Empirically, what draws laymen to science talks is the star power of the speaker, not the correctness of the talk. A talk by a Nobel laureate will always be vas

Empirically, what draws laymen to science talks is the star power of the speaker, not the correctness of the talk. A talk by a Nobel laureate will always be vastly better attended then one by a qualified nobody, even if the former is taking an unusual position disputed by other laureates and the rest of the community, and the latter is skillfully presenting the community consensus.