Lumifer comments on Open Thread August 31 - September 6 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Lumifer 03 September 2015 06:39:37PM 3 points [-]

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?

Comment author: Jiro 03 September 2015 08:48:26PM 0 points [-]

How did science get done for the centuries before peer review?

I would answer differently than you: "Very inefficiently and with lots of errors".

Comment author: Good_Burning_Plastic 08 September 2015 12:05:50PM 3 points [-]

I would answer differently than you: "Very inefficiently and with lots of errors".

As opposed to quick, reliable present-day peer-reviewed science? ;-)

Comment author: Lumifer 03 September 2015 08:55:06PM 3 points [-]

"Very inefficiently and with lots of errors"

Well, not that this has changed...

Comment author: Douglas_Knight 06 September 2015 06:48:51PM 1 point [-]

What leads you to that conclusion? When do you think peer review began and how do you judge efficiency before and after?