peer review

2 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Aug 27, 2026 by Eric Weinstein · across every show →

Everything said about peer review, oldest first

Aug 27, 2026 neutral
Assertion Supported
Weinstein: Nature journal did not adopt peer review until the 1970s
“And by the way, not peer reviewed until the seventies.”
Eric Weinstein Aug 27, 2026 ▶ 28:07 Eric Weinstein: The State of American Science, Breakthrough Coverups, and the Danger of Physics
Aug 27, 2026 negative
Assertion Supported
Weinstein: Peer review is a modern concept retconned into science history
“Peer review is a fake story that was retconned into science. It is no, you can look it up on Google Ngrams, put quote, space peer review space, close quote. And you'll notice that there's really no mention of it before.”
Eric Weinstein Aug 27, 2026 ▶ 24:26 Eric Weinstein: The State of American Science, Breakthrough Coverups, and the Danger of Physics
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