To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1024790 ) 7/16/2017 1:27:02 AM From: i-node Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1583876 Has nothing to do with being a "denier". Peer review: a flawed process at the heart of science and journalsncbi.nlm.nih.gov Paper denying HIV–AIDS link secures publication Work by infamous AIDS contrarian passes peer review.nature.com Journal Accepts Profanity-Laden Joke Paper "Get me off Your Fucking Mailing List"insidehighered.com And recently, I thought this one was great in the peer reviewed journal "Social Sciences" (you might want to forward to Koan, who actually thinks it is a science)."The androcentric scientific and meta-scientific evidence that the penis is the male reproductive organ is considered overwhelming and largely uncontroversial." . . . "We conclude that penises are not best understood as the male sexual organ, or as a male reproductive organ, but instead as an enacted social construct that is both damaging and problematic for society and future generations. The conceptual penis presents significant problems for gender identity and reproductive identity within social and family dynamics, is exclusionary to disenfranchised communities based upon gender or reproductive identity, is an enduring source of abuse for women and other gender-marginalized groups and individuals, is the universal performative source of rape, and is the conceptual driver behind much of climate change." http://www.skeptic.com/reading_room/conceptual-penis-social-contruct-sokal-style-hoax-on-gender-studies/ You really have to understand that peer review contributes little or nothing to credibility of science. Or in my former profession, it contributed nothing to the credibility of the Certified Public Accountant business. And in my current field, practical computer science, it contributes less than nothing. http://news.mit.edu/2015/how-three-mit-students-fooled-scientific-journals-0414 Now, please tell me how peer review helps in any way.