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		blix 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Transparent peer review to be extended to all of N... I wish this comment was more representative of my personal experience in science. Instead I got PIs happy to say that weak evidence "proved" their theory and to try suppress evidence that negatively impacted "fundablity". The most successful scientists I worked with were the ones who always talked like a PR puff piece.

jxjnskkzxxhx 9 months ago [–]

What field, may I ask?

blix 8 months ago | [–]

Applied physics. I'd prefer not to get too specific. Most of my peers are working for the US DoD or DoE now.

jxjnskkzxxhx 8 months ago | | [–]

I wonder if what you described is due to the money incentive?

I did theoretical physics (no money) and my experience totally matches what the other person described.

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