If names and affiliations are hidden, how will applicants to graduate school fin...

marvy · on Dec 20, 2015

Psychic powers?

TheOtherHobbes · on Dec 20, 2015

If science could get those to work, the idea would pay for itself...

More seriously - science isn't just about papers. There are also conferences, conference proceedings, books, institutes, funding programs, research labs, industry collaborations, and awards.

Anonymity makes all of those hard to do.

marvy · on Dec 21, 2015

Conversely, those all make anonymity hard to do. As in, somewhere between impractical and impossible.