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July 13, 2011 12:14 pm PDT
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/jpRFa2MMZ3o/scientist-proposes-r.html
Scientist proposes replacing peer review with something like Reddit
At Genomes Unzipped, Joe Pickrell, a graduate student in genetics at the University of Chicago, makes a case for replacing the traditional peer review system for scientific publications with something more akin to social networking. Or, really, a professional version of Reddit, plus some deep search features. Not having dealt with the peer-review system myself, I'm curious what the scientists out there think. Good idea? Bad idea? Good idea for some fields, bad idea for others? (Via Daniel MacArthur)...Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/jpRFa2MMZ3o/scientist-proposes-r.html
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