Coronavirus Research Is Moving at Top Speed—With a Catch
Coronavirus Research Is Moving at Top Speed—With a Catch
Science, Spoken · SpokenLayer
February 4, 20207m 41s
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Show Notes
Jonathan Read admits to being something of a dinosaur when it comes to publishing his work. An epidemiologist at Lancaster University in the UK, Read had always followed the old ways—submit to a journal, get accepted, get comments and edits from peer reviewers, revise the article, publish. But a few years ago, something started nagging at him. That process typically moves a lot slower than a disease outbreak. And even when it moves fast, it can involve considerations besides rigor.
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