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What use is the value of reading a journal if I cannot be certain that the material is reliably peer reviewed?

I'm not sure why the podcast author is being held to a standard that should be levied to other matter experts, that come way before he ever reaches out for an interview.

This is my main point. Seems like gripes about the quality of published research should be directed toward the publisher.

It is factual that Langer performed a study in which X was done, Y was measured and Z was concluded.

What is less clear is whether X was good experimental design, whether the measurements of Y were appropriate, relevant and correct, and thus whether or not Z can be concluded.

Certainty is too high of a bar.