-profile female researchers in the Max Planck Society (MPG), sometimes made harsh comments to women who became pregnant, multiple lab members told Science.

辛格，是麦克斯.普朗克研究所（MPG）最高调的女性研究员之一，有时候会对怀孕的女性进行犀利地评论，有多名实验室成员告诉《科学》杂志。

“People were terrified. They were really, really afraid of telling her about their pregnancies,” one former colleague says.

“人们都怕了。他们真的真的很怕要告诉她自己怀孕了，”一名前实验室同事说道。

“For her, having a baby was basically you being irresponsible and letting down the team,” says another, who became a mother while working in Singer’s department.

“对她而言，生孩子就基本上是你不负责任，拖累整个团队，”另一人说道，她在辛格的部门工作期间成为了一名母亲。

Many say the years spent in Singer’s lab have left them disillusioned about science.

很多人都说在辛格的实验室待了多年后让他们对科学的梦想破灭了。

“If the Max Planck Society has as its objective to create scientists, then this Ph.D. experience is not the way to do it,” says one.

“假如麦克斯.普朗克研究所打算做到像它的培养科学家目标那样的话，读博士的体验显然是不能的。”其中一人说道。