Academy Quote by Frederick Seitz

The manufactured consensus of the IPCC has had the unintended consequences of distorting the science, elevating the voices of scientists that dispute the consensus,…

— Judith Curry

I think peer review is hindering science. In fact, I think it has become a completely corrupt system. It's corrupt in many ways, in…

— Sydney Brenner

The IPCC 'policy summaries,' written by a small group of their political operatives, frequently contradict the work of the scientists that prepare the scientific…

— Peter Friedman

Under true peer-review...a panel of reviewers must accept a study before it can be published in a scientific journal. If the reviewers have objections…

— Richard Lindzen

Barring some national security concern, I see no valid reason to keep peer-reviewed research from the public. To be clear, by 'peer review,' I…

— Wilbur Ross

“What has become of critique when someone as eminent as Stanley Fish, the “enemy of promises” as Lindsay Waters calls him, believes he defends…

— Bruno Latour

Scientists should be doing a better job of guarding their own reputations and of the general scientific community.

— Michael F. Jacobson

It is my idea that the public needs to be better educated about the nature of scientific inquiry and how the scientific process works.…

— Priyamvada Natarajan

Critics, like the rest of mankind, are very frequently misled by interest

— Samuel Johnson

“The results show how unreliable peer consensus can be, even when it is a peer consensus of highly intellectual people, if those people share…

— Thomas Sowell

Look at the people who review. Look at their commitment to being "right" and "safe". If I had listened to my critics I would…

— John Fante

At a recent conference, a colleague told one of us that in IPCC discussions, some scientists have been reluctant to make strong claims about…

— Naomi Oreskes