Scientific integrity might seem obvious and uncomplicated at the surface. You should not commit fraud, plagiarize, or mishandle those involved in your research, be it animals, human beings, or ancient clay tablets.1 Right? But when I was an aspiring young researcher myself, eagerly awaiting whether that new-fangled light bulb-fad would go anywhere, I found myself rather intrigued by some of the aspects of this necessary building block of any academic endeavor. During a course on the subject, I was struck by the heartbreaking and curious stories that were told, as well as by the fascinating questions that could still be asked and would probably not soon get an answer that might satisfy any and all moral intuitions. And today we are going to explore some of these stories and discuss a number of those questions!