One of the best essays that I have read about current science.<\/p>\n
Ricky Lanusse. How Peer Review Became Science\u2019s Most Dangerous Illusion. https:\/\/medium.com\/the-quantastic-journal\/how-peer-review-became-sciences-most-dangerous-illusion-54cf13da517c<\/a><\/p>\n Peer review is far from a firewall. In most cases, it\u2019s just a paper trail that may have even encouraged bad research. The system we\u2019ve trusted to verify scientific truth is fundamentally unreliable \u2014 a lie detector that\u2019s been lying to us all along. <\/p>\n One of the best essays that I have read about current science. Ricky Lanusse. How Peer Review Became Science\u2019s Most Dangerous Illusion. https:\/\/medium.com\/the-quantastic-journal\/how-peer-review-became-sciences-most-dangerous-illusion-54cf13da517c Peer review is far from a firewall. In most cases, it\u2019s just a paper trail that may have even encouraged bad research. The system we\u2019ve trusted to verify scientific truth is fundamentally … Continue reading Peer review is science roulette<\/span> \n
\nLet\u2019s be bold for a minute: If peer review worked, scientists would act like it mattered. They don\u2019t. When a paper gets rejected, most researchers don\u2019t tear it apart, revise it, rethink it. They just repackage and resubmit \u2014 often word-for-word \u2014 to\u00a0 another journal. Same lottery ticket in a different draw mindset.\u00a0 Peer review is science roulette.
\nOnce the papers are in, the reviews disappear. Some journals publish them. Most shred them. No one knows what the reviewer said. No one cares. If peer review were actually a quality check, we\u2019d treat those comments like gospel. That\u2019s what I value about RealClimate [PubPeer, my addition]: it provides insights we don\u2019t get to see in formal reviews. Their blog posts and discussions \u2014 none of which have been published behind paywalls in journals \u2014 often carry more weight than peer-reviewed science.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n