AFAIK the French are more prone to scientific celebrities, but this has led to cult like institutions. Here competition for popular attention has led to increas

AFAIK the French are more prone to scientific celebrities, but this has led to cult like institutions. Here competition for popular attention has led to increasingly outlandish claims and predictions. I would be happier with less scientific celebrities and less politics in science. A dry, austere, monkish existence where the only reward is recognition from your immediate peers.