So Does the Public Finally Get Peer Review?
Description
The article describes a 10-year collaboration by Sense about Science focused on raising public awareness about the role of evidence in policy, news, and society. It highlights early challenges, such as public misunderstanding of peer review and skepticism from scientists regarding sharing the process. By 2005, the organization produced a public guide explaining peer review as a tool for understanding scientific claims. Despite initial concerns, the collaboration demonstrated that the public can grasp peer reviews role in scrutinizing research, even if the system is imperfect.