> the median scientific paper is wrong What does "wrong" mean in this context? Does it mean that most scientific papers will be shown to be inaccurate in the d

> the median scientific paper is wrong What does "wrong" mean in this context? Does it mean that most scientific papers will be shown to be inaccurate in the due course of time? That is bound to happen given the nature of scientific progress. But peer review aims to assess the methodology and rigour of the papers being presented. I agree that it is often debatable whether this happens in reality, but that doesn't explain your statement I quoted above.