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A new replication crisis: Research that is less li...
The other smart professors. Which is exactly how it worked in the now distant past.
rscho
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Which is exactly how it still works in many places. You have to be co-opted and have the vote of your peers. This doesn't do anything to ensure those elected are able. It ensures they are politically desirable.
dagw
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Won't those professors then just hire people that agree with their pet theories?
achillesheels
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Those professors in the distant past flourished in a more spiritual age. They did not treat themselves as professionals nor had a sense of “career”.
varjag
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So what you are saying is, peer review.
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