How did science get done for the centuries before peer review?
Mostly by well-off people satisfying their personal curiosity. Other than that, by finding a rich and/or powerful patron and keeping him amused :-D
I agree that the cult of peer review is overblown. But does MIRI produce any relevant and falsifiable output at all?
I would answer differently than you: “Very inefficiently and with lots of errors”.
As opposed to quick, reliable present-day peer-reviewed science? ;-)
“Very inefficiently and with lots of errors”
Well, not that this has changed...
What leads you to that conclusion? When do you think peer review began and how do you judge efficiency before and after?
Mostly by well-off people satisfying their personal curiosity. Other than that, by finding a rich and/or powerful patron and keeping him amused :-D
I agree that the cult of peer review is overblown. But does MIRI produce any relevant and falsifiable output at all?
I would answer differently than you: “Very inefficiently and with lots of errors”.
As opposed to quick, reliable present-day peer-reviewed science? ;-)
Well, not that this has changed...
What leads you to that conclusion? When do you think peer review began and how do you judge efficiency before and after?