tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22925401.post4107991112656511200..comments2023-08-11T08:21:09.562-06:00Comments on A Very Remote Period Indeed: Mad Neanderthals, peer review and scholarly publicationJulien Riel-Salvatorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344338385695383003noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22925401.post-47629004644731637562010-03-24T01:09:56.652-06:002010-03-24T01:09:56.652-06:00Maju,
Part II
"Mengele was performing crimi...Maju,<br /><br />Part II<br /><br /><i>"Mengele was performing criminal experiments on prisoners".<br /><br />Mengele was "a respectable physician" that performed within the law of his country. It depends how you look at it. (I'm not justifying it, of course, just making a counterpoint to your simplistic statement).</i><br /> <br /> <br />Clearly, this Rogue Medichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07598646309630074992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22925401.post-1395716227616143292010-03-24T01:02:08.930-06:002010-03-24T01:02:08.930-06:00Maju,
I am not the one publishing on MH nor readi...Maju,<br /><br /><i>I am not the one publishing on MH nor reading it. But there seems to be a lot of people by the links provided on this post, including once the author of this blog, who is a respected archaeologist, who find doing such thing convenient at least on occasion... and more respectable than not being able to publish at all.</i><br /> <br /> <br />As I read the post, Rogue Medichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07598646309630074992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22925401.post-87354201031728771232010-03-23T00:47:27.231-06:002010-03-23T00:47:27.231-06:00(continues from above)
"Mengele was performi...(continues from above)<br /><br />"Mengele was performing criminal experiments on prisoners".<br /><br />Mengele was "a respectable physician" that performed within the law of his country. It depends how you look at it. (I'm not justifying it, of course, just making a counterpoint to your simplistic statement). <br /><br />"Why do you presume that this use of leeches Majuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369840391933337204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22925401.post-38277222497891008882010-03-23T00:47:27.230-06:002010-03-23T00:47:27.230-06:00I am not the one publishing on MH nor reading it. ...I am not the one publishing on MH nor reading it. But there seems to be a lot of people by the links provided on this post, including once the author of this blog, who is a respected archaeologist, who find doing such thing convenient at least on occasion... and more respectable than not being able to publish at all. At least they have a venue to publish their nonconformist research, even if theyMajuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369840391933337204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22925401.post-47913629183811586712010-03-22T22:45:34.839-06:002010-03-22T22:45:34.839-06:00Maju,
Part II
"You provide examples of abus...Maju,<br /><br />Part II<br /><br /><i>"You provide examples of abuse of science, not good science. If you abuse anything, you will produce bad results".<br /><br />I'm pretty sure that all my examples (unsure about Mengele) are examples of peer-reviewed products or their equivalent. Surely Chernobyl was, talidomide was and heroin was with all likelihood. Then it was considered goodRogue Medichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07598646309630074992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22925401.post-49173255343097844422010-03-22T22:39:39.525-06:002010-03-22T22:39:39.525-06:00Maju,
Part I (limited size of comments on Blogger...Maju,<br /><br />Part I (limited size of comments on Blogger)<br /><br /><i>Well, from what I've read here and at the links, there's some good deal of respectable researchers with peer-reviewed papers published elsewhere that at some time in their careers needed to publish there. So it does not seem superfluous at all.</i><br /> <br /> <br />You are claiming that Rogue Medichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07598646309630074992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22925401.post-88715356893026460232010-03-19T22:54:09.402-06:002010-03-19T22:54:09.402-06:00Well, from what I've read here and at the link...Well, from what I've read here and at the links, there's some good deal of respectable researchers with peer-reviewed papers published elsewhere that at some time in their careers needed to publish there. So it does not seem superfluous at all. <br /><br />Also it's good that people is critical with what they read, be it peer-reviewed or not. Sometimes peer-review gives a false patinaMajuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369840391933337204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22925401.post-8263303158014450162010-03-19T11:07:07.746-06:002010-03-19T11:07:07.746-06:00You provide examples of abuse of science, not good...You provide examples of abuse of science, not good science. If you abuse anything, you will produce bad results.<br /><br />That is exactly the point of peer review. It is supposed to be one more layer of objectivity to prevent bias from being presented as science. <br /><br />All of the examples of problems with peer review seem to be getting a lot of coverage, so I do not see this as an exampleRogue Medichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07598646309630074992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22925401.post-36624337753572813582010-03-18T16:59:48.229-06:002010-03-18T16:59:48.229-06:00"Science does self-correct".
Only if th..."Science does self-correct".<br /><br />Only if there is open debate. <br /><br />More precisely, "Science" does nothing: people do.<br /><br />"Are you providing a lay definition of theory?"<br /><br />No, I'm using the scientific concept of theory. The pop concept of "theory" is what scientists call a hypothesis. But the best established theory (Majuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369840391933337204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22925401.post-8771771348219363592010-03-18T13:41:01.378-06:002010-03-18T13:41:01.378-06:00Maju,
I'm not against peer-review but there&#...Maju,<br /><br /><i>I'm not against peer-review but there's been voices questioning the possible favoritism, either on personal bases or "ideological" basis (i.e. where the paper stands on a given issue) in the peer-review process. So I'm totally in favor of other research material having room to be published, even if the fact that's not peer-reviewed should be accountedRogue Medichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07598646309630074992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22925401.post-86673261498235924322010-03-17T18:32:14.502-06:002010-03-17T18:32:14.502-06:00"Then why are you reading about the methods u..."Then why are you reading about the methods used by physicians and scientists to ensure the accuracy of the research they publish?"<br /><br />I have to base my distrust of something, right?<br /><br />"The peer review process does not prevent unpopular ideas from being published.<br /><br />The peer review process is supposed to prevent bad research from being published".<br Majuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369840391933337204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22925401.post-35885914108626310092010-03-17T16:57:39.376-06:002010-03-17T16:57:39.376-06:00Julien Riel-Salvatore,
Thank you for an informati...Julien Riel-Salvatore,<br /><br />Thank you for an informative review, from a different perspective, of the way <i>Medical Hypotheses</i> did things.Rogue Medichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07598646309630074992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22925401.post-39192333689495290782010-03-17T16:53:24.312-06:002010-03-17T16:53:24.312-06:00Maju,
I strongly distrust the medical-pharmaceuti...Maju,<br /><br /><i>I strongly distrust the medical-pharmaceutical lobby and avoid going to physicians</i><br /> <br /> <br />Then why are you reading about the methods used by physicians and scientists to ensure the accuracy of the research they publish? <br /><br />The peer review process does not prevent unpopular ideas from being published. <br /><br />The peer review process isRogue Medichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07598646309630074992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22925401.post-2341647360621342010-03-16T21:06:51.165-06:002010-03-16T21:06:51.165-06:00I wonder why, of all possible scientific themes th...I wonder why, of all possible scientific themes that can be controversially addressed, it was AIDS the one that caused such upheaval. I have known of such alternative hypothesis, even full fledged theories, since the early 90s and I even still must have one of such informal publications airing such alternative views over there somewhere (something allegedly written by the then "greatest Majuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369840391933337204noreply@blogger.com