I think NdT (and many others) illustrate perfectly the problem of being an expert in one field and then straying into other fields thinking that somehow your ex

I think NdT (and many others) illustrate perfectly the problem of being an expert in one field and then straying into other fields thinking that somehow your expertise in Field A carries over to Field B. In most instances it absolutely doesn't![1] This is where humility comes in -- it's something most scientists should have been taught by failed experiments, failed classes(!), &c. NdT (el al) probably had humility early on, but I think the spotlight may have gotten to them. Richard Dawkins seems to have fallen into the same trap wrt. feminism ("Dear Muslima" and all that crap). Plus, Twitter -- it seems -- can make idiots of all of us. Without someone vetting it's just way too easy to say the first thing that comes to mind... which is usually the wrong thing... and then you're stuck defending it because PRIDE. [1] By way of example he recently ventured into commenting on biology... badly. I'll spare you the details, but if you want to investigate, here[2] is a decent takedown by an actual expert with links back to the original. (Not that you need an expert to see the idiocy of NdT's remarks, but if you want authority, you've got it.). I believe NdT has also previously spouted off about the uselessness of Philosophy... which requires a pretty ignorant view of Philosophy. [2] http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2016/03/17/some-days-its-very-hard-to-defend-neil-degrasse-tyson/ http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2016/03/17/some-days-...