The present ecosystem for scientific research is prim, proper and full of checks and balances. It also moves at a glacial pace. Scientists conduct research and publish their findings as papers, which are then reviewed by ‘peers’ (other scientists in the same field of study). If enough ‘peers’ deem the research valid, it’s accepted as a new discovery/finding. While we may be inclined to write off this existing system as complete trash (because well, time is money), it does have a few things go...