Sorry, just venting - I don't perceive overtrust of experts to be a great problem right now. Open-minded is good. I was 17 before a teacher ever mentioned its v

Sorry, just venting - I don't perceive overtrust of experts to be a great problem right now. Open-minded is good. I was 17 before a teacher ever mentioned its virtues (he discussed "parsimony" in science). I do believe that a lot of softer science has found voice through politicization, and perhaps other long-term effects of grant-driven research, subsidized tuitions...