I think it's a good article. But it's worth considering the possibility that mathematics could have fallen, and could still fall, into a state where false resu

I think it's a good article. But it's worth considering the possibility that mathematics could have fallen, and could still fall, into a state where false results are frequently published, and isn't 'protected' by anything special in the nature of the field or its practitioners. Just as you might find yourself asking "why did city A fall into the grip of organised crime, and not city B?". You might look for answers in the methods of police recruitment or a strong history of respect for the rule of law or anything like that, but it might turn out that the answer is really just "city A got unlucky".