This is true in any field. Many publications are trash. It takes a lot of experience to be able to tell apart bad science from good science in a specific field.
Every PhD knows how to read literature. But throw them outside their narrow line of expertise, and they will not be able to tell apart a good from a bad paper. It's the same reason you cannot trust your FB Karen who found a publication that supports her conspiracy theory.
So yes your wife is right in looking for the most experienced person in the field for an opinion.
Every PhD knows how to read literature. But throw them outside their narrow line of expertise, and they will not be able to tell apart a good from a bad paper. It's the same reason you cannot trust your FB Karen who found a publication that supports her conspiracy theory.
So yes your wife is right in looking for the most experienced person in the field for an opinion.