Pace of Scientific Research Increases

And results are shared sooner.  In the HBR.   Results cited sooner and more often.  But are results being checked more systematically?   Just discovered ResearchGate myself  in the past few years, and it helps exposure and communications. " ...  At ResearchGate, anyone can now look at what researchers are reading in real-time. For instance, as I’m writing this article, hundreds of medical researchers are reading a paper on eradicating a bacterial infection which seems to have positive effect on the wellbeing of Parkinson’ patients. Another trending publication discusses inflammation related genes and their role in diabetes. Surely this interest tells us something important about the paper, and might interest others who’ve not yet read it, as well as the researchers themselves. In business, fast feedback like this is important. In science, it shows researchers whether they’re on track as well. ... "