Peer Review: another sting works (Introduction)

by BBella , Friday, October 04, 2013, 17:16 (4069 days ago) @ David Turell

A Science reporter pulls a sting and the results are frightening:
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> http://www.sciencemag.org/content/342/6154/60.full
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> http://phys.org/news/2013-10-paper-publishing-reveals-lax-standards.html-Our species has always been a sucker for the written word or for that matter belief itself. Once a delusion has caught on, like wildfire, the delusion begets more delusion and the masses become compelled to believe and there's no convincing the original belief was/is a hoax. But I assume it's a primal characteristic for survival within most species. Go with the flow or be consumed by it. Cynicism and skepticism has become a good sign we are growing and expanding as a species.