ABOUT PRINCIPIA SCIENTIFIC INTERNATIONAL (PSI)
Principia Scientific International (PSI) is legally incorporated in the United Kingdom and serves as a not-for-profit body – a community interest company
PSI AND POLITICS: THE BASIC PRINCIPLES
PSI serves no political purpose, supports no political party (or parties) and does not engage in political activities. Our advocacy is for the advancement of the traditional scientific method (as per the ideas of Karl Popper) and we are resolute in opposition to political ‘post-normalism‘ in science.
As per Professor Popper’s reasoning on what ought to comprise the steps of the scientific method, we endorse the following schematic as a guide:
OUR BROAD STRATEGY FOR CHANGE
PSI aims to restore the image of the vast majority of scientists by proactively applying viable strategies (e.g. creating educational publications, lobbying, blogging, public speaking, media/marketing and pursuing legal remedies as a last resort) by:
lobbying policymakers to address perceived misconduct
exposing bias and promoting transparency (via open peer review)
confronting poor professional practice
correcting misinformation
PSI welcomes scientists and all concerned citizens who support the Scientific Method and wish to see corruption in science exposed and remedied. PSI commits itself to advancing the formal creation of a new concept: open online peer-to-peer review. We believe such real time transparent assessment of the latest scientific findings will become the new ‘gold standard’ of peer review to replace the secretive and readily corruptible ‘pal review’ system at the root of the malaise within modern science.
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