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Peer review is a relatively [https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/information-culture/the-birth-of-modern-peer-review/ new form] of [[gate-keeping]] used by the [[Distributed Idea Suppression Complex|DISC]] to suppress ideas. It functions to keep out bad ideas and amplify good ideas. Like any human process, it fails in its function at times. It sometimes amplifies bad ideas such as those exposed by the [[Grievance Studies Hoax]]. It sometimes suppresses important ideas such as those discussed in [[19: Bret Weinstein - The Prediction and the DISC|The Portal Episode 19]].
Peer review is a relatively [https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/information-culture/the-birth-of-modern-peer-review/ new form] of gatekeeping used by the [[Distributed Idea Suppression Complex|DISC]] to suppress ideas. It functions to keep out bad ideas and amplify good ideas. Like any human process, it fails in its function at times. It sometimes amplifies bad ideas such as those exposed by the Grievance Studies Hoax. It sometimes suppresses important ideas such as those discussed in [[19: Bret Weinstein - The Prediction and the DISC|The Portal Episode 19]].


Criticisms of the peer-review crisis include the [[ad hominem]] nature of the review, the [[appeal to authority]], the [[selection bias]], the [[confirmation bias]] and the [[replication crisis]].
Criticisms of the peer-review crisis include the ad hominem nature of the review, the appeal to authority, the selection bias, the confirmation bias and the replication crisis.


== Relevant Essays and Papers ==
== Relevant Essays and Papers ==
* [https://academic.oup.com/bjps/article/doi/10.1093/bjps/axz029/5526887 Is Peer Review a Good Idea? by Remco Heesen, Liam Kofi Bright]
* [https://academic.oup.com/bjps/article/doi/10.1093/bjps/axz029/5526887 Is Peer Review a Good Idea? by Remco Heesen, Liam Kofi Bright]


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== Resources & References ==
== Resources & References ==
* [https://twitter.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1230888559411789824 Relevant tweet] by Eric that exemplifies how peer review fails.


* [https://twitter.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1230888559411789824 Relevant tweet] by Eric that exemplifies how peer review fails.
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