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The Invisible College was started in the 1600s by the Scientist Sir Robert Boyle, who made Boyle's Law. The Academy in Boyle's day had become corrupt, and depended on authorities like the Church to determine truth, rather than evidence and experiment. This held back Scientists, so they convened in the Invisible College to discuss their work, where they could prioritize empiricism and experimental data. The College went on to create a printed journal to publish their results more broadly. However, lacking trust in authorities, they needed a way to agree on which papers to include within the journal's page limit. So, they invented the peer review process — and thus created the world's first peer-reviewed journal in the process. And now, of course, peer review has overtaken the entire Academy! Peer review determines truth, allocates jobs, and allocates research funding. Yet, peer-review itself has now become corrupt and dependent upon authority. Many of us are re-joining the Invisible Col

The Invisible College was started in the 1600s by the Scientist Sir Robert Boyle, who made Boyle's Law. The Academy in Boyle's day had become corrupt, and depended on authorities like the Church to determine truth, rather than evidence and experiment. This held back Scientists, so they convened in the Invisible College to discuss their work, where they could prioritize empiricism and experimental data. The College went on to create a printed journal to publish their results more broadly. However, lacking trust in authorities, they needed a way to agree on which papers to include within the jou

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