Posts by the_heruman@mastodon.acm.org
 (DIR) Post #AQtWxcaxbGW1f4z0dM by the_heruman@mastodon.acm.org
       2022-12-23T09:48:29Z
       
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       So let's assume the article is right and peer review is not only useless but can be harmful to the advance of science. Now what? Shall every paper that is submitted be published without peer review? IMO, this would open the door to pseudoscience and papers full of mistakes (given the pressure to publish in academia), so discrediting science (even more).https://experimentalhistory.substack.com/p/the-rise-and-fall-of-peer-review
       
 (DIR) Post #AQtWxdSUOFKkL61l4K by the_heruman@mastodon.acm.org
       2022-12-23T09:54:12Z
       
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       Another possible solution is having two kinds of venues/journals: with peer review and without (clearly indicated). That could help to publish, say, mature and more incremental research and, at the same time, leave room for more revolutionary results.And there are surely many other possibilities...The point is, however, whether the scientific community will do anything at all given the current inertia... I'm not very optimistic.
       
 (DIR) Post #AQtayXM0yHZxVrgUTY by the_heruman@mastodon.acm.org
       2022-12-23T10:40:03Z
       
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       @ceo_of_monoeye_dating I see your point. Two potential shortcomings:- One is technical: not every paper in arXiv is going to be checked, since checking the correctness of proofs, etc, usually requires a lot of time. Only papers with very relevant results that attract a lot of attention will be checked. Well, in principle this is not that bad.- The other one is more difficult to solve: we would need to drastically change the way research activity is evaluated..
       
 (DIR) Post #ARJKhu0Gxjj62WwZhQ by the_heruman@mastodon.acm.org
       2023-01-03T16:51:37Z
       
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       Interesting work showing a correlation between flu vaccines and a reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease. Let's hope there're no confounders influencing the results... #alzheimerhttps://www.vaccinestoday.eu/stories/could-flu-vaccines-reduce-alzheimers-risk/
       
 (DIR) Post #AY7mmB23HCK2LuwPjc by the_heruman@mastodon.acm.org
       2023-07-26T17:29:34Z
       
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       A few days ago I suggested that a conference be hybrid, but it seems that nobody supports these things anymore...I understand that it is technically complex (well, for us a little less, since we are computer scientists), but I feel that this is the only ethical way to do things. Hybrid events are good for climate change, they allow people with little budget or health problems to participate, etc.It's a shame there are virtually no hybrid events anymore, not even among the top conferences 😞
       
 (DIR) Post #AY7nBDoc47L0Dxb6tk by the_heruman@mastodon.acm.org
       2023-07-27T16:08:10Z
       
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       @djoerd That's great, not everyone gave up...
       
 (DIR) Post #AY7xAlaa0dqoDuSHwm by the_heruman@mastodon.acm.org
       2023-07-27T18:00:00Z
       
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       @EuroGeosciences Cool! It would be great to have a public list of events that will stay hybrid… @Research_FTW @StephZihms
       
 (DIR) Post #AY87MuCymtldyLqM0u by the_heruman@mastodon.acm.org
       2023-07-27T05:54:46Z
       
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       @UlrichJunker @gpollara @academicchatter @FMarquardtGroup Exactly! We all agree it's not easy, but it's perfectly doable with a small investment on time and appropriate equipment... The way to go!
       
 (DIR) Post #AY87MvaldwOEGPyrjM by the_heruman@mastodon.acm.org
       2023-07-27T15:32:40Z
       
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       @HannahCelsius There is nothing that I know of. My impression is that it was proposed from the beginning as a temporary solution and little by little people are just forgetting about it...@UlrichJunker @gpollara @academicchatter @FMarquardtGroup