I think we need to make the clear distinction between "Science" - the application of the Scientific Method, and "Academia" - the set of institutions, processes,

I think we need to make the clear distinction between "Science" - the application of the Scientific Method, and "Academia" - the set of institutions, processes, and people who should be applying the scientific method, but are actually just trying to make a living in a messed-up system like the rest of us. Science is always right in the long term. Academia can be very wrong for a very long time.