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19th century peer review was far more entertaining and public than the current system. Frequently, an article would be published, then various colorful response
by rrss 7y ago
19th century peer review was far more entertaining and public than the current system. Frequently, an article would be published, then various colorful responses would be published tearing apart the article (and not infrequently the character and competence of its authors).
- mherdeg 7y agoThis still happens but it's a lot less fun, yes. See for example "Tai's Formula Is the Trapezoidal Rule" (https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.17.10.1224 https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.17.10.1224) and the paper it was responding to, "A Mathematical Model for the Determination of Total Area Under Glucose Tolerance and Other Metabolic Curves" (https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.17.2.152 https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.17.2.152)