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No one in science places 100% blind trust in any paper, even if it is published in a prestigious journal. In fact, scientists often say, somewhat tongue-in-che
by DiogenesKynikos 6y ago
No one in science places 100% blind trust in any paper, even if it is published in a prestigious journal.
In fact, scientists often say, somewhat tongue-in-cheek, "It's published in Nature, so it's probably wrong" (the more revolutionary a result, the more likely it is to be wrong, but also the more likely it is to get into one of the top journals).
- natechols 6y agoRepeating what I've said in the past, anyone that has worked in scientific research for at least five years probably has a list of high-profile papers in their field that never should have made it past peer review. There's definitely at least one Nature paper in my personal hall of fame, and I'm still pissed off about it after six years.