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A comment on Room Temperature Superconductor Paper Retracted by Journal Nature. Parent comment

Re:Room Temperature Superconductor Paper Retracted by Journa... by naasking on Thursday November 09, 2023 @10:37PM (#38214778)
> The scientific method corrects for this via peer review and reproduction of experiment results.

By reproduction, yes. By peer review, no.

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Re:Room Temperature Superconductor Paper Retracted by Journa... by jiggawatts on Friday November 10, 2023 @03:41AM (#38216562)
https://youtu.be/zl-AgmoZ5mo
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Re:Room Temperature Superconductor Paper Retracted by Journa... by naasking on Friday November 10, 2023 @07:30AM (#38218061)
I'm not sure what you think this shows. Peers can "review" a study all they like, but observations always trump alleged expertise. Only failed reproductions can truly refute a paper.
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