> a little extra skeptical when an expert in an adjacent area of research is positioned as a contrarian to the mainstream of another field. Thanks for putting

> a little extra skeptical when an expert in an adjacent area of research is positioned as a contrarian to the mainstream of another field. Thanks for putting words to something I've always noticed. I think it comes from overconfidence borne of expertise in one or a few other fields. A pop culture example would be Elon Musk thinking he understands virology and epidemiology because he knows a lot about rockets, computers, and other non-living engineering systems.