>I have found that academia is one of the rare places where people the absolute top of their field who are often actually modest & aware of their ignorance abou

>I have found that academia is one of the rare places where people the absolute top of their field who are often actually modest & aware of their ignorance about most things. This view doesn't really align with designing public policy - while those people exist - they aren't the problem (or are insofar they aren't voicing their positions loud enough). Coming from a place of modesty and acknowledging limitations is not the "believe science" movement.