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I& #39;ve been involved in "discussions" of late w/CoVID/Climate alarmists, socialist supporters, & some pretty unwell folks. But, some of them ARE scientists. Some are even PhDs. They stand on this system of "peer review". Well,
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I& #39;ve been involved in "discussions" of late w/CoVID/Climate alarmists, socialist supporters, & some pretty unwell folks. But, some of them ARE scientists. Some are even PhDs. They stand on this system of "peer review". Well,
/2 for a while now, America has been stunted in its innovation growth. Compared to the world, USA is is not leading the way in scientific research ... even though we& #39;re supposedly packed w/PhDs. The map: countries leading innovation:
/3 So, I was at an SBIR conference a few years back, it was Q&A time, & it was getting heated. The audience was trying to figure out under peer reviewed criteria, who the NIH, NSF, DOE, & others considered to be worthwhile submitters of ideas. It was not going well...
/4 An old man, in his 60& #39;s, multiple tables away from me raised his hand & asked, "So, you& #39;re telling me that if I, an old man, with no degree, no college, but a farmer, using chemistry and working with real scientists, have found a way to stop cancer ...
/5 and we tested it over & over again with undeniable proof, & we wanted an SBIR loan to help us identify the chemistry of how the cure was working, to market it, patent it, & start saving lives, because I& #39;m no PhD or scholar like you gentlemen, you wouldn& #39;t consider it?"
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A room of 2800 people grew dead quiet. The panel grew pale white & dead quiet.
Without skipping a beat, the panelist answered:
A room of 2800 people grew dead quiet. The panel grew pale white & dead quiet.
Without skipping a beat, the panelist answered:
/7 "No."
Old man: "Even if it worked & I had proof & was coming to you for help with my business idea?"
NIH: "Maybe if you had one of your scientists submit the proposal, with their name and PhD on it, we& #39;d consider it. Otherwise, it& #39;s a matter of expertise."
Old man: "Even if it worked & I had proof & was coming to you for help with my business idea?"
NIH: "Maybe if you had one of your scientists submit the proposal, with their name and PhD on it, we& #39;d consider it. Otherwise, it& #39;s a matter of expertise."
/8 The DOE spoke up: "We have to consider first, that we& #39;re funding real science. So, we have to consider the source. Maybe you& #39;ll claim that you invented warp speed, but unless you have the knowledge how to do that, it& #39;s a hard sell."
Another hand shot up ... a younger man...
Another hand shot up ... a younger man...
/9 same table:
"So, you& #39;re telling me, that if this old guy has the cure for cancer, he& #39;s not a scientist, but if a PhD told you they invented a theory that they could possibly invent warp speed, you& #39;d fund it?"
The panelists nodded, folded their arms.
The young man continued
"So, you& #39;re telling me, that if this old guy has the cure for cancer, he& #39;s not a scientist, but if a PhD told you they invented a theory that they could possibly invent warp speed, you& #39;d fund it?"
The panelists nodded, folded their arms.
The young man continued
/10 "I& #39;m gonna tell all of you now, that I am a scientist. I have a PhD, and that& #39;s a bunch of bullshit."
Voices raised, ppl walked out, the crowd had to be hushed. The NSF spoke, "Look, maybe if you& #39;re not a qualified researcher but you have a good idea, you can submit
Voices raised, ppl walked out, the crowd had to be hushed. The NSF spoke, "Look, maybe if you& #39;re not a qualified researcher but you have a good idea, you can submit
/11 it to us & we& #39;d consider it."
Young man, "But only if he was a PhD ... otherwise, you would not fund it under your criteria for peer review, correct?"
Silence once more.
"That& #39;s correct."
Voices raised, people walked out galore.
"are there... are there any more
Young man, "But only if he was a PhD ... otherwise, you would not fund it under your criteria for peer review, correct?"
Silence once more.
"That& #39;s correct."
Voices raised, people walked out galore.
"are there... are there any more
/12 questions?" they asked?
Out of 2000+ people that drove hundreds upon hundreds of miles to be there ... nothing.
At that same conference, we presented to the DOE liaison the number of grant submissions for a particular design & the supposedly "qualified" reviewer comments...
Out of 2000+ people that drove hundreds upon hundreds of miles to be there ... nothing.
At that same conference, we presented to the DOE liaison the number of grant submissions for a particular design & the supposedly "qualified" reviewer comments...
/13 He turned pale white & was stunned. "Are these... are these really the review comments?"
"Yep."
"Please forward all of this to me ... oh my God, this is ... well, I can& #39;t tell you guys anything, but this needs to be looked into."
"We know. That& #39;s why we& #39;re here."
"Yep."
"Please forward all of this to me ... oh my God, this is ... well, I can& #39;t tell you guys anything, but this needs to be looked into."
"We know. That& #39;s why we& #39;re here."
/14 The moral of this story:
Those who stand solely upon peer review of a good ol& #39; boys club, are fox& #39;s guarding the hen house. Innovation, cures, & new opportunities in the world have been lost because of this "club" that has been created.
Those who stand solely upon peer review of a good ol& #39; boys club, are fox& #39;s guarding the hen house. Innovation, cures, & new opportunities in the world have been lost because of this "club" that has been created.
/15 our taxpayer $$ is supposed to go to innovation that benefits us all. Make no mistake, it doesn& #39;t. Greedy scientists who only care about the $$ are running it. They are backed by the DNC thru fearmongering things like CoVID & climate change.
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It& #39;s your world. Your $$. Your lives. Your future.
Thought you should know.
Cheers!
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It& #39;s your world. Your $$. Your lives. Your future.
Thought you should know.
Cheers!
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