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Re:How the pandemic is changing the norms of science by watwut on Monday September 13, 2021 @10:37AM (#28512061)
Peer review is not mechanism for settling differences. Scientific consensus is. Peer review is bare minimum, plus some nitpick, plus formalities checked.

Scientific consensus is "when almost all scientists in this speciality believe this" and takes a lot of time to reach.

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Re:How the pandemic is changing the norms of science by tchalla on Monday September 13, 2021 @11:26AM (#28512696)
> Scientific consensus is "when almost all scientists in this speciality believe this" and takes a lot of time to reach.

Scientific consensus also happens via peer reviewed summaries of research in a particular domain.

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