> Quality is an after thought taken care of by what passes for peer review. Cynical and generally wrong. Peer review of papers and grant applications is obviou

> Quality is an after thought taken care of by what passes for peer review. Cynical and generally wrong. Peer review of papers and grant applications is obviously far from perfect—-just like humanity and our messy cultures—-but it often works well nonetheless. We read the horror stories but read less about shining successes.